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(The Boston Memorial), (sculpture). Artist:  Miller, S. K., sculptor. Title:  (The Boston Memorial), (sculpture). Dates:  Dedicated 1961. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief plaque: bronze; Commemorative plaques: brass; Wall: stone; Bench: stone. Dimensions:  Relief plaque: Approx. 2 ft. 3 in. x 2 ft. x 6 in. Inscription:  (On portrait plaque, proper left side of figure's neck:) SK Miller (On portrait plaque, in raised letters:) TO THE PERPETUAL HONOR/AND MEMORY OF/FRANK ERDMAN BOSTON M.D./1890 - 1960 (On left commemorative plaque, in raised letters:) HE BECAME GREAT SO THAT/HE COULD DWELL WITH THE HUMBLE/AND BRING THEM COMFORT/HE WALKED WITH GOD/AND MADE HIS LIFE A SERMON/(additional text follows) (On right commemorative plaque, in raised letters:) ON THIS SITE/DR. BOSTON FOUNDED ELM TERRACE/(LATER RENAMED NORTH PENN)/HOSPITAL, 1934/(additional text follows)/THIS MONUMENT ERECTED/BY A PRIVATE COMMITTEE WITH CONTRIBUTIONS OF MONEY, TIME, TALENT/AND MATERIALS FROM MORE THAN 200 CITIZENS & ORGANIZATIONS/1961-1962. signed Description:  This memorial to Dr. Frank Erdman Boston consists of a curved stone and mortar wall featuring a bronze relief plaque depicting the bust of Dr. Boston. Flanking the portrait are two brass plaques bearing commemorative inscriptions and opposite the portrait is a low stone bench. Subject:  Portrait male -- Boston, Frank Erdman -- Bust Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Lansdale Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by First Baptist Church, c/o Boston Memorial Trust, Lansdale, Pennsylvania Located First Baptist Church, Broad Street & Seventh Avenue, Lansdale, Pennsylvania 19446 References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 PA001073   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA001073 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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