Centennial Park Shoeworkers - Marlborough, MA
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N 42° 20.747 W 071° 32.742
19T E 290309 N 4691307
The sculpture of the Centennial Park Shoeworkers is located on Route 20 in Marlborough.
Waymark Code: WMCY47
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2011
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In 1990, at the intersection of Granger Blvd. and South Bolton Street, the City of Marlborough constructed a small park to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its incorporation as a city. In view of their heritage, the chose to pay tribute to the their best known workers and industry - shoeworkers.
A 5.5' high sculpture of two shoeworkers resting on a 10' diameter polished granite base set in a brick plaza was created by David Kapetanopoulos. A male cobbler, dressed in work clothes, is seated at a bench and hammering at the heel of a boot while a female figure dressed in 1890's style clothing and hair-do stand at his left side. She is examining a shoe she is holding in her left hand.
Plaques on the ends of a semicircular brick wall that frame the plaza are inscribed.
{Seal of the City of Marlborough}
Centennial Park
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Dedicated to the Legacy
of Marlborough's
Shoeworkers
In tribute to the Shoe Industry's
Contribution to our City's Heritage
Michael F. Hogan, Mayor
Councilor Marilyn N. Perry, Centennial Commission
David Kapetanopoulos, Sculptor
Panagore Associates, Architects