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Swann Memorial Fountain Swann Memorial Fountain Alexander Stirling Calder, 1924 * Memorial to Dr. Wilson Cary Swann * big reclining people, swans, frogs, turtles, fountain * Consists of three large pieces representing the Delaware, the Schuylkill and the Wissahickon, plus frogs and turtles. The fountain is on during the summer and is visible from both ends of the Parkway. * Center of the circle Logan Square. 19th and the Parkway. * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: Favorites, New * See also: +Joey Blue's picture of one of the turtles. +wikipedia.org's page for this piece +phillyhistory.org 1931 picture of this piece +Max Buten's picture of one of the turtles +wikipedia.org's Alexander Stirling Calder page +wikipedia.org's Logan Circle page Titles Artists Years People Landmarks Architecture Size Content Tours Exhibits All Resources Technical Contact Thanks RSS Home Search The pictures on this site (but not the artworks in the pictures) are Copyright 1998-2010 Chris Purdom, unless otherwise noted, and are not to be used for commercial purposes, but are free for non-commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given. Information about artists, dates, titles and subjects was gathered from a variety of sources, including those listed on the resources page, plus personal inspection of the pieces and, in some cases, email or telephone conversations with the artists, representatives of the artists, representatives of the artists' estates, or personnel at the organizations that purchased or approved the purchase of the pieces. Chris Purdom believes that the information provided is as accurate as he can make it, but claims no ownership of facts. Please contact Chris with corrections, additions, and/or technical difficulties