On View
Not on viewLiberty's Light
Artist
Edward J. (III) Ludwig
Date1961
Credit LineGift of Edward J. Ludwig III
Object numberD1101.0002
DescriptionTyped script on paper with autograph on bottom in ink.
"In a little room in Concord/ Not so far from Boston way../ Hangs a battered copper lantern/ From a distant, bygone day./ It is not a thing of beauty/ As we call a modern light;/ But its flame will shine forever/ Down the corridors of night./ From that famous time in April/ To our own important year.../ We must listen for the hoofbeats/ On the ride of Paul Revere./ We must hold another lantern/ For the eyes of all to see./ We must show a troubled world/ The true worth of LIBERTY."
"In a little room in Concord/ Not so far from Boston way../ Hangs a battered copper lantern/ From a distant, bygone day./ It is not a thing of beauty/ As we call a modern light;/ But its flame will shine forever/ Down the corridors of night./ From that famous time in April/ To our own important year.../ We must listen for the hoofbeats/ On the ride of Paul Revere./ We must hold another lantern/ For the eyes of all to see./ We must show a troubled world/ The true worth of LIBERTY."