''Massasoit'' is a statue by the American sculptor
Cyrus Edwin Dallin in
Plymouth, Massachusetts
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. It was completed in 1921 to mark the three hundredth anniversary of the
Pilgrims' landing. The sculpture is meant to represent the
Pokanoket leader
Massasoit welcoming the Pilgrims on the occasion of the first
Thanksgiving
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. Several replicas of the statue exist across the United States, including numerous small-scale souvenir reproductions.
See also
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List of sculptures by Cyrus Dallin in Massachusetts
This is a list of free-standing sculptures by Cyrus Dallin in Massachusetts. A collection of his sculpture and painting can also be seen at the Cyrus Dallin Art Museum in Arlington, Massachusetts. Additional works can be found at the Springville ...
References
1921 sculptures
Statues in Massachusetts
Buildings and structures in Plymouth, Massachusetts
Sculptures of men in Massachusetts
Monuments and memorials to the Pilgrims
Sculptures of Native Americans
Works by Cyrus Edwin Dallin
1921 establishments in Massachusetts
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