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Declaration of Independence Tablet

Declaration of Independence Tablet is a 1925 sculpture by John Francis Paramino, installed at Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Declaration of Independence Tablet
The tablet in 2008
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ArtistJohn Francis Paramino
Year1925 (1925)
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°21′16.7″N 71°3′50″W / 42.354639°N 71.06389°W / 42.354639; -71.06389

Declaration of Independence Tablet is a 1925 sculpture by John Francis Paramino, installed at Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

Description and history

The bronze tablet is a copy of John Trumbull's 1818 Declaration of Independence painting, set into a granite block with an eagle carved at the top. The work was cleaned, colored, and recoated in 1988, and was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.1

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References

References

  1. "Declaration of Independence Tablet, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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