IMG_3008 Betances mural
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- The school educated many influential politicians and writers, including Benjamin Franklin and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
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- Installed, 1983
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- Although girls are depicted in the images of children at play, no girls were admitted to the school until the mid-19th century;
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- “Shaped like a hopscotch grid, this mosaic marks the original site of the Boston Latin School, the first public school in the US.
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- the school became officially co-educational in 1972. “
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- Viewing and hoping on “Hopscotch”
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- The mural features Ramón Betances, known as the ‘father’ of Puerto Rican nationalism for his revolt against Spanish rule.
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- Created with glazed ceramic pieces, this contemporary work recalls the natural themes prevalent in many Islamic mosaics,
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- Lilli Ann Killen Rosenberg mosaic “Located next to the Frog Pond, Tadpole Playground features a vibrant mosaic that appeals to children and adults alike.
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- The mosaic technique dates back thousands of years, to when artists first began to arrange pebbles and small stones into patterns.
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- but it features a more open, less geometric design.”
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- It also includes images of Puerto Rican history and culture and of the Villa Victoria community. “
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- Local artists Lili Ann Killen Rosenberg, Nora Valdez, and Roberto Chao were assisted by Villa Victoria residents, children as well as adults, who made the ceramic tile pieces.
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- “City Carpet/Hopscotch”
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- As the technique became more refined, artists experimented with various materials—most frequently ceramic and glass—in order to achieve certain effects.
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- Make Way for Ducklings by Nancy Schön
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- she made in 1978, depicting the history of the Boston subway system…”
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- “.. the 12-ton, 110-foot-long cement mosaic in the Park Street subway station
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- January 2017 for Women’s March
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- the school became officially co-educational in 1972. “
