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Declaration of Independence Tablet, (sculpture). Artist:  Paramino, John Francis, 1888/89-1956, sculptor. Trumbull, John, 1756-1843, painter. (copy after) Gorham Manufacturing Company, founder. Title:  Declaration of Independence Tablet, (sculpture). Dates:  1925. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Tablet: bronze; Stele: Westerly granite. Dimensions:  Tablet: approx. H. 7 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 13 x 16 x 7 ft. Inscription:  (Proper left lower corner:) "After Trumbull's Painting" (Proper right lower corner:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS/John Paramino Sculptor (On inscription section:) JOHN PARAMINO SC. signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Bronze tablet with copy of John Trumbull's painting of the Signing of the Declaration of Independence set into a granite block with eagle carved at top. Subject:  Object -- Art Object -- Painting History -- United States -- Revolution History -- United States -- Declaration of Independence Figure group -- Male Architecture interior -- Civic Object Type:  Stele 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, Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  Funds appropriated by the City of Boston, Board of Park Commissioners. Statue was cleaned, colored, and coated in 1988. 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. 22. 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 87710004   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87710004 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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