“Garden for Boston” Comes to Life
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Artist Elizabeth James-Perry (right) and Sarah Gayer from Green City Growers plant corn for Raven Reshapes Boston: A Native Corn Garden, one of the installations in “Garden for Boston,” at the MFA in May 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Reviewing design plans for “Garden for Boston” in May 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Zannah Porter from Green City Growers waters newly planted corn and sedges at the base of Cyrus Dallin’s Appeal to the Great Spirit while artist Elizabeth James-Perry and Tess Lukey, Luce Curatorial Research Associate, Art of the Americas, look on at right in May 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Artist Ekua Holmes, whose installation Radiant Community comprises one half of “Garden for Boston,” at the MFA in June 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Samuel and Leslie of Hurst Landscaping and Site Services lay dirt for flower beds behind sunflower sprouts on the MFA’s Huntington Avenue lawn in June 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Artist Ekua Holmes plants sunflowers for Radiant Community, one of the two installations in “Garden for Boston,” in June 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Art of the Americas Luce Curatorial Research Fellow Tess Lukey helps install quahog shells for Raven Reshapes Boston: A Native Corn Garden at the MFA in June 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Green City Growers director of operations Zannah Porter and horticultural manager Sarah Gayer lay quahog shells for Raven Reshapes Boston: A Native Corn Garden at the MFA in June 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Green City Growers lay quahog shells for Raven Reshapes Boston: A Native Corn Garden at the MFA in June 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Corn grows around Cyrus Dallin’s Appeal to the Great Spirit in Raven Reshapes Boston: A Native Corn Garden at the MFA in July 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Visitors enjoy Raven Reshapes Boston: A Native Corn Garden at the MFA in June 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Corn, sedges, and beans grow as part of Raven Reshapes Boston: A Native Corn Garden at the MFA in July 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Corn grows on the MFA’s Huntington Avenue lawn as part of Raven Reshapes Boston: A Native Corn Garden at the MFA in July 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Sunflowers bloom as part of Radiant Community in July 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
A bee pollinates a sunflower in Radiant Community in July 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Bees land on a sunflower in Radiant Community in July 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Sunflowers from in Radiant Community in July 2021.
Planting a “Garden for Boston”
Visitors take pictures in Radiant Community in July 2021. Image courtesy of Tony Rinaldo.