I was walking downtown last week amidst all this snow and spied the statue of John Singleton Copley in Copley Square. Thought it was kind of great that due to the snow it looked like he had a palette filled with white paint. Copley, on the verge of painting over a canvas. Copley, starting over. Copley, palettes filled with white paint.
For those not familiar with Copley's work... he is likely the first great American painter (or darned close). Forgive any blasphemy to the Abstract Expressionists and the notion that all American art pre-1940 was derivative of Eurpoean art... while this could be true, Copley was pretty serious business. Anyhow, look him up. You will likely recognize many images, including the famous portrait or Paul Revere.
The other pic is just a shot of the Hancock and the square.
No. Not the Will Smith superhero pic featuring that dreamy Bateman. The John Hancock Tower.
And yes, I did use the word "darned." Who could believe it?
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