Robert Morris (Bartlett)

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Robert Morris
Statue of Robert Morris (by Paul Wayland Bartlett) Independence National Historical Park.jpg
Artist Paul Wayland Bartlett
Year1923
TypeBronze
Dimensions300 cm× 120 cm× 120 cm(120 in× 48 in× 48 in)
LocationPhiladelphia
Coordinates 39°56′52″N75°08′55″W / 39.9477°N 75.1486°W / 39.9477; -75.1486
Owner National Park Service

Robert Morris is a bronze statue by Paul Wayland Bartlett commemorating American Revolution financier and statesman Robert Morris. It is located at Independence Hall, on 4th Street and Walnut Street, Philadelphia.

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It was dedicated on June 18, 1926, at the Second Bank of the United States on Chestnut Street, but was relocated in 1961.

The inscription reads:

(Sculpture, lower proper right edge:)
Paul W. Bartlett Sc.
(Sculpture, rear right side:)
J. Arthur Limerick Co.
Founders . Balto.
(Base, front:)

ROBERT MORRIS

PATRIOT.STATESMAN.FINANCIER

1734 - 1806

signed Founder's mark appears. [1]

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