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Rosenberg, Lilli Ann Killen,
Rosenberg, Marvin,
Robertson, Mary,
Wrynn, Kathy,
Landscape -- Massachusetts
Landscape -- Coast
Landscape -- Beach
Landscape -- Bird's Eye View
Figure group
Ethnic
Dress -- Accessory
Recreation -- Sport & Play
Occupation -- Industry
Occupation -- Craft
Object -- Other
Object -- Flower
Object -- Foliage
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Machine
Architecture -- Industry
Architecture -- Domestic
Architecture -- Civic
Architecture -- Commercial
Architecture -- Vehicle
Architecture -- Vehicle
Animal -- Bird
Animal -- Fish
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lynn
Mural
Mosaic
Sculpture
Lynn Heritage Mural, (sculpture).
Artist:
Rosenberg, Lilli Ann Killen, 1924- , sculptor.
Rosenberg, Marvin, sculptor.
Robertson, Mary, assistant.
Wrynn, Kathy, assistant.
Title:
Lynn Heritage Mural, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Lynn Heritage Park Mural, (sculpture).
Dates:
1987.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Glazed ceramic and found objects.
Dimensions:
9 panels. Each panel: approx. 10 x 5 ft.
Inscription:
THE NINE MOSAIC PANELS CELEBRATE LYNN'S PAST AND PRESENT FROM THE WATERFRONT AT THE SAUGUS RIVER IN WEST LYNN (PANEL 1) TO RED ROCK IN EAST LYNN (PANEL 8)/ARTISTS MARVIN, BEN & LILLI ROSENBERG.INPUT AND PARTICIPATION OF THE LYNN COMMUNITY WAS AN INTEGRAL PART WITH SPECIAL HELP FROM JOE MAKKERS AND KATHY WRYNN.CLAIRE COOK.DICK COOK. (list of sponsor names continues)
AMERICA'S SHOE INDUSTRY BEGAN IN/LYNN IN THE 18 CENTURY. WELSH IMMIGRANT/John DAGYR TAUGHT LOCAL CRAFTSMEN NEW TECHNIQUES/WHICH LED TO PRODUCTION OF WOMEN'S SHOES.
IN 1883, JAN/MATZELIGER/OF LYNN, A/BLACK IMMI-/GRANT FROM/DUTCH GUIANA/INVENTED A MACHINE/TO STRETCH AND TACK/LEATHER TO A SHOE LAST./THIS MACHINE/REVOLUTIONIZED/SHOE MANUFACTURE.
CORDWAINER'S SONG/SHOEMAKERS OF LYNN BE BRAVE;/RENEW YOUR RESOLVES AGAIN;/SINK NOT TO THE STATE OF SLAVE,/BUT STAND FOR YOUR RIGHTS LIKE MEN./RESOLVE BY YOUR NATIVE SOIL,/RESOLVE BY YOUR FATHERS' GRAVES,/YOU WILL LIVE BY YOUR HONEST TOIL/BUT NEVER CONSENT TO BE SLAVES./THE WORKMAN IS WORTHY HIS HIRE,/NO TYRANT SHALL HOLD US IN THRALL;/THEY MAY ORDER THEIR SOLDIERS TO FIRE,/BUT WE'LL STICK TO THE HAMMER AND AWL./BETTER DAYS WILL RESTORE US OUR RIGHTS,/THE FUTURE SHALL SHINE OVER THE PAST;/WE SHALL TRIUMPH BY JUSTICE AND RIGHT,/FOR LIKE MEN WE'LL HOLD ONTO THE LAST./THE PEACEABLE PEOPLE OF LYNN/NEED NO RIFLES TO KEEP THEM AT PEACE;/BY THE RIGHT OF OUR CAUSE WE SHALL WIN;/BUT NO RUM AND NO OUTSIDE POLICE./by Alonso Lewis/SHOEMAKER'S STRIKE ANTHEM . 1860
Description:
A mural consisting of nine mosaic panels illustrating the past, present, and future of Lynn, Massachusetts is installed on the east side of the Seaport Landing Condominiums. The focus of the mural is the city's reputation as one of the top shoe manufacturers in the world and its future as General Electric's Factory of the Future.
Subject:
Landscape -- Massachusetts -- Lynn
Landscape -- Coast
Landscape -- Beach
Landscape -- Bird's Eye View
Figure group
Ethnic
Dress -- Accessory -- Shoe
Recreation -- Sport & Play -- Swimming
Occupation -- Industry -- Manufacturing
Occupation -- Craft -- Shoemaker
Object -- Other -- Shell
Object -- Flower
Object -- Foliage -- Fern
Architecture -- Boat
Architecture -- Machine
Architecture -- Industry -- Factory
Architecture -- Domestic -- House
Architecture -- Civic
Architecture -- Commercial
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Fire Engine
Architecture -- Vehicle -- Automobile
Animal -- Bird -- Gull
Animal -- Fish
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Massachusetts -- Lynn
Mural
Mosaic
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by State of Massachusetts, Environmental Management Department, Massachusetts
Located Lynn Heritage State Park, 154 Lynnway, Lynn, Massachusetts
Remarks:
Seaport Landing Inc. and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management commissioned the Rosenbergs of Art in Public Places to create this mural for the east side of the Seaport Landing Condominiums. The Rosenbergs met with many community groups and historians to get a sense of what was important to the community. The Rosenbergs also met regularly with the Lynn Historical Society and a small group of residents including Mary Robertson and Kathy Wrynn who helped the Rosenbergs make clay impressions of artifacts kept at the Lynn Historical Society. Youngsters from Camp Kiwanis, created their own clay imprints of leaves and other vegetation found in the woods around Lynn, and the Rosenbergs subsequently incorporated these pieces into the mural. Others from the community contributed ideas, drawings, old photographs, and historic relics. IAS files contain a newspaper article from the Post (Lynn, MA), July 30, 1985 and a newsletter from the Friends of the Lynn Heritage State Park.
References:
Carlock, Marty, "A Guide to Public Art in Greater Boston," Boston: Harvard Common Press, 1988.
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 87740228
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