Paul Revere Anniversary Today
Seventy-one years ago today – Dallin’s Paul Revere was unveiled in the North End of Boston. After waiting for for more than a half century, Dallin’s work was at last immortalized in bronze. Justice, at last, was served.
I believe that it speaks to the tremendous tenacity of a man who refused to give up until the city honored the contract they awarded him in the previous century. It was only four years later that Dallin passed away in Arlington, Massachusetts. The story of his battle for the placement of the Revere was recorded in Rell G. Francis’ book, Cyrus E. Dallin: Let Justice Be Done.
Justice indeed.
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