Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us: April 2016

Thursday, April 28, 2016

"Boston Bronze and Stone Speak To Us"would like to share a most wonderful Letter and Request About John F Parimino.

Just a few of John F Parimino sculptural works in Boston MA.

John F Paramino was Boston Mayor Michael James Curly's favorite sculptor for Boston, MA during the early twentieth century.

Joe Gallo Author

Commodore John Barry by John F Parimino

Declaration of Independence by John F Parimino

Marque de Lafayette by John F Parimino

Nike WWII Peace Monument John F Parimino

'Hello Mr Gallo,

My mother came out from Seattle to visit Lexington/Concord/Arlington/Boston (all the family history) and thanks to you, we were able to see a number of my grandmother's brother's pieces.

When I took her to see Paramino's sculpture of Nike (Back Bay Fens, WWII veteran's memorial), there was a crew there fixing some 70 years of wear and tear; the man in charge explained to me that the city (the mayor, i think) is re-dedicating the entire memorial.

Since my father's death a few years ago, I am the only person in New England left related to John Francis Paramino ... but his two nieces are still alive and still travel very much.

I will attend the re-dedication of course, but as with Lexington/Arlington/Concord, I would like my great aunts to be invited to be part of the ceremony.

I'd have to email the Mayor's office, I believe, to notify them but I'm afraid they will not understand my intentions here; I am poor and unknown and not looking for connections, but preserving the family history is something I've dedicated ... well, you know how much it takes to preserve history; it's a different kind of investment.

Thanks for any advice and such. I gotta email Sam (Bela Pratt's grand-daughter) who is a very wonderful lady and one of the few friends I have and see what she thinks too. You two seem to know exactly what I'm thinking irregardless of the words I'm saying.

Thank you very kindly and sincerely,
Jonathan Parker Cutter'

I wrote a letter to Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to include this family at the rededication of the WWII monument designed by John F Parimino family member.

'huh, that was a lot easier than I thought. Thank you very kindly, for a couple things actually; the book is beautiful of course but it is also incredibly useful. Half the places we went last week I had learned about from Bronze and Stone. To us, it's more like a reference guide to family history. After Lexington/Concord/Arlington, I didn't know where to take my mom for her vacation; those celebrations basically occur over 3-4 days. So we went to Cambridge for the WWII, then little Italy for the equestrian statue ... she was wondering who Cyrus Dallin was and why the Jefferson Cutter House was better known as the Cyrus Dallin Museum. We missed the Appeal to the Great Spirit though, but that was more my fault. Last time they visited, when dad was alive, it was the same with the State House. "The Gallo says there should be a bas-relief on the staircase somewhere...ah, right there!" And etc.'

Thank you very sincerely,
Jonathan Parker Cutter

"Boston Bronze and Stone Sp[eak To us" can be purchased on Amazon.com, Old North Church Gift Shoppe, Fanuel Hall Book Store Boston, MA

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.