John Barry Tablet | |
Artist: | John Francis Paramino |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
City: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
John Barry Tablet (also known as Commodore John Barry) is a tablet with a portrait bust in relief of naval officer John Barry by John Francis Paramino, installed in Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.[1]
The rectangular tablet features a portrait bust in relief of Barry. An inscription below reads: .[1]
The original sculpture was commissioned by the City of Boston in 1948 and cast in bronze in 1949. After being stolen, a granite copy was commissioned and installed in 1977. The original was returned and became part of the collection of the Constitution Museum.[1]
The work was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.[1]