Dorchester Clapp Pear, Edward Everett Square.

Boston, MA. 2006 - 2011

Vision of EES Community Committee, City of Boston, Dorchester Historical Society

Dorchester Clapp Pear (12’ high, cast bronze) with community inscribed bricks to celebrate the fluidity of Dorchester’s past and present, with ten contemporary bronze sentinel artworks (24” h x 24” w) honoring Dorchester’s enduring personal and community history.

5 Interpretive panels to share community history and the stories and meanings behind the artworks.

The $135,000 project catalyzed a 2.2-million-dollar urban renewal of this important but visually depleted intersection.

Collaborators: Gil Solomon and the Massachusett Tribal at Ponkapoag, Local 3 Bricklayers, Massachusetts Historical Society, Shaughnessy Crane Service, Boston City Councilors Maureen Feeney, Smedley Butler Parade, Umass Archives and many many others.