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| Robert Burns Memorial - by W. Grant Stevenson |
Robert Burns - by W. Grant Stevenson
Dedicated: 1906
The Memorial was dedicated by Governor Charles S. Deneen in 1906
Location: Garfield Park,
Washington Blvd. between Cantral Park and Hamlin boulevards
The Robert Burns Memorial was commissioned by a Burns Memorial and Monument Association in 1906. The association was formed in 1880s. The association commissioned the statue from Edinburg sculptor William Grant Stevenson. The sculpture was cast in bronze in Edinburgh, Scotland and is a gift of the Robert Burns Memorial Association. Robert Burns is Scotland's most revered poet.
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| Robert Burns Memorial |
The statue depicts Burns standing erect, holding a book in his left hand and clasping his right hand to his lapel. The statue's pedestal was adorned with bas-relief panels depicting scenes from Burns works. Vandals stole the bas relief panels.
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| Robert Burns Memorial |
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| Robert Burns Memorial |
A Man's A Man For A' That..
[Is There for Honest Poverty", a 1795 Scot song by Robert Burns]
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| Robert Burns Memorial |
The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men,
Gang aft a-gley..
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| Robert Burns Memorial |
Pleasures are like poppies spread,
You seize the flower, its blossom is shed..
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| Robert Burns Memorial |
In fair virtue's heavenly road,
The cottage leaves the palace far behind..
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