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| Third Floor- Worcester Art Museum, 1914 |
A close look at the above 1914 photo of the Third Floor East Gallery shows John Singer Sargent's "Lady Warwick and Her Son", a recent acquisition, purchased in 1913, honorably displayed and roped-off across the way... and an even closer look reveals a cast of Charles Y. Harvey's 1912 "Turtle Boy" sculpture, an infamous Worcester emblem, with the sea turtle and boy's leg peeking out beside the desk just outside the doorway:
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| CLOSE UP: Third Floor- Worcester Art Museum, 1914 |
Here are some sketches I did of the Turtle Boy statue atop the Burnside Fountain, from different angles, In situ on Worcester Common behind City Hall:
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| Burnside Fountain (Turtle Boy), 1912. by Travis Simpkins |
