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A Blessed Annunciation Photographer Patrick Lentz, known for his incredible images capturing the Beantown Softball League and FLAG Flag Football, has just released a project that’s the perfect mix of kitsch and poignant memory. Our Lady of the Lawns — The Virgin known as Mary is a collection
of portraits of Virgin Mary icons that decorate the front yards of Revere, Winthrop, Chelsea, Somerville and Dorchester. While the project originally started because of its kitsch value, it grew into something more personal. Says Lentz, “I developed a fondness for the images. I started to meet [with, and I] interacted with the people who owned the statues. They would give me the stories of the statues, the effort put into the shrines. It takes a lot to make a ‘Bathtub Mary.’ I appreciated their spirituality and the effort.” Lentz’s book is self-published and available through his page at Blurb.com. [JOC] Our Lady of the Lawns — The Virgin known as Mary
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