| Poe Returning to Boston | |
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| Artist | Stefanie Rocknak |
| Year | 2014 (2014) |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Edgar Allan Poe |
| Location | Edgar Allan Poe Square,Boston, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates | 42°21′8.4″N71°4′2.3″W / 42.352333°N 71.067306°W /42.352333; -71.067306 |
Poe Returning to Boston is a statue of American authorEdgar Allan Poe inBoston, Massachusetts. It was commissioned at the request of sistersPat and Priscilla Bartevian and created by the American sculptorStefanie Rocknak.[1][2] The statue is located at the corner of Boylston and Charles streets atEdgar Allan Poe Square.[3]
The statue depicts Poe walking, facing away from theBoston Common. His figure is accompanied by anoversized flying raven; his suitcase lid has fallen open, leaving a "paper trail" of literary works embedded in the sidewalk behind him.[4][5][6][3] The public unveiling on October 5, 2014, was attended by formerUnited States Poet LaureateRobert Pinsky.[7]
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