Friday, December 23, 2016
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Boston...
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Boston...: The Head Librarian at Boston Public Library said, "The Bacchante and Infant Faun may have been banned in Boston and the origin...
Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Boston Public Libraries That's Who.
The Head Librarian at Boston Public Library said,
"The Bacchante and Infant Faun may have been banned in Boston and the original sent to New York City Metropolitan Museum decades ago but not the Boston Monument Guide Book to Monuments and sculptures called;"Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us".
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| Map of Copley Square Boston, MA |
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| Author Joe Gallo BPL Courtyard |
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| Bacchante and Infant Faun Sculpture Boston, MA |
Bacchante and Infant Faun
Boston Public Library Frederick W. MacMonnies, Sculptor Bronze
“Banned in Boston, 1896,” the Boston Globe states.
This delightful light-hearted bronze piece was a gift from architect Charles Follen McKim, the designer of the original Boston Public Library. The statue depicts a nude woman holding an infant. The Boston Globe suggested that it be replaced by a “nice moral statue of a Sunday school teacher”. Further comments from a local minister called it “a memorial to the worst type of harlotry with which the world was ever afflicted.” McKim decided to remove it from the courtyard fountain and donate it to the New York Metropolitan Museum. The MET gladly accepted.
Several years later, George Robert White, a Boston philanthropist, obtained a second “Bacchante and Infant Faun” casting and offered it to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts which they gladly accepted as well. Boston Public Library Court Yard still has the copy and not the original gifted piece to this day.
Although not an original, “Bacchante and Infant Faun” defiantly and playfully dance on the fountain’s waters, meant to be an oasis for hard working academics everywhere and in every field of study.
"Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us"can be purchased on Amazon.com and sold in local Boston Book stores.
Wednesday, December 21, 2016
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Who Is Using My Monument Guide Book of Boston? Mor...
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Who Is Using My Monument Guide Book of Boston? Mor...: 5.0 out of 5 stars Boston Bronze & Stone Speak to Us By Michael LaRose on January 24, 2013 Format: Paperback | Verified Purch...
Who Is Using My Monument Guide Book of Boston? More Amazon readers That's Who.
on January 24, 2013
Bought as a gift so cannot "rate" its contents. My brief review, however, indicated I would be "borrowing" it often as I trek through the streets of Boston. Also, this was delivered directly from the author / publisher rather than via Amazon or similar. It was received very promptly (within three days), packaged carefully, and received in excellent condition what a deal.
on July 30, 2013
We take for granted, we Bostonians, the beauty we pass bye each day. This book helps us see that hidden around every corner are statues of great beauty and historical value. I will be walking with eyes wide open from Now on what a book.
on June 10, 2013
Great material, great author, great art and great city! If I need to find anything its so easy to search this book! I love having this version because I can use it on my kindle or iphone and I can leave the print version home on my coffee table beautiful book.
on November 20, 2011
This is the best guide to Boston sculptures I have ever read! It covers the entire city from the North End to the Fenway and everything in between. There are lots of great photos and very helpful maps. I have been exploring Boston for over fifty years and thought I new the downtown area very well, but there are sites described in this book I had not even known existed. Well worth the price great buy.
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Jan O'...
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Jan O'...: The Fens where these below Monuments are located Dear Mr. Gallo, " Yours is a wonderful book! I love how it is orga...
Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Jan O'Hara That Is Who.
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| The Fens where these below Monuments are located |
" Yours is a wonderful book! I love how it is organized. I plan to visit as many of these statues and memorials as I can with your book in hand! (I have often wondered about those personages in the Public Gardens.) The history is absorbing; the photos are beautiful! I love this book!"
Many thanks,
Jan O'Hara
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| John Boyle O'Reily by Daniel Chester French |
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| Erin with Sons Courage & Poetry |
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| Roberto Clement by Anthony Forgone |
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| John Endecott byC.P. Jennewien |
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| WWII Memorial By John F. Parimino |
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Thursday, November 17, 2016
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Amazon...
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Amazon...: 5.0 out of 5 stars It's mine now! By cricket'smother on December 12, 2012 Format: Paperback | Verified Purchase I bought it ...
Who Is Using My Boston Monument Guide Book? Amazon Readers are That's Who.
on December 12, 2012
I bought it as a gift for someone else, but decided I wanted to keep it for myself. It's so interesting to look through and my goal is to go on hunts, looking for statues and sculptures all over the Boston area. I'm less than an hour away and can't wait to hunt down my favorites; my book is full of little post-it flags that I have to see in person. It's like a treasure hunt. What a great idea someone had to put this book together!
on December 13, 2011
Love this book! I am not a history buff, but I do love art and sculpture. The pictures are gorgeous and I really appreciate how simplified this book is. There are cute little maps indicating where to find these beautiful Boston gems ... many I didn't know existed and I've lived in Boston for 20+ years! After I come out of hibernation this winter, I plan to take myself on a tour in the Spring to see some of these. This could be a fun little Christmas gift too.
on December 12, 2011
What a delightful and informative tour of Boston!! The pictures are spectacular and the research is thorough and informative. Joe Gallo's love of Boston is apparent on every page. This book is a must for anyone who has been to Boston or is planning a trip there. The beauty and grandeur of New England's first city is breathtaking. Kudos to Joe Gallo for this labor of love!
on July 10, 2013
This is a very nice book with lots of interesting facts, especially for locals!! It is nice to have some knowledge about the city sculptures we all walk by time after time, with no real awareness of their significance. Great gift, worth the $$$.
on June 24, 2013
The author appeared on WCVB Chronicle program. Visited many of the sculptures starting with my grandmother as a guide in the 1950's I wanted to have the memories brought to life as we are leaving Massachusetts for Florida. This is a great work of art and education.
This Boston monument guide book can be purchased on Amazon.com and local boston Book Stores such as "I Am Books" North End.
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Friday, November 11, 2016
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Veterans ;America Thanks you For All Your Service....
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: Veterans ;America Thanks you For All Your Service....: Revolutionary War Monument by Charles Bulfinch Beacon Hill Memorial Column Outside Beacon Hill State House / Rear Charles Bulfinc...
Veterans ;America Thanks you For All Your Service.
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| Revolutionary War Monument by Charles Bulfinch |
Beacon Hill Memorial Column
Outside Beacon Hill State House / Rear Charles Bulfinch, Sculptor Bronze / Granite
Clearly another first for Boston. This monument
was the first in the country to honor our Revolutionary war
heroes.
Created by Charles Bulfinch, architect of the
State House, the Beacon Hill Memorial Column was
originally erected in 1790, but removed in 1811. The
memorial was recreated in 1990 and contains inscription
plaques from the original monument.
The Beacon Monument dedicated to the fallen
of The American Revolution was blown down 1789, the
same year Charles Bulfinch, who graduated Harvard
1781, was chosen one of the selectmen of the town of
Boston who redesigned the Beacon Hill Column.
"Boston Bronze and Stone Speak to Us"can be purchased at "The Old North Church Gift Store", "I Am Books"Boston, MA and on Amazon .com
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Sunday, November 6, 2016
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: In Memory of Kathleen Valentine. A creative design...
Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: In Memory of Kathleen Valentine. A creative design...: Kathleen Valentine's sudden passing strikes deep sadness within all who knew her. Valentines' talented efforts, sensitivity to th...
In Memory of Kathleen Valentine. A creative designer, author, artist and friend.
Kathleen Valentine's sudden passing strikes deep sadness within all who knew her. Valentines' talented efforts, sensitivity to thought and design of my book "Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us" enabled me to sell thousands of books and give dozens of talks that touched the hearts of many who have purchased them.
Kathleen's constant attention to detail enabled my idea, my dream of creating a guidebook for Boston's Monuments a most beautiful and factual reality. Usefulness and artistic expression were my wishes for this book. Kathleen created both artistically and digitally a book expressing all these wishes.
The design of the cover of my book captured what needed to be communicated to our Boston community as well as our nation. Kathleen did this for all of us. The covers, front and back, are the face of Kathleen Valentine's efforts, creativity and hard work. The careful thoughtful positioning of all these panels on the cover of my book depicting not only the many Boston Monuments our great city possesses but the religious, humanitarian, ethnic and emotional diversity that our 500 year old city is built upon. The diversity of our Boston Monuments and their artistic creators needed to be told to America. Kathleen expressed this communication with design and formatting with every paragraph and photograph that I researched and gave to her to build this most useful and informative book of our public art.
Thank you Kathleen Valentine for your kindness, sincerity and artistic sensitivity. You will be missed.
Rest in Peace
Joseph R. Gallo
Boston is America, America is Boston
With your help and guidance Kathleen you made my book a success
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