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Photos: Harvard Square 1950s and beyond

Harvard Square through the years

By MO LOTMAN | September 17, 2009

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From Harvard Square: An Illustrated History Since 1950 by Mo Lotman and the Boston Phoenix archives

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“The gallery system relies on supply and demand, and I created a demand for my work by doing street art.”
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