| Declaration of Independence Tablet | |
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 The tablet in 2008 | |
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| Artist | John Francis Paramino |
| Year | 1925 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 42°21′16.7″N 71°3′50″W / 42.354639°N 71.06389°W | |
Declaration of Independence Tablet is a 1925 sculpture by John Francis Paramino, installed at Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Description and history
The bronze tablet is a copy of John Trumbull's 1818 Declaration of Independence painting, set into a granite block with an eagle carved at the top. The work was cleaned, colored, and recoated in 1988, and was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's " Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993. [1]
See also
References
- ^ "Declaration of Independence Tablet, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
External links
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Media related to
Declaration of Independence Tablet at Wikimedia Commons
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