Monti Sculpture, (sculpture).

Monti Sculpture, (sculpture).

Monti, Edward P., 1927- , sculptor.

Reicher, Jerome N., designer.

Monti Sculpture, (sculpture).

Constitution Common Sculpture, (sculpture).

Monti Constitution Common Sculpture, (sculpture).

Dedicated 1981. Relocated ca. 1993.

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Approx. 8 x 20 x 20 ft.

(Plaque on the south side of the sculpture:) The men who drafted the Massachusetts Constitution, John Adams, Samuel Adams & James Bowdoin, are represented here by the 3 granite forms which direct the flow of movement toward the middle of the sculpture. The rough & undulating surface texture of these primary stones indicate the Constitution. The interplay of form & space around this grouping suggests the interchange of ideas that must have taken place between the three. The middle stone representative of John Adams, arches forward bridging the gap to the pieces representative of the dynamic structure of the Constitution. As the creation of a government is a building process of thoughts & ideas, the pieces facing the 3 primary stones curve & interact upon each other suggesting the unifying strength of the Constitution.

Abstract work of massive granite shapes representing John Adams, Samuel Adams, and James Bowdoin. The interplay of shapes and spaces echoes the interchange of ideas between the three men as they drafted the Massachusetts Constitution.

History -- United States -- Massachusetts

Homage -- Adams, John

Homage -- Adams, Samuel

Homage -- Bowdoin, James

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Quincy

Administered by City of Quincy, Quincy, Massachusetts

Located Freedom Park, Quincy, Massachusetts

Formerly located Constitution Common, Hancock & Temple Streets, adjacent to City Hall, Quincy, Massachusetts until ca. 1993.

This sculpture commemorating the bicentennial of the Massachusetts Constitution was commissioned by the City of Quincy. It was originally installed on Constitution Common near the City Hall Annex, but was moved to its current site around 1993. The sculpture was designed by Jerome N. Reicher and was sculpted by Edward P. Monti. The granite was cut using the thermal burning process. IAS files contain a Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Object questionnaire dated July 1, 1986.

Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 167.

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