Boston Freedom Trail posters

Marie Fox sees her Boston Freedom Trail print, Historic Boston, as an imaginative journey through Boston around 1850. "I've filtered out the new and focused on the heart of Boston - its history", the artist said. "This is why people flock here. They want to experience the tradition, the architectural charm, the Revolutionary spirit. It's still here!"

Marie has woven her own stories into that of old Boston. A cousin, just married, smiles for the camera at the Park Street Church; a childhood friend plays shortstop in a ballgame on the Common. The artist shows herself at work in the Public Garden near the main path, Haffenreffer Walk, named after her own grandfather.

If you're looking for Boston Freedom Trail posters that capture the city's spirit at a more innocent time, Marie's bird's eye view primitive print, Historic Boston, will delight you and your family.

Are you a painting collector who loves Boston Beacon Hill art? Marie's original folk art painting Pure Milk & Cream depicts an imagined morning long ago on Louisburg Square. Visit the Paintings Gallery to view other original art by Marie Fox, including Vermont farm paintings.

Marie Fox's colorful folk art poster adorns the walls of homes around the world. Since 1987 over 30,000 of the Boston Freedom Trail print have sold to visitors and residents of the birthplace of American freedom. People from near and far have written to Marie with actual pen and paper to express their delight in her folk art vision of old Boston. Historic Boston enchants them with its many colorful details, Revolutionary history and whimsical style. For some, it rekindles memories of a family vacation and for one, a marriage proposal!

While painting her Boston Freedom Trail picture, Marie lived in a small apartment near Louisburg Square on Boston's Beacon Hill. If you're curious about how long it took her to paint her panorama, visit Artistic Inspiration and Technique.

The path depicted in Marie's Boston Freedom Trail posters was conceived in 1951 by William Schofield, a local journalist promoting ideas to preserve the city's historic sites. He proposed linking important landmarks with a pedestrian trail starting at the Boston Common and ending across the Charles River at the Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown. Established in 1958, the Freedom Trail includes 16 historic sites and for a short distance overlaps the Boston Harbor Walk.

If you've toured Boston by foot, learn more about its rich history by following Marie's imagined path to King's Chapel, the Old Corner Bookstore and the Paul Revere House. Art is a special guide.