Don't Look Back in Manger
It's almost Christ's birthday and like any doting mother Madonna is proud. (It seems like she's not letting her new adopted Malawi baby distract her.) Mother and son are a concrete presence here in Somerville, near Boston. And, like a friend who really really really wants to be invited to the eternal afterparty, Somerville resident Josh Michtom has been chronicling Her Holiness wherever she appears. So far he has over 200 photographs. Here are some of the better Madonnas and Christs, just in case you can't make it to see Tino di Camaino's Madonna and Child at the Boston MFA.
22 Magnus Avenue: Nice multicolored Jesus with drunk clown in the background. Is that Pontius Pilate?
36 Rose Street: Like Idi Amin, here Jesus is shown as ", Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Sea." Ok, maybe not "Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular" But close.
110 Prospect Street: Even if you can't see her, Mary is with us, every one of us.
123 Central Street: Here's Big Baby Jesus, shown with I think Joseph in a nice Pagoda-top enclosure.
55 Beacon Street: A cartoon Madonna in a cartoon manger. Priceless.
75 Willow Avenue: Madonna, Queen of freakishly cute kittens, Snapple Green Tea containers and ducks.
21 Pembroke Street: Hey Ma, Why do you get the shell?
52 Springfield Street: Boy, this garden of Eden's really gone to shit.
59 Bow Street: This Mary and Jesus Say Scroogically, Bas-Relief. We hate birthdays.
91 Glen Street: This Mary loves hyperbole, the United States and Christmas lights.
[Photo: Josh Michtom/Flickr]
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