Deborah Lee

A Tale of Two Statues of Charles Sumner

This true story from the nineteenth century has three main characters, with fascinating life stories of their own. Charles Sumner (1811-1874), scholar, provocative orator, abolitionist, and U.S. Senator Anne Whitney (1821-1915), poet, sculptor, teacher, social reformer Thomas...

Duckling Day Parade heads for Boston Public Garden on Sunday, May 9

A Boston tradition of more than thirty years, the annual Duckling Day Parade this Sunday traces part of the route that is important in the popular picture book Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. In the story, a key...

Horse and rider interact with sky above the Boston Public Garden

George Washington, as Commander of the Continental Army in 1775, mounted on his handsome horse, rides high against the sky over the Boston Public Garden. Imagine how the statue must have dominated the garden of low plantings on July 4...

Erin and Liberty flank Patrick Andrew Collins on Commonwealth Avenue Mall

Political leader Patrick Andrew Collins, who became Mayor of Boston in 1902, died in office in 1905. After Collins’ death, Henry Hudson Kitson and his wife Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson were commissioned to create a memorial to him. Before...

Leif Eriksson statue by Anne Whitney endured major changes

Since 1887 when sculptor Anne Whitney (1821-1915) completed her monument to Viking leader Leif Eriksson, some changes have had impact on it. One change was in a theory that drove the commission of the art. The theory was that...

Vital statistics suggest stamina of one statue on Commonwealth Avenue Mall

William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist editor, writer and speaker, lived from 1805 till 1879. Sculptor Olin Levi Warner was born in 1844 and died from a bicycle accident in 1896. The statue of Garrison completed by Warner in 1886 has survived...

Boston Marathon Memorial is at your feet in Copley Square

Whether you are just done with your run or waiting for a runner in Copley Square on Patriot’s Day, your feet could likely touch a memorial to the first ninety-nine years of the Boston Marathon. Constantly trampled...

Exhibits are still free and informative at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square

Since state budget cuts have now forced closings of some branch libraries, the resources of the central BPL in Copley Square have become even more precious. Here are a few of the free, informative exhibits and events you can enjoy...

Watch classic films with new perspective at the Boston Public Library

“Made in Massachusetts” takes on new meaning in the free film series that has just begun at the BPL in Copley Square. All films in this series, running throughout 2010, include scenes that were filmed somewhere in Massachusetts...

Don't miss Back Bay Boston on First Night 2010

The Back Bay has a good share of great happenings for First Night 2010 in Boston. On Thursday, December 31, ice sculptors are at work from noon till midnight in Copley Square. The Hynes Convention Center, on Boylston Street, is...

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A Tale of Two Statues of Charles Sumner

Duckling Day Parade heads for Boston Public Garden on Sunday, May 9

Horse and rider interact with sky above the Boston Public Garden

Erin and Liberty flank Patrick Andrew Collins on Commonwealth Avenue Mall

Leif Eriksson statue by Anne Whitney endured major changes

Vital statistics suggest stamina of one statue on Commonwealth Avenue Mall

Boston Marathon Memorial is at your feet in Copley Square

Exhibits are still free and informative at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square

Watch classic films with new perspective at the Boston Public Library

Don't miss Back Bay Boston on First Night 2010

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Various views of two statues of Charles Sumner

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