Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Talk schedule for "Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us"

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Talk schedule for "Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us"

Joe Gallo will be speaking about "Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us"at the following locations this winter/ spring 2013 time frame:

January 10 , 2013 at 2:00 PM at The Boston Cable Channel 9 Commonwealth Ave Boston, Ma

February 4, 6:00 PM at the Pearl Room BSA in 290 Congress Street , Boston ; Boston Society of Architects, for the "Boston By Foot" docents.

"The talk directed for the dedicated docents of 'Boston By Foot' organization, I believe was successful. The new and different manner that we shall all view the numerous and artistic quality bronze and stone sculptures in our city of Boston's parks, streets, and public buildings has been enhanced by this discussion."

February 11, 2013 at 6:30 PM Boston Public Library 630 Adams Street, Dorcester, Ma

March 5, 2013 at 6:30 PM Faneuil Branch BPL, 419 Faneuil Street , Brighton Ma

March 7, 2013 at 7:00 PM North Reading Library, 147 Park Street , North Reading , MA

March 19, 2013 at 7:00 PM Tewksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury, MA

April 29, 2013 at 6:30 PM 690 Adams Street, Dorcester, Ma

April 23, 2013 at 6:30 PM South End Branch , 685 Tremont Street, Boston, Ma

May 14 2013 at 7:00 PM Helena Flint Library 147 Park ave , North Reading, MA

May 28 2013 at 7:00 PM Tewsksbury Public Library, 300 Chandler Street , Tewsbury MA

June 6, 2013 at 2:00 PM Boston Public Library main branch "The Never To Late Club" 700 Boylston Street, Boston Ma

1 comment:

MeredithFebruary 9, 2013 at 12:23 PM
Hello Mr. Gallo,

I was at your lecture for BBF the other day, and I also purchased your book. I am enoying it very much! I haved learned more about sculptures and people I was already aware of, and also learned about ones I did not even know existed.
I would love to hear your thoughts on the bronze (I think) seashells and seaweed embedded in the plaza by Sam Adams in front of Fanueil Hall, as well as the artwork that is on the Greenway. Do you plan to include these in future editions of your book? I was thinking you could even include the two metaql supports they saved as remenants of the old elevated expressway!
Thanks,
Meredith Anderson

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About The Author

Joseph R. Gallo Jr. is not a historian nor a sculptor. He is a student and great appreciator of both academic fields. Trained as an educator and being an entrepreneur, he felt a need to reach out to the thousands of visitors who come to our historical city teaching them through this guidebook the purpose and reason why such beautiful works of art embellish our fair City of Boston. Compiling updated photos and historical text for the resurrection of a much needed simple-to-use guidebook Boston Bronze and Stone Speaks To Us was time consuming, but fulfilling. The purpose and meaning of these monuments is made more lucid with the structuring of this new book.

About the Book

Boston Bronze & Stone Speak To Us is a unique and beautiful book that combines art, history, and walking guides for the public sculpture found in eighteen Boston locales. Written by Joseph R. Gallo, Jr., who states that he is not an historian but a lover of the City of Boston, the book combines his original photographs and observations with well-referenced sources and maps for a complete experience of enjoying Boston sculpture. With hundreds of full-color photographs in all, each chapter offers a map of that area with stars and page numbers marking each work discussed. The chapters include the Boston Common, the State House inside and out, Beacon Hill and Louisburg Square, the Boston Public Gardens, the Esplanade and Hatch Shell, the Fenway, Chinatown and the Theater District, Copley Square, Park Square, the Commonwealth Avenue Mall, School Street and the Old City hall, King's Chapel, Downtown and the Financial District, Government Center, Quincy Marketplace and Faneuil Hall, the North End, and the Waterfront. The book also includes and Index of Monuments and an Index of the Sculptors. Boston is home to some of the most extraordinary public art in North America. Sculptors of public art include Daniel Chester French, Katherine Lane Weems, August Saint-Gaudens and George Aarons. This lovingly produced book introduces readers to the artists, the subjects of their work, and the accessibility of exceptional art all within the city of Boston.