Guests step straight into the story in the elegant lobby where they meet the hotel's namesake – the go-getting Boston industrialist who once owned the Whitney site and developed the West End Street Railway. The brilliantly minded and bold pioneer gazes out from a photographic art piece to make a grand statement above the fireplace. This custom screen printed portrait on a bronze mirror showcases our talents for printing on a rigid substrates while simultaneously celebrating the talents of Mr. Henry Melville Whitney himself, the incorporated pendulum art paying homage to this local hero's industrial legacies.

Boston's daring story-maker features again in the restaurant, this time in company with his wife. Together they form part of an eight-piece custom gallery collection of original collages on ornate mirrors and set in antique gold frames, embodying a hotel art theme in which the historical and the here-and-now interplay.

The nods to Henry's heritage and the multiple charms of the neighborhood continue to inspire the rest of the Whitney's public spaces, resulting in a hospitality art collection that flows from lobby to corridors as serenely and seamlessly as the river outside. Just as evident is the continued overlap between cutting-edge modern and traditional as can be seen with Cynthia Pastars's portrait pair upon which native Boston flowers reflect the city's energy and color. 

On retiring to the privacy of their rooms, the Whitney's guests can immerse the senses in more elements of the narrative. Experience Beacon Hill's hidden gardens with a custom digital collage by Jess Landers in the king suite, the wrought iron gate in the foreground beckoning you in to stroll among the flowers. Enriching other guestrooms are a collection of handmade and digitally blended collaborative pieces that continue to intertwine heritage with creative innovation. A letter from Mr. Whitney, a gorgeous interpretation of the Boston Public Garden gates, and artwork highlighting other historical landmarks and figures mirror the hotel's own marriage between sophisticated urban flair and backstory. 

Handed a canvas with such a strong sense of pride and place, our hospitality art advisors were able to grasp the creative baton and run full pelt with it. The result – a beautiful and playful art collection leaping with energy, layering imaginative modern techniques over images of the past.