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Title
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Mary Dyer, Statue
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Creator
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Judson, Sylvia Shaw
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Biographical Text
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Bronze statue depicting Dyer in a seated position, wearing 17th century clothing. Sits atop a stone pedestal which is inscribed with a description of Dyer’s advocacy for religious freedom and a quote of Dyer.
The statue was sculpted in 1959 and erected at the request of Dyer’s descendants. It sits in front of Massachusetts State House in Boston. It was in Boston that Dyer witnessed three times for religious freedom, before she was hanged in 1660.
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Text
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[Left of Statue]
ERECTED BY THE ART COMMISSION OF
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
FROM THE LEGACY OF ZENAS ELLIS
OF FAIR HAVEN, VERMONT
DEDICATED 3 JULY 1959
[Beneath Statue]
MARY DYER
QUAKER
WITNESS FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
HANGED ON BOSTON COMMON 1660
“MY LIFE NOT AVAILETH ME
IN COMPARISON TO THE
LIBERTY OF THE TRUTH.”
[Right of Statue]
SYLVIA SHAW JUDSON - SCULPTER
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Date Created
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1959-07-03
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Type
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English
Statue
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Project Researcher
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Bysterbusch, Hailey
