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Pandemic Art Adventures: Boston University

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The closing of museums during the pandemic put me in a state of art withdrawal.  In search of a fix, I traveled to various locations in the Greater Boston area looking for publicly-accessible art.  College campuses are great place to find art, so one day in June 2020 I visited the Boston University in Boston, MA to see what art I could find without having to go inside.  I found quite a bit of art, most of which I was able to identify either through plaques or an online search. There is some excellent information this BU-sponsored website. There are a couple of sculptures I couldn’t identify, which are shown at the end of the post – if you have any information about them, please share in the comments!

Gregg LeFevre – Untitled (1974). Do we really need the plant in the middle? My guess is that the artist would not be pleased.

 

Gregg Lefevre – Untitled (1974?) There is no date on the plaque but one source gives the date as 1974.
Sergio Castillo – Free at Last (1975) (above and below)
Edward Monti – Fountain (1976). In front of the College of Communication. (photos above and below)
Igael Tumarkin – Homage to Dürer (1976) photos above and below
Frank Smullin – Untitled (1979) photos above and below
Sergio Castillo – Explosions (1987) photos above and below

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Russell Jacques – Point Counterpoint (1992) photos above and below
Armand LaMontagne – The Golden Greek (Harry Agganis) (2004)
Virgil Oertle – Rhett (2019)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carl Berkowitz – Armillary Sphere (no date). If you know the date of this sculpture, please let me know in the comments.
Edward Monti – Japanese Lantern (late 1970s) 

Edward Monti – Japanese Lantern (late 1970s) 

Edward Monti – Untitled (late 1970s) 
Edward Monti – Untitled (late 1970s) photos above and below



I have no information about this sculpture, which is visible from Storrow Drive. If you have any information about the artist, date or title, please let me know in the comments. Photos above and below.




I have no information about this sculpture. If you have any information about the artist, date or title, please let me know in the comments.