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    		• Harries, Mags,
     
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    		• Magdanz, Andrew,
     
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    		• Bossarte, George,
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Architecture -- Castle
     
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    		• Homage -- Beland, Ben
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Ben's Circular Tower, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Harries, Mags, 1945- , sculptor.
    Magdanz, Andrew, sculptor.
    Bossarte, George, assistant.
    Title: 
    Ben's Circular Tower, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1994.
    Medium: 
    Granite and glass.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. x Diam. approx. 10 ft.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    Near the top of Mission Hill granite blocks of various sizes are stacked together in a circular arrangement resembling a tower of a castle. Granite steps lead to the entrance of the castle which was created as memorial to a three-year old boy who died of cancer in 1989. The work was designed as a place for children and has a child-sized granite archway leading to a seating area for storytelling. Inside there are seven granite seats and one created in a silvery-aqua glass rock that lights up each night for a few hours at dusk.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Architecture -- Castle
    Homage -- Beland, Ben
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts
    Located McLaughlin Park, Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture is a memorial to a three year old boy, Ben Beland, who died of cancer in 1989. The sculpture was funded with $100,000 provided by the Edward Ingersoll Browne Fund. The silvery-aqua glass rock inside the castle was created by Andrew Magdanz with lighting designed by George Bossarte. IAS files contain a newspaper article from The Boston Globe, June 3, 1994, pg. 81.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1998.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    The Boston Globe, June 3, 1984, pg. 81.
    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 MA000354
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