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Paint and Henry
Artist:
Deborah Butterfield
Location:
Copley Pl. Mall, at Dartmouth St. and Stuart St.
Location
Copley Pl. Mall, at Dartmouth St. and Stuart St.
United States
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Neighborhood:
Back Bay
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
1987
Medium:
Bronze
Collection:
Funders:
Unknown
Description:
These semi-abstract horse sculptures by Deborah Butterfield allude to the history of the Neiman Marcus department store. In 1907, two competing department store owners, Herbert Marcus Sr. and A. Harris, teamed up to open a new department store in Dallas. The horses evoke both the Texan landscape and the retailers’ partnership. Butterfield is especially well known for her sculptures of horses, which she has been creating since the early 1980s.