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Cascieri, Arcangelo,
di Biccari, Adio,
Shurcliff and Merrill,
Figure group -- Male
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
Allegory -- Religion
Homage -- Parkman, George Francis
Object -- Tool
Object -- Written Matter
Object -- Tool
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Parkman Plaza, (sculpture).
Artist:
Cascieri, Arcangelo, 1902-1997, sculptor.
di Biccari, Adio, 1914-2008, sculptor.
Shurcliff and Merrill, landscape architect.
Title:
Parkman Plaza, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Group Composition: Learning, Religion and Industry, (sculpture).
Dates:
1958. Dedicated Jan. 1961.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Figures: bronze; Bases: granite.
Dimensions:
3 figures.
Inscription:
(On base of Religion:) PARKMAN PLAZA / DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF / GEORGE F. PARKMAN 1823-1908 /LAFAYETTE MALL WAS IMPROVED AND THIS PLAZA CREATED 1958-1960 BY HON. JOHN F. COLLINS AND HON. JOHN HYMES MAYORS OF BOSTON, MARTIN F. WALSH, FRANK R. KELLEY, HARRY J. BLAKE, THOMAS J. CARTY, DANIEL G. O'CONNOR, O. PHILIP SNOWDEN. PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION, SHURCLIFF & MERRILL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, CASCIERE AND DI BICCARIA SCULPTURE unsigned
Description:
Three male figures symbolizing Learning, Religion, and Industry, in a salute to Boston's energy, scholarship, and spiritual life. Industry is represented by a figure operating a jackhammer. Learning is represented by a seated figure measuring with a compass held in his proper right hand while reading from an open book held in his proper left hand. He is seated on a globe. Religion is represented by a kneeling figure with his arms extended and his face turned to the sky. Each figure is installed on a separate base.
Subject:
Figure group -- Male
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Education
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Industry
Allegory -- Religion
Homage -- Parkman, George Francis
Object -- Tool -- Hammer
Object -- Written Matter -- Book
Object -- Tool -- Measuring Device
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Boston, Department of Parks & Recreation, Boston City Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
Located Boston Common, West Street along Tremont Street, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
The sculptures were commissioned by the George F. Parkman Fund. IAS image files contain a photograph of only one of the sculptures, the figure of Religion. IAS files contain a clipping from The Pilot (Boston, MA), Jan. 7, 1961.
References:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 53.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 53.
The Pilot (Boston, MA), Jan 7, 1961.
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 87740046
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