Declaration of Independence Tablet
{{Short description|Sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.}}
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| artist = John Francis Paramino
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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.{{cite web |title=Declaration of Independence Tablet, (sculpture). |url=https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!297740~!0#focus |publisher=Smithsonian Institution |access-date=October 20, 2019 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506154001/https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!297740~!0#focus |url-status=live }}
See also
{{Portal|United States|Visual arts}}
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Declaration of Independence Tablet|Declaration of Independence Tablet}}
{{Boston Common}}
{{John Trumbull}}
{{Public art in Boston}}
Category:1925 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts
Category:Granite sculptures in Massachusetts
Category:Monuments and memorials in Boston
Category:Outdoor sculptures in Boston
Category:Sculptures of birds in Massachusetts
Category:United States Declaration of Independence in art
Category:Sculptures of eagles in the United States
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