Joseph Arthur Coletti: Sumner Tunnel Memorial (sculpture), 1934
Joseph Arthur Coletti, 1898-1973, sculptor
Medium: Bronze
Owner: Administered by State of Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Boston, Massachusetts
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Sumner Tunnel, East End, Boston, Massachusetts
The east end of the Sumner Tunnel facade is adorned with bronze reliefs of two flying angels, each extending her arms and holding out an automobile in her hands. The angels fly in opposite directions, their wings extended behind them and their hair and drapery are blown back by the wind. Between the two angels is a circular relief framed by oak leaves and below this is an inscription in bronze letters.
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Joseph Arthur Coletti: Sumner Tunnel Memorial (sculpture), 1934
Joseph Arthur Coletti, 1898-1973, sculptor
Medium: Bronze
Owner: Administered by State of Massachusetts Turnpike Authority, Boston, Massachusetts
Administered by City of Boston, Boston Art Commission, Office of Cultural Affairs, Boston City Hall, Room 716, Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Located Sumner Tunnel, East End, Boston, Massachusetts
The east end of the Sumner Tunnel facade is adorned with bronze reliefs of two flying angels, each extending her arms and holding out an automobile in her hands. The angels fly in opposite directions, their wings extended behind them and their hair and drapery are blown back by the wind. Between the two angels is a circular relief framed by oak leaves and below this is an inscription in bronze letters.
Personal, educational and non-commercial use of digital images from the American Art Museum's collection is permitted, with attribution to the Smithsonian American Art Museum, for all images unless otherwise noted. http://americanart.si.edu/collections/rights/