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: Carrying rope

: Yellow and red sections in progress, during installation of Red, Yellow and Blue by Orly Genger at deCordova Sculpture Park

: Carrying blue rope

: Carrying blue rope

: positioning blue section

: Where blue meets yellow

: More packets of blue lobster rope

: Packets of crocheted blue rope

: Carrying rope

: bronze statue unveiled in 1875

: statue including quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson’s “Concord Hymn”

: plough side of statue

: Melvin Memorial completed in 1909

: “Mourning Victory”

: left side Alchemist

: Morison wrote about the voyages of christopher Columbus.

: Lucy Stone in foreground with Phillis Wheatley to the right and Abigail Adams to the left

: Lucy Stone (1818-1893)

: Phillis Wheatley (1753-1784)

: Abigail Adams ( 1744-1818)

: The Argentine government presented this work as a gift to the City of Boston in 1973.

: As president of Argentina from 1868 to 1874, Domingo Faustino Sarmiento promoted the development of public education in his country.

: textured bronze sculpture above a cement base

: signed by Argentinian sculptor Ivette Campignion 1973

: However, most scholars now consider their settlement Vinland to be located on the Canadian coast.

: When Boston philanthropist Eben N. Horsford commissioned the statue, some people believed that Eriksson and his crew landed on the shore of Massachusetts.

: Two bronze plaques on the sculpture’s base show Eriksson and his crew landing on a rocky shore and, later, sharing the story of their discovery.

: Originally sited to overlook the Charles River, Eriksson stands atop a boulder and shields his eyes as if surveying unfamiliar terrain.

: This bust commemorates the second Irish-born mayor of Boston, who died unexpectedly while in office.

: the other wears a crown of shamrocks and holds a harp, symbolizing Erin, or Ireland.

: One wears a crown of laurel leaves and holds a shield, representing Liberty;

: Jemcks designed the naturalistic setting and the bronze statue.

: The sculptor included bronze forms of sea life around the granite

: Morison personally navigated the voyage routes

: Kocuiszko was also recognized as a military hero in his homeland, where he fought against invading Russian troops in 1792.

: Charles Sumner Harvard Square

: Charles sumner Harvard Square

: Risa Puno’s Year of the Dog in Chinatown Park

: Aakash Nihalani’s Balancing Act, 2D sculptures that simulate 3D interactive experiences

: Somerville near Central Hill

: brine tanks, evening in June

: brine tank, June

: sketches and painting on tanks, July 3

: painting and sketch on tank, July 3

: painting and sketches on tanks, July 3 view from Danehy Park

: sketch on tank July 3

: brine tanks, evening in June

: detail of first tank

: detail of second tanks

: detail of third tank and platform

: detail of fourth tank

: Monique Aimee at work on mural July 4 , 2020

: Monique Aimee at work on mural July 4, 2020

: brine tanks in late June awaiting mural

: Rebecca Tuck – Mare, Terra, Vento (13)

: Madeleine Lord – Swan Lake (8)

: Liz Helfer – Quack/Honk (3)

: Paul Angiolillo – Rain & Fire (5)

: Paul Angiolillo – Rain & Fire (5)

: Sally Fine – Civilization: Climate Refugees, 2019 (11)

: Laurie Bogdan & Kimberley Harding – Confluence (16)

: Acadian Gyro by Ed Shay

: Hawaii California Steel (Figure Ground), Letha Wilson

: rotate

: Here comes the Sun Umbrella ARTFEST Dedication of Doves

: Here Comes the Sun, Umbrella Artfest Dedication of Doves

: Here Comes the Sun Dedication of Doves Umbrella Arts

: Here comes the Sun Dedication of Doves Umbrella Arts ARTFEST

: Here Comes the Sun Umbrella Arts ARTFEST

: aWays to Fathom Middlesex Edition Artfest ART WALK

: “Wind Sculpture (SG) V” (2019) by Yinka Shonibare CBE RA

: (“Illusory Progression,” 2020, and “Rhizogenic Rhythms,” 2020

: Breathe Life 2, Madison Park High

: Breathe Life 1, Grove Hall

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