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Sculptor:
Paramino, John Francis 1888/89-1956  Search this
Architect:
Cascieri, Tito  Search this
Founder:
T. F. McGann & Sons Company  Search this
Medium:
Bronze and granite
Type:
Sculptures-Exedra
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Boston Office of Cultural Affairs Boston City Hall, Room 716 Boston Massachusetts 02201
Located The Fenway Between Agassiz Road and Fenway rose garden Boston Massachusetts
Date:
1947-1949. Copyrighted 1948. Erected 1949
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993.
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston: From Newburyport to Plymouth," Boston: The Harvard Common Press, rev. ed., 1993, pg. 60.
Boston Art Commission, 1991.
Image on file.
(Proper left side, top of base:) JOHN F. PARAMINO Sculptor Copyright 1948 (Proper left side, rear of base:) T.F. McGANN & SONS CO. FDY./SOMERVILLE, MASS. (Inscription above name plaque:) IN MEMORY OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF BOSTON WHO LOST THEIR LIVES IN WORLD WAR II (Text around granite band in front of sculpture:) ERECTED AD 1948 FROM THE INCOME OF THE GEORGE ROBERT WHITE FUND/JAMES MICHAEL CURLY MAYOR signed Founder's mark appears.
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.
Summary:
A full-length standing, winged female figure of Victory, carrying a sword and branch in her hands, and crowned with laurel. She stands in front of an irregular-shaped, four-sided shaft, with bronze top and stars. Behind that is an exedra wall with 27 bronze plaques listing those who died in the war. The monument is part of a circular garden area, with benches and plantings.
Topic:
History--United States--World War II  Search this
Figure female  Search this
Allegory--Other--Triumph  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87740067
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_299667