Statue of Josiah Quincy III explained

Statue of Josiah Quincy III
Italic Title:	no
Artist:	Thomas Ball
Medium:	Bronze sculpture
Subject:	Josiah Quincy III
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Zoom:	13

A statue of Josiah Quincy III by Thomas Ball (sometimes called Josiah Quincy) is installed outside Boston's Old City Hall, in the U.S. state of Massachusetts.^{[1] [2] [3]} The sculpture belongs to the City of Boston.^{[4] [5]}

Description

The larger than life^[6] bronze sculpture depicts Josiah Quincy III wearing a coat and cloak.^{[7] [8]} It measures approximately 9 ft. 4 in. x 2 ft. 8 in. x 2 ft. 8 in., and rests on a granite base that measures approximately 9 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 7 in. x 7 ft. 7 in. One inscription on the front of the base reads: "JOSIAH QUINCY / 1778–1864 / MASSACHUSETTS SENATE, 1804 / CONGRESS, 1805–1813 / JUDGE OF MUNICIPAL COURT, 1822 / MAYOR OF BOSTON, 1823–1828 / PRESIDENT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, 1829–1845". Inscriptions on the sides of the base read "Erected A.D. 1879 from a fund bequeathed to the City of Boston by Jonathan Phillips", "T. Ball Sc. 1878", and "Gegossen durch FERD v. MILLER & SOHNE / Munchen 1879".^[1]

History

The statue was modeled in 1878, cast in 1879, and dedicated on September 17 of that year. It cost approximately $18,000^[9] and was installed using money from a trust fund established in 1860.^{[10] [11] [12] [13]} Mayor Frederick O. Prince spoke at the statue's dedication ceremony.^{[14] [15]}

The work was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1993.

See also

• 1879 in art

Notes and References

1. Web site: Josiah Quincy, (sculpture). . . November 2, 2019.
2. Book: Statue of Josiah Quincy: Dedication Ceremonies, October 11, 1879 : with Preliminary Proceedings . 1879 . Boston (Mass.). City Council . en.
3. Book: The American Art Review . 1880 . Dana Estes and C.E. Lauriat . en.
4. Book: Municipal Register . 1924 . en.
5. Book: Annual Report of the Executive Department of the City of Boston ... . 1911 . en.
6. Book: Carlock, Marty . A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston: From Newburyport to Plymouth . 1993 . Harvard Common Press . 978-1-55832-062-8 . en.
7. Book: Smith, Carl . City Water, City Life: Water and the Infrastructure of Ideas in Urbanizing Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago . 2013-04-17 . University of Chicago Press . 978-0-226-02265-9 . en.
8. Book: The American Architect and Building News . 1881 . James R. Osgood & Company . en.
9. Book: King, Moses . The Harvard Register . 1880 . Moses King . en.
10. Book: Handy Guide to Boston and Environs . 1904 . en.
11. Book: Bacon, Edwin Monroe . Boston Illustrated: Containing Full Descriptions of the City and Its Immediate Suburbs, Its Public Buildings and Institutions, Business Edifices, Parks and Avenues, Statues, Harbor and Islands, Etc., Etc. With Numerous Historical Allusions . 1886 . Houghton, Mifflin and Company . en.
12. Book: Stanwood, Edward . Boston Illustrated: A Familiar Guide to Boston and Its Neighborhood; Setting Forth the Rich Historical Associations and Containing Full Descriptions ... . 1893 . Houghton Mifflin . en.
13. Book: King, Moses . King's Handbook of Boston . 1881 . M. King . en.
14. Book: Winsor . Justin . The Memorial History of Boston: Including Suffolk County, Massachusetts. 1630-1880 . Jewett . Clarence F. . 1881 . Ticknor . en.
15. News: October 12, 1879 . Revealed: The Statue of Josiah Quincy Unveiled. . 2 . The Boston Globe .