A bronze version of Anne Whitney’s Samuel Adams statue, of which the original marble is on display in the National Statuary Hall in the US Capitol. This statue, originally installed in Boston’s eponymous Adams Square in 1880, was moved to Fanueil Hall when Adams Square was demolished in the 1960s to make way for Boston’s City Hall.
The inscriptions on the four sides of the pedestal read: “Samuel Adams 1722–1803 – A Patriot – He organized the Revolution, and signed the Declaration of Independence. Governor – A True Leader of the People. A statesman, incorruptible and fearless. Erected A. D. 1880, from a fund bequeathed to the city of Boston by Jonathan Phillips.”
