Public Artwork
Robert Burns Memorial
Alternate title:
Monument commémoratif Robert Burns
Artwork creator(s):
Grant Stevenson, William
Text author(s):
Burns, Robert
Installation year:
1906
Remarks on location:
East of Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Description:
Sculpture of Robert Burns on a pedestal
Text of the artwork:
A poet peasant born
Who more of fames immortal dower
unto his country brings
than all her kings
Text theme:
Excerpt from the works of Robert Burns
Artwork theme:
Tribute to the Scottish poet
History:
In 1903, national pride spurred the Fredericton Society of Saint Andrew to seek subscription across New Brunswick for the erection of a suitable monument to Burns. In 1906, the Burns Memorial Monument was unveiled in front of an assembly of 5,000 people.
Owner(s):
City of Fredericton 
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