When East Boston gets its new, state-of-the-art public library branch this fall, visitors will not see something that’s been beloved for decades in the old library: a series of historic maritime paintings.
Only a few of the works — which were commissioned as part of the Works Progress Administration’s public art project during the Great Depression — will be on display in a room designed just for them. But the future of these paintings is still in question. SEE FULL STORY HERE
The East Boston branch of the Boston Public Library was the first Library I worked in as a shelver back in high school. I remember these paintings well. It's a shame they weren't all restored and planned on being added into the new building.
Established in 1869, the East Boston Branch was the first municipally supported branch library in the United States. It opened in the old Lyman School with the collections of the East Boston Library Association and the Sumner Library. In 1914, the present site was built.
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