Statue of John Endecott

Statue of John Endecott
The statue in 2019
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MediumGranite sculpture
SubjectJohn Endecott
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Coordinates42°20′26.4″N 71°5′34.5″W / 42.340667°N 71.092917°W / 42.340667; -71.092917

A statue of John Endecott by artist C. Paul Jennewein and architect Ralph Weld Gray is installed along The Fenway, in Boston's Forsyth Park, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.[1] Activists have objected to the statue because of Endecott's treatment of Indigenous Americans.[2]

Description

The memorial, 2019

The white granite statue is installed at the intersection of Hemenway Street and Forsyth Way, in Boston's Forsyth Park. It measures approximately 9 ft. 10 in. x 4 ft. 7 in x 6 ft. 6 in., and rests on a red granite base that measures approximately 4 ft. 7 in. x 13 ft. 4 in. x 7 ft. 10 in. The base is attached to a granite wall with benches.[1]

History

The 1936 memorial was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1] The statue has prompted controversy because of Endecott's role in waging war against Indigenous populations. Protestors spray painted the statue with the tag "#LandBack" in June, 2020.[2] The statue was subsequently cleaned and the city resisted calls for the statue's removal.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "John Endecott, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Chun, Christian W. (2022). A World without Capitalism?: Alternative Discourses, Spaces, and Imaginaries. Routledge. pp. 232–33.
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