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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     French, Daniel Chester,     Jones Brothers Company,     Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company,     Portrait male -- O'Reilly, John Boyle     Ethnic -- Irish     Occupation -- Writer     Occupation -- Other     Figure group     Allegory -- Place     Allegory -- Arts & Sciences     Allegory -- Civic     Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston     Sculpture

John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial, (sculpture). Artist:  French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931, sculptor. Jones Brothers Company, contractor. Henry-Bonnard Bronze Company, founder. Title:  John Boyle O'Reilly Memorial, (sculpture). Dates:  Cast 1896. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bust of O'Reilly: bronze; Allegorical figure group: bronze; Wall: Barre granite; Base: pink Milford granite. Dimensions:  Bust of O'Reilly: approx. 2 ft. 9 in. x 2 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 4 in.; Allegorical figure group: approx. 6 ft. x 7 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in.; Wall: approx. H. 10 ft. x W. 6 ft. 6 in. Inscription:  (On both the allegorical figure group and bust of O'Reilly, proper left side of each bronze base:) THE HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO. NY 1896. (On allegorical figure group, proper right side:) DANIEL FRENCH 1896 (On base, O'Reilly bust:) JOHN BOYLE/O'REILLY/1844-1890/POET PATRIOT/ORATOR (On base, allegorical figure group:) POETRY AND PATRIOTISM GIVE/OF THEIR LAUREL AND OAK FROM/WHICH ERIN WEAVES A WREATH/FOR THEIR HEROS signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  The memorial consists of a large granite wall with a bronze bust of John Boyle O'Reilly on one side and a bronze allegorical figure group on the other. The allegorical figure group depicts Erin seated between her sons, Poetry and Patriotism. In her lap Erin weaves a wreath out of laurel and oak leaves. Patriotism, on her proper right, is dressed in a military uniform and holds a branch of oak leaves in his proper left hand. Poetry, on Erin's proper left, holds a lyre in his proper left hand and laurel leaves hin his proper right hand. His proper right hand rests on Erin's lap. This allegorical figure group is mounted on a small semicircular base against a granite wall. On the other side of the granite wall, a bust of John Boyle O'Reilly is mounted on a tall pedestal. Each side of the granite wall is engraved with a woven Celtic design. At the base of the memorial are three steps and a small chain fence. Subject:  Portrait male -- O'Reilly, John Boyle -- Bust Ethnic -- Irish Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Other -- Reformer Figure group Allegory -- Place -- Ireland Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Poetry Allegory -- Civic -- Patriotism Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201 Located The Fenway, Fenway Street near intersection of Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  John Boyle O'Reilly was an Irish poet and patriot who was a major figure in the Finian Movement to free Ireland from British rule. When he was imprisoned in western Australia for his political actions, he passed the time by writing poems. He later escaped from prison and landed in Boston where he apprenticed in a printing office and worked as a clerk for the Inman Line Steamship Company. He also organized the Papyrus Club and gave lectures, but he was always aware of the political prisoners left behind in Australia. Later, with the help of several friends, he was able to rescue six political prisoners. The memorial was originally located in the intersection of Fenway and Boylston Streets, but it has been moved back about twenty feet to the side of Fenway Street. IAS files contain a July 8, 1982 conservation treatment proposal prepared by David Phillips Art Casting and subsequent correspondence from the Boston Art Commission regarding the relocation and conservation of the memorial. References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990. Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 11 and 24-25. Boston Art Commission, 1991. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0102, MA5069, 1989. Monumental News, Dec. 1895; Oct., Nov. 1905. Illustration:  Image on file. Richman, Michael, "Daniel Chester French: An American Sculptor," New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art for the National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1976, pg. 11 and 24-25. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 50. Related Works:  For model see: 77002705. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 87740066   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740066 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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