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The Minute Man is an 1874 sculpture by Daniel French located in Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord, Massachusetts. The statue depicts a minuteman stepping away from his plow to join the patriot forces at the Battle of Concord, with a long gun in his hand. Cast from ten bronze cannons, it was unveiled in 1875 for the centennial of the Battle of Concord. It received critical acclaim and continues to be praised by commentators. The pose resembles that of the Apollo Belvedere and it was assumed that the pose was transposed from this, but modern art historians have shown that the Apollo Belvedere was only one of several statues used in French's research. The statue has been a symbol for the suffragettes, the United States National Guard and the Air National Guard, and has been used on the Lexington–Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar and the Massachusetts state quarter coins. (Full article...)
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Hi Guerillero and congratulations. A draft blurb for this article is above. Thoughts, comments and edits from you or from anyone else interested are welcome. Gog the Mild (talk) 22:52, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
- Ceoil's edits take us to 922, which is fine by me. Thx Ceoil. - Dank (push to talk) 23:07, 21 June 2020 (UTC)
- @Dank and Gog the Mild: Look great to me. My hope is that I can get it on the front page in 2025 for the 150th anniversary of the unveiling and 250th anniversary of the battle. (Unless Magicpiano preempts me with the Battles of Lexington and Concord in the next 5 years) --Guerillero | Parlez Moi 14:32, 22 June 2020 (UTC)