OVERDUE LOOK At the Boston Public Library, a treasure of the city's Golden Age is finally being restored From: The Boston Globe | Date: July 19, 1992| Author: Christine Temin, Globe Staff | Copyright 1992 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

On the morning of Feb. 3, a Monday, the construction crew working on the renovation of the historic Boston Public Library building arrived on the job and discovered a disaster. A steam valve behind the priceless Puvis de Chavannes mural at the head of the main staircase had burst. Water had seeped through the wall. Part of the Puvis looked more like a Pollock: drip, drip, drip.

John Doherty, in charge of the BPL's physical plant, called William Barry, the architect in charge of the ren...

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