Statue of John Glover

Statue of John Glover
Statue of John Glover
	The statue in 2019
Artist	Martin Milmore
Year	1875
Subject	John Glover
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
	42°21′10.2″N 71°4′28.8″W / 42.352833°N 71.074667°W / 42.352833; -71.074667

A statue of John Glover by Martin Milmore is installed along Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Mall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.

Description

The bronze sculpture of the Continental Army brigadier general measures approximately 8 ft. x 3 ft. 6 in. x 3 ft. 6 in., and rests on a granite base that measures approximately 6 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in. x 5 ft. 6 in.^[1]

History

It was completed in 1875.^[2] The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.^[1]

Reception

The sculpture was met with a lukewarm reception in the nineteenth century. William H. Downes complained that it was "rather showy and theatrical, and comes near to being bombastic in its effect."^[3]

References

^ a b "General John Glover, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
^ Carlock, Marty (1993). A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston. Harvard Common Press. p. 44.
^ Downes, William H. (November 1894). "Monuments and Statues in Boston". The Bay State Monthly. 17: 370. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2021-12-04.

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[SI-1] "General John Glover, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2019.

[2] Carlock, Marty (1993). A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston. Harvard Common Press. p. 44.

[3] Downes, William H. (November 1894). "Monuments and Statues in Boston". The Bay State Monthly. 17: 370. Archived from the original on 2023-09-18. Retrieved 2021-12-04.