Ted Williams Statue - Fenway Park
by Allen Beatty
Title
Ted Williams Statue - Fenway Park
Artist
Allen Beatty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
This statue of Ted Williams stands near the intersection of Van Ness Street and Ipswich Street, near the southeast corner of Fenway Park. The statue of Ted Williams is 8-feet, 6-inches tall. It is depicting the famed baseball player in period Red Sox baseball uniform, holding his bat with his left hand on his left shoulder. He holds his ball cap in his right hand, about to place it on the head of a bald child with cancer. This refers to his dedication to young patients at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Jimmy Fund Clinic. The ball cap is much too big for the boy is dressed in pants with the cuffs rolled up and a short-sleeve t-shirt. He is looking up at the much larger Ted Williams. The boy holds a small bat with his left hand at his side, with the end resting near his left foot.
The 3,380-pound bronze statue stands on a dark granite base. It was created by sculptor Franc Talarico, from Charlestown, Massachusetts. The plaque beneath the sculpture reads:
"The greatest hitter who ever lived, an American patriot, and a pioneer in the development of the Jimmy Fund, Ted Williams will forever be one of the great heroes in the history of baseball, Boston, and America. He amassed 521 home runs despite sacrificing five years in his prime to serve his country during World War II and the Korean War. He was a relentless champion of children, such as this child to whom he is offering his cap, in their battles against cancer, and helped make the Jimmy Fund at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute the world renowned center of research and care that it is today.
"The memory of Ted Williams will forever be a point of pride for the Boston Red Sox, the people of Boston, New England, and the United States of America.
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June 19th, 2017
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Comments (24)
Barbra Telfer
Allen, Fantastic memorial statue of the great Ted Williams love the nice blue background LF
Lyric Lucas
Congratulations, your special artistic work is Featured in the "Mannequin Statue Doll Sculpture Gallery" group! 7/4/17
Allen Beatty replied:
Lyric, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Mannequin Statue Doll Sculpture Group
Allen Beatty
Romuald, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the Arts Fantastic World Group
Allen Beatty
Elizabeth, thank you very much for the Home Page Feature in the New England Photographs Group