All posts tagged "sculpture"
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27.9K8Arts and LeisureSix Brutalist Buildings
Two of the most famous Brutalist buildings in America are still provoking strong emotions in New England decades after they first reared...
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19.4K1Arts and LeisureHarriet Hosmer, Pioneering Woman Artist
Harriet Hosmer was one of the best known artists — and one of the best known professional women — of her time....
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7.9K3Arts and LeisureWilliam Wetmore Story Tries To Save the Washington Monument
When the unfinished Washington Monument was still but an eyesore on the National Mall, William Wetmore Story tried to prevent it from...
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9.9K8MassachusettsMount Auburn Cemetery, a 19th Century Tourist Attraction
In 1846, 16-year-old Emily Dickinson made a rare foray outside of her Amherst, Mass., home to visit the biggest tourist attraction on...
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18.5K4Business and Labor6 Working Class Heroes Memorialized
New England’s working class heroes occupy far less space on commons and greens than soldiers and politicians. Few were laid to rest...
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22.9K4Crime and ScandalThe Tragedy of Audrey Munson, America’s First Supermodel
Though her modeling career ended by 1922, you can still see the image of Audrey Munson in museums from Hartford to San...
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