Boston Public Library in Boston, Massachusetts by Stanley Scott
1939
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This artwork is included in a series of images depicting historic buildings made for the Federal Art Project by Stanley Scott. All of the sites depicted are in Boston, with the exception of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The buildings depicted are King's Chapel, the Old State House, the Old West Church, Park Street Church, Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, the Old South Meeting House, the Paul Revere House, the Old North Church, the Massachusetts State House, and the Boston Public Library.
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This large linocut was created by an artist named Stanley Scott. Little is known about the artist; however his beautiful, dramatic prints of Boston’s landmarks include Old North Church, Faneuil Hall, and the Boston Public Library. Founded in 1848, by an act of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts, the Boston Public Library was the first large free municipal library in the United States. In addition to its 8.9 million books, the library holding include rare books and manuscripts, maps, musical scores and prints. Among these are several first edition folios by William Shakespeare, original music scores from Mozart, Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf;" and the personal library of John Adams.
This primary source comes from the Records of the Work Projects Administration.
National Archives Identifier: 6219817
Full Citation: Boston Public Library in Boston, Massachusetts by Stanley Scott; 1939; Records of the Work Projects Administration, Record Group 69. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/boston-public-library, June 3, 2023]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
