Category animals in art

Lilli Ann Rosenberg Engaged People in Making and Enjoying Public Art

February 14, 2018 · by · in animals in art, Art, art history, Artists, Boston events, bricks, children, commuity, design, families, games, landmarks, Massachusetts history, Mosaic, Murals, parks, playgrounds, public art, Public Art Walk Boston, women artists, Women's history · 4 Comments

Lilli Ann Killen Rosenberg (1924–2011) initiated memorably collaborative community art projects wherever she went throughout her working life. From the Henry Street Settlement in New York City to numerous sites in the Boston area and then others in southern Oregon, she engaged children and adults in creating responsive public art. This post offers images from Boston sites I have visited and quotes or links that motivate me to visit many more.   

Horses and Humans: Deborah Butterfield Connects us through Art: Henry and Paint

January 27, 2018 · by · in animals in art, architecture, Art, Artists, Contemporary Sculpture, design, gardens, landmarks, public art, Public Art Walk Boston, Sculpture, women artists · 1 Comment

Deborah Butterfield is one of the twenty-two women artists represented on Public Art Walk Boston. Her sculpture “Henry and Paint” is situated outside Copley Place. Visiting Henry and Paint through successive seasons of 2017, I saw them as distinct individuals bonded by their survival of changed surroundings.

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