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Saville, Bruce Wilder,
American Art Foundry,
Portrait male -- Adams, John
Portrait male -- Adams, John Quincy
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Political
Occupation -- Law
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Quincy
Relief
Sculpture
Adams Monument, (sculpture).
Artist:
Saville, Bruce Wilder, 1893-1938, sculptor.
American Art Foundry, founder.
Title:
Adams Monument, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Adams Memorial Monument, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated 1926. Relocated 1940s.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Relief: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Relief: approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 6 ft.; Base: approx. 7 x 6 x 3 ft.
Inscription:
Am Art Foundry (On lower front of base:) JOHN ADAMS JOHN QUINCY ADAMS/FATHER AND SON/SECOND AND SIXTH PRESIDENTS OF THE NATION/STATESMEN DIPLOMATS PATRIOTS BUILDERS/OF A GREAT REPUBLIC THEY LABORED IN THE/VANGUARD OF HUMAN DEMOCRACY ON THIS SOIL/ERECTED TO THEIR MEMORY BY A GRATEFUL PEOPLE MDCCCCXXVI signed Founder's mark appears.
Description:
Mounted on a granite stele is a bronze relief plaque depicting John Adams seated across a table from his son, John Quincy Adams.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Adams, John -- Full length
Portrait male -- Adams, John Quincy -- Full length
Occupation -- Political -- President
Occupation -- Political -- Statesman
Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat
Occupation -- Law -- Lawyer
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Quincy
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Quincy, Quincy, Massachusetts
Located Merrymount Park, 100 Southern Artery, Quincy, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Originally the memorial was located near Fenno and Hancock Streets, but in the 1940s it was moved to the entrance of Merrymount Park. IAS files contain a copy of the Massachusetts Historical Commission Form C - Object questionnaire dated July 1, 1986.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
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 MA000797
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Control Number
Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000797
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