Tent Bay, (sculpture).

Tent Bay, (sculpture).

McLean, Taylor, 1943- , sculptor.

Todisco, Patrice, landscape architect.

C. A. Pretzer Associates, engineering firm.

Tent Bay, (sculpture).

1987. Installed June 27, 1991. Dedicated Nov. 7, 1991.

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Approx. H. 12 ft. x W. 40 ft. (9,000 lbs.).

Large abstract sculpture of welded sheet aluminum resembling two S-shaped spirals, or musical notes, one adorned with steps along the top. The sculpture is anchored to a brick paving.

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Music

Abstract -- Geometric

Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Boston

Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201

Located Harry Ellis Dickson Park, Westland Avenue & Edgerly Road, Boston, Massachusetts

Sculpture was commissioned by the Fund for the Arts and was dedicated with the opening of Harry Ellis Dickson Park (formerly Westland Triangle Park). Harry Dickson was a leader in Boston's music community and is the former conductor of the Boston Pops. The park was designed by Patrice Todisco and the total construction cost was $190,000. The project was funded by grants from the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston's Fenway Program, the Fund for the Arts, the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and the Boston Foundation. Funding also included the Edward-Ingersoll Browne Fund of the City of Boston, the George B. Henderson Foundation, and others. Children are allowed to play on the sculpture. The inscription on a plaque set into ground next to sculpture reads: TENT BAY by TAYLOR MCLEAN SCULPTOR/1991/Commissioned by The Fund for the Arts.

IAS files contain an April 13, 1989 rough sketch of the sculpture; a Nov. 9, 1990 letter from C. A. Pretzer Associates outlining engineering and weight considerations; excerpts from the Westland Triangle Park Newsletter no. 2 (April 1991): pg. 1 and the Westland Triangle Park Newsletter no. 3 (July 1991): pg. 1. (which includes a list of the donors); an article from The Boston Herald, Nov. 8, 1991, pg. 7; a dedication handout; and a maintenance assessment prepared by Daedalus (Cambridge, MA), Dec. 4, 1991.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Massachusetts survey, 1997.

The Boston Herald, Nov. 8, 1991, pg. 7.

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