Make Way for Ducklings Sculptures - Boston, MA
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N 42° 21.329 W 071° 04.192
19T E 329532 N 4691321
The Make Way for Ducklings Sculptures are located in the northeast quadrant of the Boston Public Garden in Boston, MA.
Waymark Code: WMJ1P6
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 09/09/2013
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Make Way for Ducklings is a popular children's story written by Robert McCloskey and published in 1941. It is about a family of mallard ducklings named Jack, Kack, Lack, Mack, Nack, Ouack, Pack, and Quack who are being raised in the Charles River. The family decides to make their way from the river, through traffic, to the Boston Public Garden. Despite the odds, Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings successfully complete their journey, with the help of the Boston Police Department, and make the Boston Public Garden their home.
A bronze depiction of Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings are a very popular feature of the Boston Public Gardens. Mrs. Mallard is a larger than life duck which children love to ride and have their picture taken. The eight ducklings are all sculpted differently. They are waddling in a line behind their mother.
A bronze plaque by Mrs. Mallard identifies Nancy Schön as the sculptor of the Duckling Sculpture. The date of creation is given as 1987.
A plaque by duckling number eight is inscribed:
THIS SCULPTURE HAS BEEN
PLACED HERE AS A TRIBURE TO
ROBERT McCLOSKEY
WHOSE STORY 'MAKE WAY FOR DUCKLINGS'
HAS MADE THE BOSTON PUBLIC GARDEN
FAMILIAR TO CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
1987