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Jun 13, 2017 · Discover Make Way for Ducklings Statue in Boston, Massachusetts: Mrs. Mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in Boston Public Garden.
Sep 8, 2022 · Nancy Schon, the sculptor of the' "Make Way for Ducklings" sculpture at the Boston Public Gardens based on the Robert McCloskey classic, is still creating art.
- “Make Way For Ducklings” by Robert Mccloskey
- Starting at Charles River
- Going on to Boston
- The Boston Opera House and The Paramount Theatre
- A Walk Through Boston Common
- Into Boston Public Garden, Home of The Ducklings
- About The Duck Sculpture
- Following The Path of Mommy Duck and Her Ducklings
In 1941, Robert McCloskey wrote and illustrated a children’s book about a pair of mallard ducks and their search for an ideal location in and around Boston to raise their brood of ducklings. At first they like the Boston Public Garden and its little lake with an island but after Mr. Mallard is almost run over by a bicycle, Mrs. Mallard decides that...
I decided to begin our book related tour at scenic Charles River, whose banks had served as the nest for Mr. and Mrs. Mallard. The gorgeously winding river flanked by leafy paths, a grassy esplanade and bridges provided innumerable settings for stunning views of the Boston cityscape and of neighboring Cambridge across the river. Standing on the And...
The Boston Public Garden was our next destination and my daughter and I headed to Harvard Square transit station to board a Red Line train to Boston. After running underground for a few stations, the train emerged into light and I saw we were on a bridge over the Charles. The view was mesmerizing as the waters glistened under the bright sunlight an...
The Boston Opera House which functioned as a movie theater for more than fifty years was built in 1928 by Thomas White Lamb, considered to be the foremost theater architect of that era. He was the designer of numerous cinemas and theaters around the US and Canada including the United Palace Theater and the Ziegfeld in New York City and to my utmost...
Now it was time to get back on track and reach our ultimate destination like the duck family. But once again I digressed, deciding to do a quick walk through Boston’s most famous park. The entrance into Boston Common was a few minutes walk away. America’s first public park with a 350 year old history, Boston Common is particularly famous as the sit...
From the Common it was easy to wander into Boston Public Garden, a formal gem in the Emerald Necklace, located just across the street. Dating back to 1837, it is an amalgamation of bridges, gardens, walkways, a pond with swan boats and an island in mid pond, both of which play an important role in the duckling story. In the book, McCloskey writes h...
My daughter and I proceeded to see the “Make Way for Ducklings” sculpture, erected in the park in 1987. The sculptures are the handiwork of Nancy Schon, a sculptor known for making bronze statues. Mrs. Mallard and her eight ducklings in bronze, are set atop a cobblestoned path in the garden and I was amused to see the ducks wearing little woolen ha...
In the story, the ducks flew over “Beacon Hill and round the State House and looked at Louisburg Square”. Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings waddled across Beacon Street before entering the garden and my daughter and I decided to take a peek at these places. Beacon Hill is a historic neighborhood, stately and picturesque, with rows of Victorian and Fed...
Duckling Day is a family-friendly celebration held each year on Boston Common. Duckling Day features activity booths, lawn games, magic, and live music all at Parkman Bandstand. The event ends with a parade retracing Mrs. Mallard’s steps to the Make Way for Ducklings sculpture in the Public Garden.
In 1987, the Make Way for Ducklings sculpture was installed in Boston Garden. This was 46 years after the book was first published. The reason the book is so cherished is explained above, it “has made the Boston Public Garden familiar to children throughout the world.” What an accomplishment!
Created by Nancy Schön and installed in the Public Garden in 1987, this sculpture depicts the mallard family in Robert McCloskey’s children’s classic Make Way for Ducklings. Duckling Day The Friends of the Public Garden, in association with the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department, celebrates Mother’s Day with Boston-area ...
McCloskey originally hoped to illustrate Make Way for Ducklings in watercolor, as can be seen in a color study for a scene depicting the ducklings swimming alongside a swan boat in the Boston Public Garden, but Massee declined due to the high cost of color printing at the time.
