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Mermaids, Satyrs, Pans, Fauns, and Centaurs


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

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







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






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

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


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