Presented by our Associate Director for Collections, Abby Battis this lecture will focus on gardens and various sculptures and statuary that we are familiar with throughout the city of Beverly. The lecture will uncover the missing history of some cherished pieces that Beverly has been home to and will offer a vision for the future […]
Joanna Quiner of Beverly was a self-taught sculptor known to start sculpting late in life around the age of 40. After a visit to the Athenæum in Boston she decided to try her hand at sculpture and she produced a bust of Beverly’s own Robert Rantoul. Not only was it Quiner’s first bust, it was […]
From a young man sitting alone on a bench to a granite millstone found 200 yards from its original location, sculpture and public art have been prominent but sometimes overlooked in the city of Beverly for well over 140 years. The History of Sculpture in Beverly virtual lecture is presented by our Associate Director for […]