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Burke, Kate, 1952- ,
Loheed, Pat,
Walter Reed Corporation,
Landscape -- Tree
Landscape -- Plant
Object -- Other
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
Sculpture
Oak Square Park, (sculpture).
Artist:
Burke, Kate, 1952- , sculptor.
Loheed, Pat, landscape architect.
Walter Reed Corporation, contractor.
Title:
Oak Square Park, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Breck Garden, (sculpture).
Dates:
June 30, 1989-Sept. 27, 1989. Dedicated June 15, 1990.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. W. 10.5 in. x D. approx. 34 in.
Description:
Oak Square contains several rectangular bronze relief panels installed in the stone curb along the park's brick walkways and a large bronze medallion embedded in the brick walkway at the center of the park. The rectangular reliefs depict either flower and herb designs drawn from engravings on Breck seed catalogs, or cornucopias brimming with fruits. The central medallion depicts a large oak tree that once stood on the same spot and gave the square its name.
Subject:
Landscape -- Tree -- Oak Tree
Landscape -- Plant
Object -- Other -- Cornucopia
Object Type:
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 Oak Square, Washington & Tremont Streets, Boston, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Funding was provided through a $350,000 Oak Square renovation project endowed by the Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund. IAS files contain a briefing document from the Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund Commission, an article from the Allston-Brighton Citizen, June 27, 1990, pg. 32; a copy of the artist's proposal which includes detailed sketches of each relief, and a copy of the landscape architect's statement.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.
Illustration:
Image on file.
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 MA000227
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Inventory of American Sculpture
MA000227
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