Tenacre honors Head of School Chris Elliot with sculpture from past parents

5/15/2018

This morning Tenacre honored retiring head of school Chris Elliot by dedicating a newly created and installed outdoor sculpture in his honor. The idea for the sculpture, which is located next to Tenacre’s science building, was conceived by a small group of past Tenacre parents on behalf of all parents of alumni. They commissioned the artists and raised funds for this project.

The mother-daughter artist team of Linda Hoffman and Ariel Matisse (great-granddaughter of Henri Matisse) collaborated to create the sculpture – a cast of bronzed wood of the large ash tree that graced the front lawn of the head of school’s home on Benvenue Street for years. The artists’ vision was to create a sculpture that expresses how new growth originates from old wood.

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Chris Elliot enjoyed the sculpture with the group of past parents who organized the project
Artists Ariel Matisse and Linda Hoffman
Students enjoyed the new sculpture at recess
Students enjoyed the new sculpture at recess

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