Choate Monument - Salem MA
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The monument is topped by a seated allegorical female figure representing Liberty holding up a laurel wreath in her raised proper right hand. In her proper left hand she holds a shield adorned with an eagle and thirteen stars.
Waymark Code: WMVK7E
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 04/28/2017
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The monument is topped by a seated allegorical female figure representing Liberty holding up a laurel wreath in her raised proper right hand. In her proper left hand she holds a shield adorned with an eagle and thirteen stars. The sculpture rests on a block of granite adorned on the front with a circular relief depicting the head of Joseph Hodges Choate surrounded by a laurel wreath. The sculpture is installed directly in the middle of the street.
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TITLE: Choate Monument
ARTIST(S): John Massey Rhind
DATE: 10/16/1923
MEDIUM: bronze; Base: pink granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 87740263
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
The sculpture is located on an dividing island on Essex St at its intersection with Boston St in Salem MA
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Sculpture is in good condition and its surrounding area is well maintained.
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