Lentil
Corner
of High and Front Street
City of Sculpture
In a 1940’s children’s
book by Hamilton Native, Robert McCloskey, Lentil marches through town,
his harmonica and dog in tow. McCloskey is now an award-winning author and "Lentil"
has marched into Hamilton to the corner of High at Front Street.
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A gift of the Hamilton Community Foundation, this
piece illustrates the Community Foundation's commitment to provide permanent
legacy gifts to the city. Nancy
Schon, creator of the "Make Way for Ducklings" sculpture in
Boston, was commissioned to create the life-size replica of “Lentil”
and his dog. The Lane Library held
a contest to name the dog, who remained nameless in the book.
After the contest involving community school children, Lentil's dog
finally was given a name: Harmony.
Municipal Building pioneer carvings on High Street and Monument Avenue
was Mr. McCloskey’s first commissioned project.
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