Statue of Joseph Warren (Charlestown, Boston)
| Statue of Joseph Warren | |
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| Artist | Henry Dexter |
| Year | 1857 |
| Subject | Joseph Warren |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| 42°22′34″N 71°03′36″W / 42.376°N 71.060°W | |
A statue of Joseph Warren is installed in a lodge adjacent to the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown, Boston, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Description and history
[edit]The statue was sculpted by Henry Dexter based on a portrait of Warren by John Singleton Copley.[1] It was commissioned during the 1850s, unveiled and dedicated on June 17, 1857, and originally housed in a temporary structure. A permanent granite lodge to house the sculpture was built by the Monument Association at the start of the 20th century.[2]
References
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- ^ Charlestown (2013-06-19). "Statue of Joseph Warren Re-Dedicated on Bunker Hill Day | Charlestown, MA Patch". Patch.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-15. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Bunker Hill Monument - Boston National Historical Park (U.S. National Park Service)". Nps.gov. Archived from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
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