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Roxbury Friendship Fence
Artist:
Russell Berndt
Location:
Alianza Hispana Building
Location
Alianza Hispana Building
United States
42° 19' 31.3824" N, 71° 4' 30.7236" W
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Neighborhood:
Roxbury
Type:
Sculpture
Year:
1985
Medium:
Steel
Collection:
City of Boston
Funders:
Browne Fund
Description:
The Friendship Fence lines the sidewalk in front of the building for La Alianza Hispana, a non-profit organization working to enhance health and educational opportunities within Boston’s Hispanic communities. Made of steel pipe, the two sections of the fence show a series of human figures in outline, raising their arms and joining their hands to symbolize friendship. The fence anchors the entrance to Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan at Dudley Street, Mount Pleasant Avenue, and Blue Hill Avenue. It was designed by Russell Berndt, at the time a student at Harvard’s School of Design and erected in 1985.
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