Kinetic Sculpture
Created by A.M. Lilly, this sculpture is named the “Suns and Moons”. It was commissioned in 2007 as a memorial for Benjamin Thompson, an AIA gold medal architect and designer. This unique memorial is a wind-activated kinetic sculpture, composed of … Continue reading
Henry Coffin Nevins Monument
The Henry Coffin Nevins monument was sculpted by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907) in 1893. It commemorates Henry Coffin Nevins (1843-1892), a successful real estate developer. Following Nevins’ death, his wife commissioned architect Stanford White and sculptor Augusts Saint-Gaudens to create a monument … Continue reading
Facets of Mount Auburn: Art
David Dearinger, Susan Mores Hilles Curator of Paintings and Sculpture at the Boston Athenaeum, discusses American NeoClassic sculptors and their patrons that are buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery on March 1, 2007 at the Boston Public Library. This lecture was … Continue reading
Duca Sculpture Installed
In 1981, Richard Duca’s untitled abstract sculpture of ductal iron was installed on Willow Pond Knoll between Bigelow Avenue and Bradlee Road. The low spiraling walls that now surround it, along with the plantings, were added by designer Julie Messervy … Continue reading