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Five Concrete Mosaic Sculptures, (sculpture). Artist:  Rosenberg, Lilli Ann Killen, 1924- , sculptor. Title:  Five Concrete Mosaic Sculptures, (sculpture). Dates:  1980-1982. Dedicated Oct. 4, 1981. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Concrete and ceramic. Dimensions:  6 parts. Parts range from: H. 3 ft. to H. 7 ft. Inscription:  (On piece no. 4:) 1981/ARTS IN THE PARK/NEWTON RECREATION DEPARTMENT/THEODORE D. MANN/MAYOR/RUSSELL J. HALLORAN/COMMISSIONER/THIS COMMUNITY ART PROJECT MADE POSSIBLE BY THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF GEORGE M. LEVY, NEWTON CENTRE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION/LINDA PLANT/ARTS IN THE PARKS/N.C. BUSINESSES & CITIZENS/TIM COPOLA/NEWTON BEAUTIFICATION COMM./AND THE MASS. COUNCIL ON THE ARTS & HUMANITIES/CLAY PIECES EMBEDDED IN THE CONCRETE MADE BY N.P.S. SUMMER CREATIVE ART PROGRAM. THE ED CENTRE RECREATION DEPT. SENIOR ADULTS/NEWTON ARTISTS AND OTHER RESIDENTS/DESIGN LILLI ANN KILLEN ROSENBERG/INSTALLATION PUBLIC WORKS/CHARLES THOMAS/BUILDING DEPT./ALLAN FRASER/AND RECREATION DEPT. (On piece no. 1:) INSTALLATION/RECREATION/ROBERT BOLENTE/ERVING PARKS/JOHN KINE DOR/PUBLIC WORKS/REDGER/JOSEPH FORTE/JOSEPH BUGGIER/JOHN GUSTOL/HARRY LEA/EDWARD SA/JAMES ANTON/AMERKO/ANGEY signed Description:  Originally five, now six, abstract concrete sculptures embedded with a variety of ceramic pieces that illustrate Newton's history, its businesses, its recreational life, and its people. Subject:  Abstract Cityscape -- Massachusetts -- Newton Recreation -- Sport & Play Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Newton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Newton, Mayor's Office, Newton, Massachusetts Located Newton Centre, Centre & Langley Streets, Newton, Massachusetts Remarks:  Five of the sculptures were installed in 1981 and the sixth was installed in 1982. The sculptures were funded with a $1,500 grant from the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities, and contributions from businesses and individuals. The ceramic pieces imbedded in the sculptures were created by more than 200 Newton residents. The sculpture project was sponsored by the Newton Centre Improvement and Business Associations, George Levy of Chandler-Levy Hardware, and the Arts in the Parks Program of the Newton Recreation Department. IAS files contain articles from The Newton Villager and Transcript, Nov. 19, 1981, pg. 12 and Dec. 17, 1981, pg. 2, 18. References:  Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard University Press, 1988, pg. 159. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 87740240   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740240 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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