| Statue of George S. Patton | |
|---|---|
_-_173.jpg) The statue in 2019 | |
| Artist | James Earle Fraser |
| Year | 1953 (1953) |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | George S. Patton |
| Coordinates | 42°21′25.1″N 71°4′24.4″W / 42.356972°N 71.073444°W / 42.356972; -71.073444 |
A 1953 statue of George S. Patton by James Earle Fraser (sometimes called General George Smith Patton, Jr.) is installed along Boston's Charles River Esplanade, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Description and history
The bronze sculpture measures approximately 8 x 3 x 3 ft., and rests on a pink granite base that measures approximately 4 x 10 x 7 ft. It commemorates the general's June 7, 1945 address delivered from the Hatch Memorial Shell before a crowd of 20,000.
The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1997.
See also
References
- Blumenson, Martin (1974), The Patton Papers: 1940–1945, Boston, Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin, ISBN 0-395-18498-3
- "General George Smith Patton, Jr., (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
External links
Media related to Statue of George S. Patton (Boston) at Wikimedia Commons
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