Thursday, August 16, 2012
The cleanup cost $7,800.
The Robert Gould Shaw Memorial, which honors the the African-American 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, has been restored to its former glory. The monument, at the corner of Beacon and Park streets, was attacked on July 30 by a woman who threw a can of yellow paint on it. Police arrested and charged Rosemine Occean, 38, of Quincy with the vandalism. Occean has pleaded innocent to the charge and has been ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. She allegedly stated after throwing the paint that the sculpture was an “improper depiction of history," according to Jake Wark, the spokesman for District Attorney Daniel Conley. The Friends of the Public Garden sent out a conservationist who carefully cleaned off the paint. It …
Saturday, August 4, 2012
The Friends of the Public Garden is accepting donations to help with the clean up.
The following is from the Friends of the Public Garden, who are paying for the clean up of the Robert Gould Shaw memorial, which was vandalized Tuesday: The Friends welcomes contributions to help with the cleanup of the Robert Gould Shaw/54th Regiment memorial and other similar conservation and restoration projects. The Friends has a special fund set up for these contributions called the Henry Lee Conservation Fund, named in honor of President Emeritus Henry Lee. This Fund is used, in collaboration with the City of Boston, to maintain, repair, and restore the sculptures, fountains and other selected structural features in the Boston Common, the Public Garden and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Contributions can be made by calling the …
Thursday, August 2, 2012
DA: Rosemine Occean said she didn't agree with the statue's depiction of history.
The woman who police say threw yellow paint on the Robert Gould Shaw memorial Tuesday was ordered to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. Rosemine Occean, 38, of Quincy, pleaded innocent in court Wednesday to vandalizing an historic marker and two counts of malicious destruction of property. Judge Mark Hart Summerville ordered her to undergo a 20-day evaluation with bail of $3,000 upon her return to court later this month. A court psychologist described Occean as having a history of mental health problems and said Occean may have stopped taking antipsychotic and mood-stabilizing medications, according to a Boston Globe report. According to police, Occean approached the statue, splashed yellow paint on it and sat down as two rangers called …
