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Samuel Adams Statue at Faneuil Hall (2006 photograph)

Anne Whitney · 2006 (photograph)

A 2006 photograph of Anne Whitney's bronze statue of Samuel Adams in front of Faneuil Hall in Boston. It shows how Adams is remembered in the city.

This statue commemorates Adams in Boston, showing how later generations remember him as a patriot.

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Bronze statue of Samuel Adams standing on a granite pedestal in front of the red brick Faneuil Hall in Boston. The pedestal inscription reads Samuel Adams 1722-1803, a patriot. Tourists and striped umbrellas are visible nearby, and the Custom House clock tower stands to the right.
Photograph of Anne Whitney's statue of Samuel Adams at Faneuil Hall, Boston, taken 2006.

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What it is

This is a photograph taken in 2006 of a bronze statue of Samuel Adams standing on a granite pedestal in front of the red brick Faneuil Hall in Boston. The pedestal inscription reads 'Samuel Adams 1722-1803, a patriot'. Tourists and striped umbrellas are visible nearby, and the Custom House clock tower stands to the right.

Why it matters

The statue is a later memorial, not a record from Adams's own time. It was made by Anne Whitney, and the curator's note describes the photograph as useful for seeing the memorial but not historic. It shows how later generations chose to honor Adams in the place where Boston's town meetings were held.

Look closer

  • What does the pose and the pedestal tell you about how Adams is meant to be seen?
  • Why might a city place a memorial to a political leader at Faneuil Hall?
  • What does a modern photograph of a statue leave out about the events it honors?

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