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Two Norse Ships, (sculpture). Artist:  Unknown (Italian), sculptor. Title:  Two Norse Ships, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dewey Monument Parts, (sculpture). Dates:  1899. Installed winter 1955. Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Diam: approx. 107 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Originally part of Boston's Dewey Monument, this sculpture depicts the intersection of two Norse ships, each adorned with eagles at the bow and stern. Subject:  Architecture -- Boat Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Newton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by Boston College, Office of Community Affairs, Planning Department, 140 Commonwealth Avenue, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02167 Located Boston College, In courtyard between Gasson Hall and Lyons Hall, Newton, Massachusetts 02167 Remarks:  The sculpture is part of the Dewey Monument which one stood in front of Boston's South Station in 1899. For additional information see The Heights, March 9, 1956. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1994. 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 MA000707   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000707 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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