Newtonville: Home to the planet’s only Sandy Koufax statue

by | Feb 27, 2017 | Newton | 4 comments

I really enjoyed this Stan Grossfeld story in today’s Boston Globe.

[Robert] Gaynor, 77, is an unusual artist. He was a lawyer who didn’t start sculpting until he retired eight years ago. He says he never took an art class in his life.

It took him two years to lovingly create the 1,500-pound statue of his boyhood hero.

4 Comments

  1. Carry l Sexton
    Carry l Sexton on February 27, 2017 at 11:48 am

    We always look for the statues when driving by. What a lovely story to go with them!

  2. Jerry Reilly
    Jerry Reilly on February 27, 2017 at 12:39 pm

    Loved that story! … about six different aspects of it.

    Does anyone know where it is? I’d love to see it. email me at [email protected]

  3. mgwa
    mgwa on February 27, 2017 at 1:28 pm

    And what a sweet story of how he started sculpting, with lessons given as repayment for a mitzvah.

  4. Gail Spector
    Gail Spector on February 27, 2017 at 6:24 pm

    Great story!