Edward Everett, (sculpture).

Edward Everett, (sculpture).

Story, William Wetmore, 1819-1895, sculptor.

Royal Foundry, founder.

Edward Everett, (sculpture).

Modeled 1866. Cast 1867. Installed Nov. 18, 1867. Relocated 1911. Relocated 1935.

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Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.

Sculpture: approx. 7 x 4 x 2 1/2 ft.; Base: approx.7 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 ft.

(Sculpture, bronze base, below figure's proper left side:) FERD v. MILLER fudit. Munchen 1867 (Sculpture, bronze base, just below figure's proper right foot:) W.W. STORY inv. et fecit/ROME 1866 (Base, front:) EVERETT signed Founder's mark appears.

A standing portrait of Edward Everett with his proper right hand waving. He stands with his weight resting on his proper right leg and his proper left leg forward. He is dressed in a knee-length overcoat. The sculpture rests on a square base that is surrounded by a iron fence.

Portrait male -- Everett, Edward -- Full length

Occupation -- Religion -- Clergy

Occupation -- Education -- University President

Occupation -- Political -- Secretary of State

Occupation -- Political -- Governor

Occupation -- Political -- Senator

Occupation -- Political -- Congressman

Occupation -- Political -- Diplomat

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston

Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201

Located Richardson Park, Columbia Road & East Cottage, Boston, Massachusetts

Formerly located Edward Everett Square, 1911-1931.

Formerly located Boston Public Garden, 1867-1911.

Upon the death of Edward Everett (1794-1865), clergyman, Congressman, Senator, Governor of Massachusetts, Minister to Great Britain, Secretary of State, and President of Harvard, an Edward Everett Statue Committee was formed to erect a suitable memorial to the renowned orator. The public subscription was so enthusiastic that the amount needed was soon raised with an excess balance. The left over funds paid for two other tributes to Everett, a bust by Thomas Ball and a portrait by Moses Wight, and the remaining $5,000 went toward Ball's equestrian statue of George Washington in Boston Public Garden (IAS record 76004864).

Originally, the Everett sculpture was located in Boston Public Garden, but in 1911 it was moved to Edward Everett Square where it remained until 1931 when it was removed because it was thought to be a traffic hazard. In 1935, after spending four years in storage, the sculpture was relocated to Richardson Park.

Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.

Boston Art Commission, 1991.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.

SOS Assessment Award, 2000.

National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA5101, 1989.

Monumental News, Sept. 1894, pg. 435.

Monumental News, Sept. 1894, pg. 435.

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