Statue of Charles Sumner (Boston)

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The Statue of Charles Sumner in Boston is a public monument honoring the prominent 19th-century abolitionist senator, created by renowned American sculptor Daniel Chester French.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze statue
outdoor sculpture
public monument
artMovement Beaux-Arts
category Bronze sculptures in Massachusetts
Monuments and memorials in Boston
Outdoor sculptures in Boston
Daniel Chester French
surface form: Sculptures by Daniel Chester French
country United States of America
creator Daniel Chester French
dedicatedTo Charles Sumner
depicts Charles Sumner
genre commemorative sculpture
portrait sculpture
hasCulturalSignificance commemorates 19th-century American politics
commemorates abolitionist movement in the United States
hasInscription Charles Sumner
references to Sumner’s public service
hasPart pedestal
hasType figurative sculpture
heritageDesignation Boston Landmark
contributing property to a historic district
honours Charles Sumner
imageSubject standing male figure
inception 1870s
locatedIn Back Bay
Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: Boston

Commonwealth Avenue Mall
Massachusetts
Suffolk County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED
locatedOnStreet Commonwealth Avenue
mainSubject Charles Sumner
maintainedBy Boston Parks and Recreation Department
materialUsed bronze
granite pedestal
ownedBy Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: City of Boston
partOf series of monuments on Commonwealth Avenue Mall
publicAccess yes
sculptor Daniel Chester French
subjectNotableFor leadership during Reconstruction era
opposition to slavery
subjectOccupation United States senator
abolitionist
subjectPoliticalAffiliation Republican Party

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Daniel Chester French notableWork Statue of Charles Sumner (Boston)
Thomas Ball notableWork Statue of Charles Sumner (Boston)
this entity surface form: Charles Sumner statue (Boston)