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Statue of Samuel Eliot Morison
The statue in 2019
ArtistPenelope Jencks
Year1982 (1982)
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectSamuel Eliot Morison
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.

A statue of military historian Samuel Eliot Morison by Penelope Jencks is installed along Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Mall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Description and history

The 1982 bronze sculpture, installed on a granite base, depicts Morison holding binoculars; at his feet are bronze casts of crabs, shells, and starfish. It was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]

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References

  1. ^ "Samuel Eliot Morison, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved October 31, 2019.

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