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John Barry Tablet, (sculpture). Artist:  Paramino, John Francis, 1888/89-1956, sculptor. Title:  John Barry Tablet, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Commodore John Barry, (sculpture). Dates:  Original commissioned 1948. Original cast 1949. Granite copy commissioned 1977. Granite copy installed 1977. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Granite. Dimensions:  Approx. H. 6 ft. x W. 4 ft. Inscription:  (On front of sculpture:) "FATHER OF THE AMERICAN NAVY"/ COMMODORE JOHN BARRY/ BORN IN WEXFORD IRELAND 1745/ DIED IN PHILADELPHIA 1803/ RECEIVED FIRST COMMISSION/ FROM THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS/ TO COMMAND THE LEXINGTON 1775/ SAILED FROM BOSTON ON THE RALEIGH 1778/ ACCLAIMED IN BOSTON IN 1780/ FOR VICTORIES ON THE ALLIANCE/ APPOINTED IN 1794 BY PRESIDENT WASHINGTON/ TO PLAN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND LATER TO BE IN COMMAND/ OF FIRST U.S. NAVY/ LAUNCHED 1798/ ERECTED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON/ JAMES M. CURLEY MAYOR/ 1949/ TABLET RESTORED BY THE GEORGE HENDERSON FOUNDATION 1976. unsigned Description:  A rectangular tablet adorned with a portrait bust in relief of Commodore John Barry looking off to his proper left. Below the portrait bust is a commemorative inscription. Subject:  Portrait male -- Barry, John -- Bust Occupation -- Military -- Commodore Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Relief Copy 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, Tremont Street near Temple Place, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  Commodore John Barry was enlisted by President George Washington to create and command the country's first Navy. The original tablet was commissioned by the City of Boston in 1948 and was cast in bronze in 1949. The tablet was later stolen and in 1977 a granite copy was commissioned and installed through a gift of the Henderson Foundation. The original bronze was later returned and now resides at the Constitution Museum (see IAS record number 87710002). References:  Public Monument Conservation Project, 1986. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 5. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 5. 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 MA000010   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture MA000010 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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