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Boston Bricks, (sculpture). Artist:  Burke, Kate, 1952- , sculptor. LeFevre, Gregg, 1946- , sculptor. CBT, fabricator. Title:  Boston Bricks, (sculpture). Dates:  1985. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Dimensions:  Each brick: H. 3 3/4 in. x W. 8 in. Description:  Over 100 brick reliefs commemorating Boston's history are set into the pavement along Winthrop Lane. Among the people, events and places depicted: Boston Tea Party, Boston Marathon, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Common 1703, Underground Railroad, Paul Revere, and Boston Celtics. Subject:  History -- United States -- Massachusetts Homage -- Washington, George Homage -- Revere, Paul History -- United States -- Revolution Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201 Located Winthrop Lane, Between Arch & Otis Streets, Boston, Massachusetts Remarks:  Winthrop Lane, originally known as Snow Lane, was restored in 1985 through the support of the Browne Fund Commission. The Lane was designed by CBT/Childs, Bertman, Tseckares, & Casendino, Inc., architects. Kate Burke and Gregg LeFevre created the Boston bricks. IAS files contain an excerpt from an unidentified source which gives a partial listing of subjects depicted on the bricks. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1993. Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston: From Newburyport to Plymouth," Boston: The Harvard Common Press, rev. ed., 1993, pg. 79. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990. Burke, Kate, 2008. Illustration:  Image on file. Zoukee, Sophye M., "Adopt-A-Statue Casebook," Boston: City of Boston, 1990, pg. 7. 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 87740090   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 87740090 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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