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An outdoor sculpture depicting the biologist, conservationist, and author of the same name by David Lewis was installed in Waterfront Park in
The dedication ceremony was held on July 14, 2013. It focused on Carson's local connection to Woods Hole. Gary Borisy, a former president and director of the
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Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Woods Hole is a census-designated place in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. It lies at the extreme southwest corner of Cape Cod, near Martha's Vineyard and the Elizabeth Islands. The population was 781 ...
, United States, on July 14, 2013.
History
The initial plans for the Rachel Carson outdoor statue at Waterfront Park in Woods Hole, Massachusetts were announced September 27, 2012, the 50th anniversary of the publication of ''Silent Spring
''Silent Spring'' is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of pesticides. Carson accused the chemical industry of spreading d ...
''. The statue is based on a 1951 photograph by Edwin Gray that was taken on the dock near Sam Cahoon's Fish Market in Woods Hole. The concept for the statue originally came from Eric Turkington
Eric Thornton Turkington (born August 12, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician. He is a former Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, who represented the Barnstable, Dukes and Nantucket District from 1989-2009. ...
who later served as a co-chair of the Rachel Carson Statue Committee along with Susan Shephard. Additional committee and members included Catherine Bumpus, James "Jim" Crossen, Mary Pat Flynn, Jack Moakley, and Marsha Zafiriou. The committee had a funding goal of $90,000, half of which was filled by a $7,500 matching grant from the Bank of Woods Hole, and an anonymous donor who donated a $5,000 matching grant. The sculpture was constructed by David Lewis who estimated the piece would take a year to complete.
Dedication
The dedication ceremony was held on July 14, 2013. It focused on Carson's local connection to Woods Hole. Gary Borisy, a former president and director of the Marine Biological Laboratory
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) is an international center for research and education in biological and environmental science. Founded in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, in 1888, the MBL is a private, nonprofit institution that was independent ...
, spoke at the event, calling Carson "a scientific daughter of this place" and "a marine biologist who kicked the hornets' nest." Additional speakers included the current president and director of the Laboratory Joan Ruderman
Joan V. Ruderman (born 1947/48) is an American molecular and cell biologist. She is a Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and Visiting Senior Biologist at Princeton University. She has researched cell division and embryo development, and more ...
, Susan Avery
Susan K. Avery (born 1950) is an American atmospheric physicist and President Emerita of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Massachusetts, where she led the marine science and engineering research organization from 2008–2015. ...
, president of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI, acronym pronounced ) is a private, nonprofit research and higher education facility dedicated to the study of marine science and engineering.
Established in 1930 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, i ...
, the science and research director of the Northeast Fisheries Science Center, William Karp and Cheryl Osimo, the co-founder of the Silent Spring Institute
Silent Spring Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to studying and reporting primarily on breast cancer prevention, although its research covers other health-related topics as well.
Founding and purpose
The nonprofit organization was f ...
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See also
*2013 in art
The year 2013 in art involves some significant events.
Events
* March 9 – The identification of ''Portrait of Olivia Porter'' as an original work of the 1630s by Anthony van Dyck, Sir Anthony van Dyck is announced. It is in the collection of t ...
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