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Marie Joseph de Lafayette, (sculpture). Artist:  Paramino, John Francis, 1888/89-1956, sculptor. Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Marie Joseph de Lafayette, (sculpture). Dates:  1924. Installed Aug. 24, 1924. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Relief plaque: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Relief plaque: approx. H. 2 1/2 ft. x W. 4 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 6 ft. x 4 ft. 3 in. x 1 ft. 3 in. Inscription:  (Under relief portrait, proper left:) JOHN F. PARAMINO SCULPTOR (Bottom of plaque, proper left:) GORHAM CO. Founders (On plaque, below portrait:) THE LAFAYETTE MALL/THIS MALL NAMED IN HONOR OF MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE/DISTINGUISHED FRENCH SOLDIER/MAJOR-GENERAL IN THE WAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE/AN ILLUSTRIOUS PATRIOT OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION/WHO NOBLY SERVED THE CAUSE OF LIBERTY ON TWO CONTINENTS/INVITED BY ACT OF CONGRESS TO REVISIT THE UNITED STATES/AS A GUEST OF THE NATION IN 1824/HE WAS WELCOMED WITH SIGNAL HONOR/AS HE PASSED ALONG THIS MALL/HE LAID THE CORNERSTONE OF BUNKER HILL MONUMENT/JUNE 17, 1825/HEAVEN SAW FIT TO ORDAIN THAT THE ELECTRIC/SPARK OF LIBERTY SHOULD BE CONDUCTED THROUGH/YOU FROM THE NEW WORLD TO THE OLD/ERECTED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON 1924 signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Relief plaque with bust of Marie Joseph de Lafayette, in colonial dress, with text inscription below. Subject:  Portrait male -- Lafayette, Marquis de -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- General Occupation -- Other -- Aristocrat Occupation -- Political -- Statesman Ethnic -- French 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, Corner of Tremont & Temple streets, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  Commemorates the return of the officer Marquis de Lafayette to Boston in 1824. This mall, on the Common, was dedicated Aug. 24, 1924, 100 years after his return. 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. 47. 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 87710006   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87710006 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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