Untitled Sculpture by Edward P. Monti - Quincy, MA - Abstract Public Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The following additional information is from the Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog:

"(Plaque on the south side of the sculpture:) The men who drafted the Massachusetts Constitution, John Adams, Samuel Adams & James Bowdoin, are represented here by the 3 granite forms which direct the flow of movement toward the middle of the sculpture. The rough & undulating surface texture of these primary stones indicate the Constitution. The interplay of form & space around this grouping suggests the interchange of ideas that must have taken place between the three.

The middle stone representative of John Adams, arches forward bridging the gap to the pieces representative of the dynamic structure of the Constitution. As the creation of a government is a building process of thoughts & ideas, the pieces facing the 3 primary stones curve & interact upon each other suggesting the unifying strength of the Constitution.

This sculpture commemorating the bicentennial of the Massachusetts Constitution was commissioned by the City of Quincy. It was originally installed on Constitution Common near the City Hall Annex, but was moved to its current site around 1993. The sculpture was designed by Jerome N. Reicher and was sculpted by Edward P. Monti. The granite was cut using the thermal burning process."

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