Barbara Westman: Hanover Street, Boston

Before she illustrated seventeen covers for The New Yorker between the years 1983 and 1992, much of Barbara Westman's art celebrated on the city of Boston. Her woodblock print, Hanover Street, was published in an edition of fifty in 1967. Print no. 8 was sold last year on eBay.

My personal favorite:

Barbara Westman
eBay listing ended August 24, 2024

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Barbara Westman
eBay item description

Note:  For more informative reading, see "The Wild Art of Barbara Westman."

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Barbara Westman: Louisburg Square

A watercolor of Louisburg Square, Boston, by Barbara Westman was published in The Bean & the Scene: Drawings of Boston and Cambridge in 1969. 

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In 1971, the Barre Publishers issued Louisberg Square as an unsigned print. Westman was to become a cover artist for The New Yorker in the 1980s and '90s.

The edition size of the print is not stated. An example was sold on eBay in 2015 for $35 with a $24.04 shipping fee. Other copies of the print are currently listed on the auction site for considerably more.

At least two copies are currently available on eBay:

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Greek to Me

After the Red Sox game, we had dinner at Greek Corner in Cambridge. The food was very good and was an excellent value overall. Afterwards there was no chance of finding a cab to take us back to the hotel, so we took our first ride with Uber. After a brief false start, we got picked up right away and it was noticeably cheaper than a taxi ride.

Greek Corner

Greek Corner 

How refreshing! Street cleaning rules are in effect nine days a year, as compared with three days a week in New York City. Trust me, the streets in New York are not cleaned three days a week.

Note:  This is the last of the Boston photos for now, although there will be more from the Museum of Fine Arts at some point.

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First Time at Fenway

Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is the oldest Major League ballpark. I made my first visit there on August 1. It's obvious why Red Sox fans love this old stadium and want to keep it forever. Entering on Yawkey Way, one immediately enters a festive atmosphere cerebrating the Red Sox. The stadium itself is small by today's standards and therefore intimate; a game feels like a big family gathering. The park is largely free of the distracting amplified noise that fills every free second in most other parks. The Red Sox took on the Tampa Bay Rays and handily defeated them, 11-7.

Fenway Park

The Peanuts Movie blimp

Fenway banners

Franc Talarico, Ted Williams Jimmy Fund Statue, 2004

In 1919, The Red Sox sold Babe Ruth's contract to the New York Yankees. Smart move.

Welcome to Yawkey Way

Balloon, anyone?

Autograph Alley.  This is a great idea!

The Green Monster, looking like a Muppet

Red Sox gear

Yawkey Way from above

Inside Fenway Park

The Green Monster towers above left field. Note the vestigial ladder.

The ground crew prepares the infield

Let's take a walk over towards left field and see what else we can find.

History lesson

About the Green Monster seats

The prized Green Monster seats

Plaque about the Green Monster ladder

Left field foul pole

About those copper tanks

Copper tanks, hot water heaters memorialized. Personally, I think this is a bit much.

Back at our seats for the first pitch!

Note:  Lately, this blog has been mostly about Boston and blimps.

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