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Mermaids, Satyrs, Pans, Fauns, and Centaurs
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Drunken Satyr * reclining person (satyr) * Barely visible through the gate on the South side of the Hill Physick Keith House. North side of Delancey, East of 4th. * 39.944300,-75.148100 [map] * On the Society Hill tour. * See also: +ushistory.org entry for the Hill Physick Keith House |
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Pompeian Dancing Satyr 1904 * standing person (satyr) * Listed as a reproduction, no artist * Upper (West) courtyard. Penn Museum. South side of South, just East of 33rd. * 39.949690,-75.191610 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology +information about the history of the building |
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Drexel Building 1928 * zodiac signs and symbols, ram, meregoat, bull, winged people sitting and kneeling, crab and fish, lion, musical instrument, scales, scorpion, centaur, weapons, jug, water, headgear, eagle * inscription: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces * Whole Building. Northeast corner, 15th and Walnut. * 39.949625,-75.165850 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building |
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N.W. Ayer Building Doors J. Wallace Kelly, Raphael Sabatini, 1929 * small seated people, standing people, partial people, groups of people, furniture, sun, swords, books, publishing equipment, implications of building interiors, zodiac signs, ram, crab, centaur * Doors. 210 West Washington Square (West side of 7th, South of Walnut). * 39.947250,-75.153400 [map] * On the Washington Square tour. * See also: +michenermuseum.org's J. Wallace Kelly Page |
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Pan with Sundial Beatrice Fenton, 1938 * In memory of William Stansfield * small kneeling person (pan), pipes, plants, sundial * inscription: Such harmony is in immortal souls. In loving memory of William Stansfield, FRCO FACO MUS R-PA. Tribute from his loving wife. * East of the main entrance of the Penn Library. Woodland Walk, West of 34th. * 39.952385,-75.193500 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +askart.com's Beatrice Fenton page |
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Riverwalk Andrew Liecester, 1990 * heads, standing people, horses, fish, mermaids * Most of this piece has disappeared. Only the part in the first picture with the small human heads remains. * Pier 3, North of Market and Penn's Landing. * 39.950125,-75.140500 [map] * On the Penn's Landing tour. * Exhibits: Missing |

































