Tag Archives: Friends of the Public Garden

Art Raises Many Related Questions in Amazing Ways on the Boston Common: “What Do We Have in Common?” by Janet Zweig, now through October 24

October 14, 2021 · by · in architecture, Art, Artists, Boston events, Boston Public Art, commuity, families, guides, history, humor, interactive art, parks, political issues, public art, Sculpture, social justice, temporary art, visual art, women artists, woodworking · 2 Comments

Presented by NOW+THERE and Friends of the Public Garden, through wonderfully welcoming, attentive, versatile Guides.
I’ll post very quickly in case anyone who lives nearby can visit the Boston Common before this brief opportunity ends. I plan to return and post with more connections. Meanwhile here are a few photos from my first visit two days ago, with quotes from two informative rich resources: NOW+THERE and Friends of the Public Garden.

Four Fascinating Fountains in the Boston Public Garden

April 15, 2017 · by · in Art, art history, Artists, children, commuity, fountains, gardens, parks, public art, Sculpture, Statues, Women's history · 4 Comments

Four of the six fountain sculptures in the Boston Public Garden were created by women.The sculptures in these four fountains are smaller scale than the two by men. All four are bronze on granite bases in the center of bricked basins. The women artists depicted children or animals rather than grand heroic or symbolic beings.