MA Boston – Equestrian statues https://equestrianstatue.org by Kees van Tilburg Sat, 23 Jan 2021 14:35:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.11 Appeal to the great spirit https://equestrianstatue.org/appeal-to-the-great-spirit/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:24:03 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/appeal-to-the-great-spirit/ This statue was cast in Paris, and won a gold medal at the 1909 Paris Salon. A small copy of the sculpture stood in the Oval Office when Barack Obama was President of the US..

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]]> Memorial Civil War, Shaw memorial https://equestrianstatue.org/memorial-civil-war-shaw-memorial/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:53 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/memorial-civil-war-shaw-memorial/ The post Memorial Civil War, Shaw memorial appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Partisans https://equestrianstatue.org/partisans/ Wed, 18 May 2016 15:22:52 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/partisans/ Describing his “Partisans” Pitynski said, that he dedicated this monument to all “Fighters for Freedom in the World”, and used Polish Partisans as an example. I was creating ‘The Partisans’ in the United States, when Poland was changing, when the SB [Pol. abr. Sluzba Bezpieczenstwa – Eng., Polish secret police] was murdering priests, students, and … Continue reading "Partisans"

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]]> Hooker, Joseph https://equestrianstatue.org/hooker-joseph/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1466 The post Hooker, Joseph appeared first on Equestrian statues.

]]> Revere, Paul https://equestrianstatue.org/revere-paul/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=1859 The competition for the Revere statue in Boston started in 1883. Once Cyrus Dallin had been selected as the sculptor, it took years before his fifth version of the statue was accepted. Then the fundraising problems needed to be solved. It was thanks to a large private gift that the statue could be unveiled in … Continue reading "Revere, Paul"

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]]> Washington, George https://equestrianstatue.org/washington-george-2/ Wed, 06 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0000 http://equestrianstatue.org/?p=2069 The location of this statue, in a public garden, is most attractive. Thomas Ball completed the statue in four years, but due to the Civil War and the resulting shortage of bronze, the casting was deferred for a considerable time. It was finally unveiled in 1869. The statue represents Washington in middle age, and the … Continue reading "Washington, George"

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