The Founders Memorial

The Founders Memorial
The Founders Memorial
Founding of Boston
	The memorial in 2016
Artist	John Francis Paramino
Year	1930
Medium	Bronze relief, granite, slate
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	42°21′23″N 71°04′03″W / 42.356502°N 71.067581°W

The Founders Memorial, also known as Founding of Boston, is a 1930 sculpture by John Francis Paramino in Boston Common, in Boston, Massachusetts.^[1]

Description

The memorial features a bronze relief set in granite. The relief is approximately 5.5 ft. tall and 11 ft. wide.^[1] It depicts William Blaxton (left) greeting John Winthrop (right) and others, including Ann Pollard, two Native Americans, and an allegorical female representing Boston. The slate and cast iron base measures approximately 15x 45 x 20 ft.^[1]

History

The memorial was commissioned by the city to commemorate Boston's 300th anniversary. It was installed in 1930 and dedicated on September 17 of that year. The work was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "The Founders Memorial, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2019.

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The Founders Memorial
Founding of Boston
The memorial in 2016

Artist	John Francis Paramino
Year	1930 (1930)
Medium	Bronze relief, granite, slate
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates	42°21′23″N 71°04′03″W / 42.356502°N 71.067581°W / 42.356502; -71.067581