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Exercises at the dedication of the statue of Wendell Phillips, July 5, 1916 (1916)

Boston (Mass.) · leaf 66

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ohn C. Phillips ofWenham, Mass., pulled the cord releasing the mantlewhich for several weeks has veiled the statue ofPhillips on the Public Garden, and the noble bronzestood revealed, gazing over the throng of citizensassembled for its dedication. As the folds fell away from the figure of thegreat… … \- > MEMORIAL STATUE. 57 the victory of the army of the Union over the slave-holders, a half-century after the enactment of theThirteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution,a statue was unveiled of that marvelous Bostonorator, that bright star in the constellation of super-lative…

Art · Garrison, William Lloyd Jr · Memorials and Monuments · Phillips, Wendell · Public art · Statues

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