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Farm Journal Building
* food
* Entrance.
West side of 7th, South of Locust.
* On the Washington Square tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
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In the Beginning. God...
* Symbol of Jesus
* cross,
picture of the earth from the moon
* Over the Neumann Center door.
Drexel University.
Northwest corner, 33rd and Market.
* On the Avenue of Technology tour.
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+Drexel University
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Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church Entrance
* Symbol of Jesus
* small
kneeling
angels,
cross,
plants
* inscription:
Where Neighborhood Becomes the Brotherhood
* Above the door.
Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church.
East side of 42nd at Wallace.
* Exhibits: Religious,
Unidentified
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Penn Mutual Building Doors
* small
groups of people
standing,
machines and tools
* These massive doors are covered with small bas-reliefs of people working
* Doors.
South side of Walnut between 5th and 6th.
* On the Washington Square tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
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The Running of the Salmon
Robert Phillips
* fish
* Over the door.
Southwest corner, 15th and Walnut.
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour.
* See also:
+artist's picture of this piece
+phillipsmetal.com
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Tioga El Station
* Entrance.
Northeast corner Harrowgate Park.
Kensington and Tioga.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+Harrowgate Park
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St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
1830
* Statues of Saint John,
Saint Luke,
Saint Mark
and
Saint Matthew
* small
standing people,
books and scrolls
* The four evangelists are displayed here top to bottom (left to right facing the church) in canonical (reverse alphabetical) order.
* Entrance pillars.
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.
East side of 13th between Chestnut and Market.
* On the Center City East tour.
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+St. John's
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Lion's Head
William Struthers,
1855
* lion's head
* Struthers is listed as the mason for the building
* Entrance.
425-429 Chestnut.
* On the Independence Mall tour.
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Chuch
1859 (original building date)
* dogs
* Side entrance.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Chuch.
South side of Walnut between 19th and 20th.
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour.
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
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First Presbyterian
1869 - 1872
* plants,
fruit
* Over the door.
First Presbyterian Church.
Southeast corner, 21st and Walnut.
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour.
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building
+First Presbyterian Church
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Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church
1874 (from cornerstone)
* small
heads
* Spruce Street entrances.
Trinity Memorial.
South side of Spruce, West of 22nd.
* On the Fitler Square tour.
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+Trinity Center for Urban Life
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Saint James
1887 (year of building)
* Statue of Saint James
* standing person,
staff
* Carved for the building in Italy. Behind mesh that isn't visible from the street but partially obscures the picture.
* Niche above the entrance arch.
St. Agatha - St. James Church.
Southeast corner, 38th and Chestnut.
* On the Avenue of Technology tour.
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Saint James page
+St. Agatha - St. James Church
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Quaker City National Bank Entrance
1888 - 1892
* heads
* This appears to be only 1/3 of the original building.
* Entrance.
North side of Chestnut between 7th and 8th.
* On the Center City East tour.
* Exhibits: Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
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Drexel University Main Building Entrance
1890 - 1891
* Busts of Aesculapius,
Johann Sebastian Bach,
Christopher Columbus,
Michael Faraday,
Galileo,
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,
Alexander von Humboldt,
Thomas Jefferson,
Michelangelo,
Moses,
Isaac Newton,
Raphael,
William Shakespeare
and
William of Sens
* small
heads,
standing
angel
* These busts in niches go all the way around the inside of the arch, including two that are looking straight down. Moses and Aesculapius are on either side of the angel on the front.
* Entrance.
Main Building, Drexel University.
North side of Chestnut, just East of the 32nd Street walkway.
* On the Avenue of Technology tour.
* Exhibits: Religious,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphia buildings.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's Aesculapius page
+wikipedia.org's Johann Sebastian Bach page
+wikipedia.org's Christopher Columbus page
+ideafinder.com's Michael Faraday page
+The Galileo Project @ Rice University
+wikipedia.org's Goethe page
+wikipedia.org's Alexander von Humboldt page
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Jefferson page
+wikipedia.org's Michelangelo page
+wikipedia.org's Isaac Newton page
+wikipedia.org's Raphael page
+wikipedia.org's William Shakespeare page
+biography of William of Sens
+Drexel University
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Outstretched Cherub
Frank Miles Day,
1892
* small
standing person,
plants
* Above the entrance.
North side of Locust, West of 12th.
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour.
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+upenn.edu archives Frank Miles Day entry
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Wistar Institute Entrance
1894
* reclining people,
book and quill,
owl
* Entrance.
Wistar Institute.
West side of 36th between Spruce and Locust.
* On the Penn Campus tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+Wistar Institute
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First Baptist
1899
* dove,
olive branch,
hand
* Over the door.
First Baptist.
Southeast corner 17th and Sansom.
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour.
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+First Baptist Church of Philadelphia
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University Museum Entrance
Alexander Stirling Calder,
1899 (also listed as c. 1920 and 1931)
* insignia,
birds,
horizontal and seated people
* Over the door.
Through the lower (East) courtyard of the Penn Museum.
South side of South Street, East of 33rd.
* On the Penn Campus tour.
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Stirling Calder page
+Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology
+information about the history of the building
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Mother Bethel Plaque
1901
* Bas-relief bust of Richard Allen
* small
head
* inscription:
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Founded on this site 1787
by
Richard Allen
(a former slave)
This ground purchased by Richard Allen for a church is the oldest
parcel of real estate owned continuously by negroes in the United
States. This congregation is the world's oldest African Methodist
Episcopal Church congregretation.
The first church (1787) was an abandoned blacksmith shop, hauled
to this place by the teams of Richard Allen who was elected a Bishop
in 1810.
"We all went out of the church (Old St. George's Methodist Church)
in a body" and "they were no more plagued with us in their church."
-Richard Allen
May our God continue to bless Mother Bethel and all her children
now scattered throughout the world bringing faith and hope to
millions of weary souls.
Ring the bells of freedom throughout the world
"Rise, shine, give God the glory for the year of jubilee."
October 1901 [could be 1961]
* Near the entrance.
Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Northeast corner 6th and Lombard.
* On the Lombard-South tour.
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Richard Allen page
+Mother Bethel AME Church
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Horned Face
1914
* small
head
* Entrance.
North side of Locust Walk just East of 36th.
* On the Penn Campus tour.
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The Rob Morris Entrance
1914
* small
heads,
plants
* Entrance.
North side of Arch Street, just West of 17th.
* On the Parkway tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
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Saint Mark's Entrance
Samuel Yellin,
1923
* Statue of Jesus
* people
standing
* inscription:
Come unto me all that are heavy laden and I will give you rest.
* Entrance.
Saint Mark's Church.
North side of Locust between 16th and 17th.
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour.
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for this building.
+philadelphiabuildings.orgs's Samuel Yellin page
+Samuel Yellin Metal Workers
+Saint Mark's Church
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Conwell Hall Gargoyles
1924 (building date)
* small
seated people
wearing hats
* Both sides of the door.
East side of Broad, North of Montgomery.
* On the Temple Campus tour.
* Exhibits: Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+Gerry Wilkinson's history page with Conwell Hall information
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Public Ledger Building Entrance
1924 (somewhat suspect)
* reclining people
* Entrance.
West side of 6th, South of Chestnut.
* On the Independence Mall tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuilding.org's page for the building
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Firefighter Gargoyles
1925 (from cornerstone)
* small
crouching people
wearing hats and helmets,
firefighting equipment
* Was on the Southwest corner, Juniper and Race. Removed from the building 2008 prior to demolition for Convention Center expansion.
* Entrance.
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters,
Missing,
Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+Max Buten's page for this piece
+Gargoyle Hunter page for this piece
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Athena and Cherubs
1927
* relief bust of Athena
* small
cherubs,
head,
helmet
* Way over the entrance.
East side of 15th, South of Locust.
* Exhibits: New
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Athena page
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Congregation Rodeph Shalom
D'Ascenzo Studios,
1927
* scroll and tablet,
cats,
birds
* Entrance.
Congregation Rodeph Shalom.
East side of Broad Street at Green.
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+Congregation Rodeph Shalom
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Art Museum Cherub
1928
* small
upright
winged person
* Over the back door.
Art Museum.
Art Museum Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* On the Museum Grounds tour.
* Exhibits: Religious,
Unidentified
* See also:
+Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Art Museum Student Entrance Face
1928
* face,
crown
* Above the student entrance.
Art Museum.
Art Museum Drive at the Spring Garden Bridge.
* On the Museum Grounds tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+Philadelphia Museum of Art
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Carnell Hall
1928
* small
heads
* Both sides of the door.
East side of Broad, North of Montgomery.
* On the Temple Campus tour.
* Exhibits: Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+Gerry Wilkinson's Carnell Hall page
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Fidelity Bank Building
1928
* reclining people
* Entrance.
East side of Broad between Sansom and Walnut.
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
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First National Bank Building Entrance
1928 (original building date)
* small
seated people,
birds
* Entrance.
Southwest corner, 15th and Walnut.
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
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Navy Ships
1928 (completion of building)
* small
ships,
anchor,
eagle
* The building was originally the Navy Central YMCA Annex. Around the entrance are subtle relief carvings of Navy ships including the Hornet, the Constitution, the Enterprise, the Bon Homme Richard, the Kearsarge, and the Olympia.
* Entrance.
East side of 15th, North of Arch.
* On the Franklin Town tour.
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
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N.W. Ayer Building Doors
J. Wallace Kelly,
Raphael Sabatini,
1929
* small
abstract,
partial people
* Doors.
210 West Washington Square (West side of 7th, South of Walnut).
* On the Washington Square tour.
* See also:
+michenermuseum.org's J. Wallace Kelly Page
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Rodin Museum Entrance
1929 (year of building)
* seated and reclining
people
(cherubs,
unfinished headless person),
head scarf,
scales and other tools,
plants,
musical instrument
* Entrance.
Rodin Museum.
Northeast corner, 22nd and the Parkway.
* On the Parkway tour.
* See also:
+Rodin Museum
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Suburban Station Clock
1930
* clock,
sign
* Best observed from the East side of 16th
* 16th Street entrance.
Suburban Station.
West side of 16th, North of JFK.
* On the City Hall tour.
* See also:
+artistic views of the clock at tracyelizabethsmith.com
+wikipedia.org's Suburban Station page
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Curtis Hall, Thomas Jefferson University
1931
* standing people,
medical instruments,
plants,
lions,
birds,
various medical symbols
* Entrance.
Curtis Hall, Thomas Jefferson University.
North side of Walnut between 10th and 11th.
* On the Center City East tour.
* Exhibits: Medical
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+Thomas Jefferson University
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Eagle
1933
* eagle
* Over the entrance.
30th Street Post Office.
Southwest corner, 29th and Market.
* On the Avenue of Technology tour.
* Exhibits: Unidentified
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The Alchemist
Donald De Lue,
1940
* seated person,
furniture,
headgear,
alchemy equipment
* Above the entrance.
Chemistry Laboratories Cret Wing.
North side of Spruce, West of 33rd.
* On the Penn Campus tour.
* See also:
+sculptor.org's Donald De Lue page
+wikipedia.org's Donald De Lue page
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Powel Elementary School Mosaics
1961 (year of building)
* abstract
* Entrance.
Samuel Powel Elementary School.
Northeast Corner, 36th and Powelton.
* See also:
+Samuel Powel Elementary School
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Horses Drawing Fire Engine
John Godfrey,
1964
* small
horses,
fire engine
* Entrance.
Fire station, South side of Market between 21st and 22nd.
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
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City Seal
Dexter Jones,
1966
* big
seal of the city,
standing people,
ship,
plow,
scroll,
food
* Entrance.
Municipal Services Building.
North side of JFK between Broad and 15th.
* On the City Hall tour.
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Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
1966 (date of building, mosaics are later)
* Mosaics of Jesus
and
Pope John Paul II
* partial people,
keys
and other symbols
* inscription:
His Holiness
Pope John Paul II
Visited this Cathedral
4 October 1979
* Entrance.
Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
West side of Franklin between Brown and Poplar (Franklin is one block East of 8th).
* On the Northern Liberties tour.
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Pope John Paul II page
+Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral
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Dancing Children
Henry Mitchell,
1968
* small
people
dancing,
sitting,
hats,
bench,
baby carriage,
knitting needles,
dog
* Above the entrance.
Cobbs Creek Recreation Center.
West side of 63rd at Locust.
* Exhibits: New
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Saint Nicholas Church
1976
* Mosaic of Jesus
* big
standing
person from the waist up,
angels,
symbols
* Above the entrance..
24th and Poplar.
* Exhibits: Religious
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Score!
Gil Whitman,
1976
* two people,
one standing,
one kneeling,
hockey equipment
* Lower rear entrance.
Spectrum.
Broad and Pattision.
* On the South Broad tour.
* Exhibits: Athletic
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The Seed
Christopher T. Ray,
1976
* big
seed
* inscription:
Source: Deuteronomy 8:7-8:11
"...for the Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land..."
The Seed symbolizes the generation of
creative life in America, the Good Land
which has made us welcome. In its roots
exist the reminder of our origins and
traditions. In the leaves are the elements of
continuing growth. From the pod and its
emerging flowr comes the promise
of the future.
* Entrance.
National Museum of American Jewish History.
East Side of 5th Street, North of Market, along the walkway between 4th and 5th..
* On the Independence Mall tour.
* See also:
+chrisray.com
+National Museum of American Jewish History
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Amity
David Lee Brown,
1977
* abstract
* Entrance.
Gallery at Market East.
Northeast corner of 10th and Market.
* On the Center City East tour.
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Tree of Life
Gerd Utescher,
1977
* tree
* Entrance.
West side of 8th Street, South of Race.
* On the Convention District tour.
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National Shrine of Saint John Neumann Entrance Plaques
1979 (best guess based on 1979 commemoration)
* bas-relief busts of Pope John Paul II
and
John Nepomucene Neumann
* small
heads
* inscription:
left:
St. John N. Neumann
C. SS. R.
Fourth Bisop of Philadelphia
1852-1860
right:
Remberance of
the visit of
Pope John Paul II
to the National Shrine
of St. John Neumann
October 4, 1979
* Either side of the entrance.
National Shrine of Saint John Neumann.
Southest corner 5th and Girard.
* On the Northern Liberties tour.
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Pope John Paul II page
+wikipedia.org's John Nepomucene Neumann page
+The National Shrine of Saint John Neumann
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Bird
Joseph J. Greenberg, Jr.,
1980 (date of building)
* big
bird
* Entrance.
Sheraton Center City.
Between 16th and 17th on the North side of the hotel, which is on the Northeast corner of 17th and Race.
* On the Franklin Town tour.
* See also:
+Sheraton Center City (emporis.com entry)
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Woman Looking Through a Window
George Segal,
1980
* small
standing person,
window
* Building entrance overhang.
South side of Chestnut between 6th and 7th.
* On the Independence Mall tour.
* See also:
+Joey Blue's picture of this piece
+segalfoundation.org
+wikipedia.org's George Segal page
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Gate
Greg Leavitt,
Lydia Leavitt,
1982
* plant forms
* This is listed elsewhere simply as "Gate," though it doesn't appear to currently function as one.
* Either side of the entrance.
Marian Anderson Recreation Center.
West side of 17th, South of Fitzwater.
* See also:
+gregleavitt.com
+Marian Anderson Recreation Center
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Stack of Checkers
Charles Fahlen,
1983
* big
checkers
* Building entrance overhang.
Senior citizen center, West side of Passyunk North of Dickinson.
* On the South Philly tour.
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Charles Fahlen page
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Allow Me
J. Seward Johnson, Jr.,
1984 (approximate)
* small
standing person,
umbrella
* Originally at the Northeast corner of 17th and Locust. The first picture is from the original location.
* Entrance.
Prince Music Theater.
South side of Chestnut between Broad and 15th.
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour.
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+sewardjohnson.com
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Light Fixtures
Gerald Allen,
Kent Bloomer,
1984
* abstract
flower-like
light fixtures
* Entrance.
South side of Locust, West of 7th.
* On the Washington Square tour.
* See also:
+bloomerstudio.com
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Lamps
Joel Schwartz,
1986
* abstract
light fixtures
* Entrance.
Southwest corner 11th and Spruce.
* See also:
+schwartzforge.com
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Refractive Light Spine
James Carpenter,
1988 - 1989
* big
* Over the entrance.
Southwest corner, 36th and Market.
* On the Avenue of Technology tour.
* See also:
+James Carpenter Design Associates, Inc.
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Video Arbor
Nam June Paik,
1990
* real plants,
abstract video and images
* Entrance.
East side of Franklin Town Blvd. between Wood and Callowhill (one block North of 17th and Vine).
* On the Franklin Town tour.
* See also:
+paikstudios.com
+wikipedia.org's Nam June Paik page
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Hard Rock Cafe Guitar
1998
* big
guitar
sign
* Above the entrance.
Northeast corner, 12th and Market.
* On the Center City East tour.
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Eight Figures
Arlene Love,
2001 (approximate installation; 1980, approximate completion)
* standing
people
* Over the Spruce Street entrance.
Kimmel Center.
South side of Spruce, West of Broad.
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour.
* See also:
+artist's picture of this piece
+arlenelove.com
+Kimmel Center
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Wave Forms
Dennis Oppenheim,
2007
* big
bells,
arch
* Housing complex entrance.
Northwest corner, 34th and Chestnut.
* On the Avenue of Technology tour.
* See also:
+article about this piece from uclandlord.com
+Dennis Oppenheim's site on earthlink
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