"Little Israel of Russia is Eagerly Awaiting Flower-Day"
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The Christian Science Monitor
(established Boston, 1908)
Date19 August 1911
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
MediumPrinted ink on paper
Dimensions38.6 x 41.6 cm (15 3/16 x 16 3/8 in.)
ClassificationsArchival Material
Credit LineIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
Accession numberARC.100019
eMuseum ID716765
EmbARK ObjectID42213
TMS Source ID20870
Last Updated8/9/24
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Not on viewWeb CommentaryInspired by the City Beautiful movement to beautify urban areas during the turn of the 20th century, the city of Boston created competions for city residents to create the most impressive window boxes and gardens in their neighborhoods. This 1911 Christian Science Monitor article highlights Isabella’s role of sponsoring the prizes.
ProvenanceNotesProbably clipped from the newspaper by Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1911.
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
13 April 1921
George Peabody Gardner, Jr.
4 August 1910
