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Edward A. Filene Plaque, (sculpture). Artist:  Aarons, George, 1896-1980, sculptor. Title:  Edward A. Filene Plaque, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Filene Plaque, (sculpture). Dates:  1958. May 1959. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze set in granite. Inscription:  George Aarons 1959 (Plaque:) EDWARD A. FILENE/1860-1937/Author, Scholar, outstanding Citizen of Boston/And public Benefactor/Acknowledged as the founder of the/credit union movement in the United States/This Tablet erected by/The Credit Union National Association/May 1959 signed Subject:  Portrait male -- Filene, Edward A. -- Bust Occupation -- Monetary Object Type:  Relief 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 Boston Common, Boylston & Charles Streets, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  The plaque commemorates Edward Filene (1860-1937), founder of William Filene's Sons Company and the credit union movement in the United States. The plaque was dedicated by the International Credit Union Association to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first credit union law in 1909. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. Boston Art Commission, 1991. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990. Illustration:  Image on file. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 29. 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 87710012   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87710012 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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