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    		• Paramino, John Francis,
     
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    		• Gorham Manufacturing Company,
     
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    		• Portrait male -- Endecott, John
     
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    		• Occupation -- Political
     
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    		• Homage -- Yale, Elihu
     
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    		• Occupation -- Education
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
     
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    		• Relief
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    John Endicott, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Paramino, John Francis, 1888/89-1956, sculptor.
    Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder.
    Title: 
    John Endicott, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    John Endecott, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1930.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image
    Medium: 
    Bronze.
    Dimensions: 
    Approx. 2 ft. 6 in. x 1 ft. 6 in. x 1 in.
    Inscription: 
    JOHN F. PARAMINO THE GORHAM CO. (Below bust:) ON THIS SITE RESIDED/GOVERNOR JOHN ENDICOTT/FROM 1655 TO 1665/AND HERE/ELIHU YALE/FOUNDER OF YALE COLLEGE/WAS BORN 5 APRIL 1648/THIS TABLET PLACED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON 1930 signed Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    Bronze tablet bas-relief portrait of John Endecott in Puritan dress, with inscriptions below.
    Subject: 
    Portrait male -- Endecott, John -- Bust
    Occupation -- Political -- Governor
    Homage -- Yale, Elihu
    Occupation -- Education
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
    Relief
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
    Located Pemberton Square, Northwest end, Boston, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    Commissioned by the City of Boston, the tablet commemorates John Endecott (Endicott), who was active during the founding of the colony. He was a leading magistrate, military leader, and elected governor. While Governor from 1655-1665 he resided in a house on this site. Before John Endecott, this was the home that Elihu Yale was born, Aprl 5, 1648. Elihu founded Yale College.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
    Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990.
    Boston Art Commission, 1991.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 26.
    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 87710005
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