Administered by City of Boston Office of Cultural Affairs Boston City Hall, Room 716 Boston Massachusetts 02201
Located Boston Public Garden Near Charles Street Boston Massachusetts
Date:
Dedicated March 3, 1913
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 33.
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, MA0076, 1989.
Monumental News, Aug. 1910; May 1913.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988, pg. 33.
Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 40.
(On base:) EDWARD EVERETT HALE (Inscribed proper right side base:) GORHAM CO. FOUNDERS (Inscribed top of base, rear:) B.L. PRATT 1919 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Standing male figure wearing an overcoat. He holds a hat in his proper left hand and a cane in his proper right hand.