{"id":74427,"date":"2025-08-11T10:41:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/74427\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T10:41:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T10:41:15","slug":"new-tom-brady-statue-crafted-by-natick-sculptor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/74427\/","title":{"rendered":"New Tom Brady statue crafted by Natick sculptor"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Natick sculptor was commissioned to create the\u00a0Tom Brady statue being unveiled on Aug. 8<\/a>\u00a0outside of the New England Patriots Hall of Fame ahead of the team\u2019s first pre-season matchup.<\/p>\n

Natick\u2019s Jeff Buccacio of Buccacio Sculpture Services<\/a> in Canton was commissioned to create the monument. Patriots owner Robert Kraft described Buccacio as \u201ca New England native with over 25 years of experience in fine arts sculpting,\u201d and said Buccacio and his team put in more than 20,000 hours \u201cto perfect this statue.\u201d <\/p>\n

The roughly 1,800-pound statue shows Brady raising his right fist and holding his helmet by his side.<\/p>\n

According to the Buccacio studio website: \u201cThe Patriots provided Jeff with a selection of photographs to use as design inspiration. One image in particular stood out. It was a powerful shot of Tom Brady raising his right fist in a stoic, victorious, and visibly exhausted posture. That moment became the foundation for the sculpture\u2019s design.\u201d<\/p>\n

Numbers associated with Brady\u2019s Patriots career\u2014uniform #12, 6 Super Bowl wins and 17 division championships\u2014are represented in some of the statue\u2019s dimensions. The statue stands on a granite base, making the overall piece of art 17 feet high.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re OK with not having a statue. But please consider making a tax-deductible donation<\/a> to support our work.<\/p>\n

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Local sculptures of note from Buccacio include a fountain in Hopkinton and one of Spencer the Boston Marathon dog. The studio has also done design and special effects work for Hollywood films.<\/p>\n

Plans for the 12-foot tall bronze statue honoring the 7-time Super Bowl-winning quarterback were announced last year during a ceremony at which Brady\u2019s No. 12 was retired and he was inducted into the team Hall of Fame. The statue is three feet taller than the Peyton Manning one in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

Patriots owner\u00a0Robert Kraft recently said<\/a> the statue had been in storage for over a year as the team settled on a plan to reveal it.<\/p>\n

Brady reacted to the statue by saying: \u201cThis is quite overwhelming, obviously, and I just thank you so much for being here. It means the world to me. I appreciate it. Thank you\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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