Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Image on file.
Thomas R. & M. S. Gould (Base, front:) JOHN BRIDGE/1578-1665/LEFT BRAINTREE, ESSEX COUNTY ENGLAND 1631/AS A MEMBER OF REV. MR. HOOKER'S COMPANY/SETTLED HERE 1632/AND STAYED WHEN THAT COMPANY/REMOVED TO THE CONNECTICUT/HE HAD SUPERVISION OF THE FIRST PUBLIC SCHOOL/ESTABLISHED IN CAMBRIDGE 1625/WAS SELECTMAN 1835-1652/DEACON OF THE CHURCH 1636-168/REPRESENTATIVE TO THE GREAT AND GENERAL COURT 1637-1641/AND WAS APPOINTED BY THAT BODY TO LAY OUT LANDS/IN THIS TOWN AND BEYOND (Base, rear:) ERECTED/AND GIVEN TO THE CITY/SEPTEMBER 20, 1882/BY/SAMUEL JAMES BRIDGE/OF THE SIXTH GENERATION/FROM JOHN BRIDGE (Base, right side:) THEY THAT WAIT UPON THE LORD/SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH. (Base, left side:) THIS PURITAN/HELPED TO ESTABLISH HERE/CHURCH SCHOOL/AND REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT/AND THUS TO PLANT/A CHRISTIAN COMMONWEALTH signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A standing portrait of John Bridge holding the Bible in his proper right hand and stepping forward with his proper right foot. He is dressed in Puritan clothing which includes a broad-brimmed hat. The sculpture rests atop a circular bronze base on top of a square granite base.
