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Article: Taking it to the streets City commission aims to expand Boston's public art offerings.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- July 9, 2003
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Byline: MARY JO PALUMBO
We've got a monument to the Boston Massacre on the Common and George Washington on horseback in the Public Garden.
We've got the F.A.O. Schwarz teddy bear, and the tortoise and the hare in Copley Square. And, of course, we've got the ducklings.
We're patriotic. We love animals. But where's the cool new art?
Boston often is criticized for lacking a bold or effective plan to develop new public sculpture.
But some long-overdue appointments could change that.
In May, artist Sarah Hutt was named director of public art for the city. Hutt now oversees the Boston Art Commission, which recently has ...