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Parts of People
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24th and Poplar Mosaic Isaiah Zagar * abstract partial people, pair of people, fish * inscription: This is the day the lord hath made * Wall. Southeast corner, 24th and Poplar. * 39.972175,-75.175850 [map] * On the Fairmount tour. * Exhibits: New, Religious * See also: +philadelphiasmagicgardens.org |
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Benjamin Franklin * Portrait of Benjamin Franklin * big head * Originally part of a Franklin Court Motor Lodge sign on the Northeast corner of 22nd and Pennsylvania/Hamilton. Franklin's head outlived the rest of the sign by over ten years, but not the demolition of the building in June, 2008. * Wall. * Exhibits: Missing, Unidentified * See also: +The Electric Franklin |
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Brigadier General Smedley D. Butler * Bas-relief bust of Smedley D. Butler * small head and upper torso * inscription: United States Marine Corps Director of Public Safety Philadelphia January 7, 1924 December 23, 1925 He enforced the law impartially He defended it courageously He proved incorruptible * Interior. North Pavilion of City Hall. South side of JFK at Broad. * 39.952950,-75.163500 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * Exhibits: War * See also: +wikipedia.org's Smedley Butler page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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Fence Greg Leavitt * standing people, sitting person, partial person, sports and playground equipment, water * Fence. Cohocksink Recreation Center. Southeast side of Cedar St. at East Cambria. * 39.984300,-75.112775 [map] * On the Port Richmond tour. * See also: +gregleavitt.com +The Recreation Department Cohocksink Recreation Center page |
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Hawthorne Hall * standing person, partial person, crown, birds, plants * On the walls. Lancaster and Hamilton. * 39.961450,-75.198875 [map] * Exhibits: Unidentified * See also: +Max Buten's picture of this piece +Jim Frizzell's Hawthorne Hall page |
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Last Resting Place of Benjamin Franklin * Memorial to Benjamin Franklin * small head * inscription: The last resting place of Benjamin Franklin, 1706-1790 "Venerated for benevolence, admired for talent, esteemed for patriotism, beloved for philanthropy" -Washington "The sage whom two worlds claimed as their own." -Mirabeua "He tore from the skies the lightning and from tyrants the sceptre" -Turgot * Fencepost. South side of Arch, just East of 5th. * 39.952450,-75.148250 [map] * On the Independence Mall tour. * See also: +findagrave.com's Benjamin Franklin page +The Electric Franklin |
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Lion and People Heads * parts of people, cats * Walls. South side of Chestnut between 7th and 8th. * 39.949475,-75.153325 [map] * On the Independence Mall tour. |
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Morgan's Jazz Night Club Sign * partial standing people, musical instruments, sign * Front wall. North side of Price, just East of Germantown. * 40.037125,-75.175150 [map] * On the Germantown Avenue tour. * Exhibits: Unidentified, African American |
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Patrick Ward Memorial Park * In memory of Hugo T. Caroselli, David F. Jones, Joe L. Kelly Sr., Joseph E. Shubiak and Patrick E. Ward * actual US and POW flags, keystone, headshot, hat * Many of the names are initials or nicknames. I've called out here the names that were most obvious and complete. * inscription: In memory of Sp./4 Patrick E. Ward Killed in Vietnam Aug. 22, 1968 And to all the men and women of the neighborhood who gave their today for our tomorrow Hugo "Hugie" T. Caroselli 1920-2010 The Mayor of 24th and Aspen Hugo proudly served as a Staff Sergent in the US Army Air Corps during WWII. Hugo was a founder and dedicated overseer of Patrick Ward Memorial Park Hugo will always be remembered for his generosity, wisdom, wit, and especially for his kindness. Hugo's undying commitment to his wife Anna, his family, his community, his church and his country made him a hero to any who knew him. Hugie will always live in our hearts. PFC David F. Jones Serial Number 33583089 Company A 32nd Infantry Regiment U.S. Army Korea Born Jan. 5, 1923 Died Dec. 2, 1948 David F. Jones, 771 N. 24th St., Phila. PA (1941 to 1943) served our country during World War II and Korea. David served in the China-India-Burma Campaign during WWII (1943 to 1946) then served in Korea 1948 where he was one of the first Americans killed Dec. 2, 1948 Sp 4 Joseph E. Shubiak 1947-1967 in memory of Joe L. Kelly Sr. Born March 11, 1929 Died August 5, 2001 Served in US Army June 10, 1951 to June 14, 1953. Served as commander St. Francis Xavier C.W.V. Post 1020 for 32 years. A loving husband and father. Helped maintain Ward Park. Always worked for Fairmount. Sadly he will be missed. * Northwest corner, 24th and Aspen. * 39.968800,-75.176900 [map] * On the Fairmount tour. * Exhibits: New, War |
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Pennsylvania Railroad Memorial Plaques * Memorials to William Wallace Atterbury, George Gibbs and John Edgar Thomson * small heads, trains * inscription: 1866-1935 William Wallace Atterbury Tenth President of The Pennsylvania Railroad Director General of Transportation of American Expeditionary Forces - World War I. Friend of Labor - Pioneer in collective bargaining Servant of the American people in war and peace With courage and foresight he introduced electrification in to the railroad's system 1861 - 1940 George Gibbs Consulting Engineer Whose vision and tenacity of purpose led to the development of the Pennsylvania Railroad's articulated electric locomotive class GG1 placed in operation 1934 and contributed so much to the advancement of the art of electric railroad transportation 1808 - 1874 J. Edgar Thomson Father of the Pennsylvania Railroad First Chief Engineer - Third President He planned the railroad's present system He left his fortune in trust for the education and maintenance of female orphans of railway employees whose fathers may have been killed in the discharge of their duties * Interior. North waiting area 30th Street Station. Northeast corner, 30th and Market. * 39.955975,-75.181950 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's William Wallace Atterbury page +wikipedia.org's John Edgar Thomson page +wikipedia.org's 30th Street Station page |
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Unidentified * heads * Wall. Northeast corner of Vernon Park. West side of Germantown, North of Chelten. * On the Germantown Avenue tour. * Exhibits: Unidentified * See also: +ushistory.org's Vernon Park tour page |
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Unidentified Heads * small heads * Low on the wall. South side of Locust, West of 20th. * 39.949400,-75.174625 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles, Unidentified |
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William Penn's Prayer for Philadelphia 1684 * relief bust of, and quote from, William Penn * small head * inscription: "And thou, Philadelphia, the virgin settlement of this province - named before thou were born - what love, what care, what service and what travail there have been to bring thee forth and to preserve thee from such as would abuse and defile thee. Oh that thou mayest be kept from the evil that would overwhelm thee; that faithful to the God of thy mercies, in the life of righteousness, thou mayest be preserved to the end. My soul prays to God for thee that thou mayest stand in the day of trial, that thy children may be blest and thy people saved by his power." Erected by the Colonial Dames of America Chapter II Philadelphia Elise Willing Balch Memorial Fund * Wall. South side of the East pavilion near the courtyard, City Hall. Market at Juniper. * 39.952325,-75.163175 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's William Penn page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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Union Baptist Church Gargoyles 1832 (cornerstone) * Symbols of Jesus, Saint John, Saint Mark and Saint Matthew * small kneeling and partial angels, torches, winged bulls, winged lions, crosses, crowns, birds, musical instruments, books * Walls. Union Baptist Church. South side of Fitzwater, West of 19th. * 39.942775,-75.174475 [map] * On the Fitler Square tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles |
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Graff Memorial 1848 (restored 2006) * In memory of Frederick Graff * small gazebo, bust * The bust in the second picture was added after the first picture was taken. * inscription: To the memory of Frederick Graff, who designed and executed the Fairmount Water Works. Erected by the City Councils of Philadelphia, June 1, 1848 * In the garden of the Water Works. Along the Schuylkill Banks, near the Spring Garden Bridge. * 39.965625,-75.183250 [map] * On the Museum Grounds tour. * See also: +phillyhistory.org 1933 picture of this piece +Frederick Graff bio from famousamericans.net +Fairmount Water Works |
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Saint Mark's Gargoyles 1851 * small heads with headgear * Walls. Saint Mark's Church. North side of Locust between 16th and 17th. * 39.948825,-75.168350 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +Saint Mark's Church |
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City Hall, East Pavilion Alexander Milne Calder, 1873 - 1893 * beaver, crane and owl, butterfly, plants, elephant head, dragon heads, City Hall tower, city seal, ship, plow and scales, scrolls, standing people, reclining people, heads, headgear * Part of the whole building's art. East entrance City Hall. Market at Juniper. * 39.952300,-75.162800 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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City Hall, North Pavilion Alexander Milne Calder, 1873 - 1893 * people sitting, people standing, partial people, groups of people, horse head, seal of the city, ship, plow, cattle head, bear head, lion or tiger head, elephant head * This pavilion was the first of the four to be cleaned and lit. Standing in this one small portion of the building you can sense the incredible amount of work that went into the building's sculpture. * Part of the whole building's art. North entrance City Hall. South side of JFK at Broad. * 39.953000,-75.163400 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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City Hall, South Pavilion Alexander Milne Calder, 1873 - 1893 * standing people, sitting people, heads, birds, dragons, book and scrolls, staff, cats, seal of Pennsylvania, horses, ship, plow, plants, bison head, squirrel, headgear * Part of the whole building's art. City Hall. North side of S. Penn Square at Broad. * 39.951825,-75.163650 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church 1874 (from cornerstone) * small heads, headgear * Walls. Trinity Memorial. Southwest corner, 22nd and Spruce. * 39.948550,-75.177975 [map] * On the Fitler Square tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles, Unidentified * See also: +Trinity Center for Urban Life |
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Catholic Total Abstinence Union Fountain Herman Kirn, 1876 * Five statues and six carved portraits of John Barry, Charles Carroll, John Carroll, Comte de Grasse, Tadeusz Kosciuszko, Marquis de Lafayette, Theobald Matthew, George Gordon Meade, Moses, Orono and Casimir Pulaski * big standing people, heads, tablet, rocks lion heads * There is a blank portrait oval labeled Moylan on the West side. * inscription: John Barry First Commodore of the United States Navy Born in 1745 in Wexford Co. Ireland Died September 13, 1803 at Philadelphia During the Revolutionary War he distinguished himself greatly. He filled the various commands entrusted to him with skill and gallantry. When unable to fight on the ocean he obtained command of a company of volunteers and fought against the enemy on land. Among his exploits was the capture upon May 28, 1781 of two English vessels, the Atalanta and Trespasa, after a hotly contested action with his own ship the Alliance. In January 1776 he commanded the brig Lexington, the first regular cruiser that got to sea under the authority of the Continental Congress and the vessel that first carried the American flag upon the ocean. Charles Carroll of Carrollton Signer of the Declaration Independence Born September 20, 1737 at Annapolis, Maryland Died November 14, 1832 at Baltimore, Maryland To obtain religious as well as civil liberty I entered zealously into the revolution. God grant that this religious liberty may be preserved in these states to the end of time. -Charles Carroll "Your soldiers will be masters of the spot only on which they encamp. They will find naught but enemies before and around them. If we are beaten on the plains, we will retreat to our mountains. and defy them." "We have made up our minds to abide the issue of the approaching struggle and though much blood may be spilt we have no doubt of our ultimate success." -Charles Carroll Rev. John Carroll A commissioner of the Continental Congress Born Jan. 8, 1735 at Upper Marlboro, Md. Died Dec. 3 1815 at Baltimore, Md "The Archbishop's patriotism was as decided as his piety. He loved Republicanism. He had joined with heart and judgement in the Revolution and retained without abatement of confidence or favor the cardinal sympathies upon which he then acted." Address of Robert Walsh May these United States flourish in pure and undefiled religion, in morality, peace, union, and liberty, and the enjoyment of their excellent Constitution, so long as respect, honor and veneration shall gather around the name of Washington. That is whilst there shall be any surviving record of human events." John Carroll Father Matthew The Apostle of Temperance Born Oct. 10, 1790 in Tipperary Co. Ireland Died Dec. 8, 1856 in Cork Co. Ireland How Congress Honored Him Upon December 19th 1849 Rev. Theobald Matthew was by a special resolution invited to a privileged seat upon the floor of the House of Representatives. Upon December 20th 1849 The Senate Accorded to him a similar privilege - an honor which previous to that time had been conferred on Lafayette only. That resolution is an homage to humanity, to philanthropy, to virtue Henry Clay This illustrious benefactor of the human race and our own country Wm. H. Seward He comes among us on a mission of benevolence - it is a noble mission and well he is fulfilling it. Lewis Gass He comes here upon a great mission which commands the admiration and sympathy of all men. Stephen A. Douglas There is love, purity and fidelity inscribed upon the banner that he bears. Sam Houston * Avenue of the Republic and States Street. * 39.982400,-75.219650 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +Pictures of this piece from the Philadelphia Archdiocese Historical Research Center +National Gallery of Art page for this piece +ushistory.org's Commodore Barry page +ushistory.org's Charles Carroll page +wikipedia.org's John Carroll page +wikipedia.org's Comte de Grasse page +wikipedia.org's Tadeusz Kosciuszko page +wikipedia.org's Marquis de Lafayette page +wikipedia.org's Theobald Matthew page +wikipedia.org's George Meade page +history of the Penobscot Indians +wikipedia.org's Casimir Pulaski page |
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The Gates of Hell Auguste Rodin, 1880 - 1917 * groups of people, partial, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, and horizontal, furniture, rocks * Entrance. Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd. * 39.961850,-75.174050 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: New, Religious * See also: +bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page +Rodin Museum |
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Orestes and Pylades Fountain Carl Johann Steinhauser, 1884 * Statue of Diana, Orestes and Pylades * group of people, two sitting (Orestes and Pylades), one head (Diana), sword * Resevoir Drive. West side of 33rd at Oxford. * 39.981300,-75.189250 [map] * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +Explanation from online-mythology.com +wikipedia.org's Diana page +wikipedia.org's Orestes page |
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Tabernacle United Church 1884 - 1886 * Symbols of and references to Jesus, Saint John, Saint Luke and Saint Mark * lizard, plants, partial cherubs and angels, winged lion, winged ox, eagle, sun, candle, fire * inscription: North Entrance: I am the door. tower: My Goodness and My fortress. My High Tower and My Deliver. He in whom I trust. East Entrance: We have seen his star in the East and are come to worship him. shields: He is risen. Lampades multae, una lux. Christus Exaltus Salvator. Lux lucet in tenebris Nec tamen consumebatur. * North and East sides. Tabernacle United Church. Southwest corner, 37th and Chestnut. * 39.954500,-75.196800 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building +Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building +Tabernacle United Church |
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Fleisher Medallion 1886 (year of building) * Representation of Jesus and Mary * small people standing, partial people, winged cherubs, headgear, plants * Wall. Fleisher Art Memorial. North side of Catherine between 7th and 8th. * 39.939090,-75.155225 [map] * On the South Philly tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +Fleisher Art Memorial |
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Quaker City National Bank Entrance 1888 - 1892 * heads, headgear * This appears to be only 1/3 of the original building. * Entrance. North side of Chestnut between 7th and 8th. * 39.949570,-75.153120 [map] * On the Independence Mall tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles, Unidentified * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building |
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St. Anthony Club Cherubs Wilson Eyre, 1888 * small partial, horizontal cherubs * Wall. West side of 22nd, North of Chestnut. * 39.952900,-75.177050 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: New, Religious * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry +The Wilson Eyre Collection at upenn.edu |
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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. * 39.953850,-75.187000 [map] * 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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Franz Schubert Henry Baerer, 1891 * Bust of Franz Schubert * head, people standing, cherubs, musical instruments, plants * inscription: Grand Prize awarded to the German Singers of Philadelphia Newark, N.J. 4-8ten Juli 1891 * In the middle of the East end loop of the Horticulture Center. Horticulture Drive, East of Belmont. * 39.983550,-75.209125 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: New * See also: +Max Buten's picture of this piece +askart.com's Henry Baerer page +wikipedia.org's Franz Schubert page |
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Penn Quad Gargoyles 1894 - 1911 * small crouching and horizontal people, heads, headgear, squirrel, seahorse, donkeys, frogs, dragon, balls, shields, books, food, staff, musical instruments * Walls. Penn Quad. South side of Spruce from 36th to 38th. * 39.950875,-75.197400 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the Quad |
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James A. Garfield Monument Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1895 * Monument to James A. Garfield * standing person, head, eagle, olive branch, sword and shield * inscription: E. Plurbius Unum MDCCCXXXI MDCCCLXXXI James Abram Garfield President of the United States MDCCCLXXXI * Other side of Kelly Drive, near the Girard Avenue Bridge. * 39.973900,-75.190550 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * See also: +Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site +wikipedia.org's James A. Garfield page |
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Witherspoon Building 1895 - 1897 * References to and representations of Albert Barnes, Charles Hodge, Jesus, Saint John, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Matthew and John Witherspoon * small lion, birds, ox, plants, books, winged person, groups of people, standing people, reclining people, heads and eyes, fire, scales, headgear, anchor, cup, furniture, various religious symbols * A group of figures from the building are now in the courtyard of the Presbyterian Historical Society * West side of Juniper between Sansom and Walnut, and along the North side of Walnut West of Juniper. * 39.949250,-75.163200 [map] * On the Gayborhood tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles, Unidentified * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building +wikipedia.org Albert Barnes page +wikipedia.org's John Witherspoon page |
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Smith Memorial Arch Herbert Adams, George E. Bissell, Alexander Stirling Calder, Katherine M. Cohen, Moses Jacob Ezekiel, Daniel Chester French, Charles Grafly, Samuel Murray, Edward C. Potter, John Massey Rhind, Bessie O. Potter Vonnoh, John Quincy Adams Ward, James H. Windrim, 1897 - 1912 * Statues and busts of James A. Beaver, S.W. Crawford, Andrew Gregg Curtin, John A. B. Dahlgren, John B. Gest, Winfield Scott Hancock, John Hartranft, George B. McClellan, George Gordon Meade, David Dixon Porter, John Fulton Reynolds, Richard Smith and James H. Windrim * big arches, standing people, seated people, heads, horses, eagles, globe, weapons, hats * Despite the name, the memorial is actually not an arch at all, though it does include two arches. Sculptures on the memorial include Herbert Adams' statue of Richard Smith, who funded the memorial, and Samuel Murray's bust of James H. Windrim, who was the artist and architect of the memorial itself. Detail pictures of the individual pieces are in alphabetical order by subject. One of John Massey Rhind's eagles is pictured last. Dahlgren is listed elsewhere as "Dahlgreen." * Avenue of the Republic at 41st. * 39.977450,-75.206500 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: New, War * See also: +ushistory.org's page for this piece +philadelphiabuilding.org's page for this piece +wikipedia.org's page for this piece +wikipedia.org's Herbert Adams page +wikipedia.org's George E. Bissell page +wikipedia.org's Alexander Stirling Calder page +askart.com's Katherine M. Cohen page +jewishvirtuallibrary.org's Moses Jacob Ezekiel page +Chesterwood: home of Daniel Chester French +wikipedia.org's Charles Grafly page +wikipedia.org's Samuel Murray page +wikipedia.org's John Massey Rhind page +wikipedia.org Bessie O. Potter Vonnoh page +wikipedia.org John Quincy Adams Ward page +philadelphiabuildings.org's James H. Windrim page +PA Historical and Museum Commission's James Addams Beaver page +PA Historical and Museum Commission's Andrew Gregg Curtin page +biography of John A. B. Dahlgren from civilwarartillery.com +The W. S. Hancock Society +Petersburg National Battlefield John Hartranft page +wikipedia.org's George B. McClellan page +wikipedia.org's George Meade page +U.S. Navy's David Dixon Porter page +National Park Service's David Dixon Porter page +wikipedia.org's John F. Reynolds page |
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First Baptist 1899 * dove, olive branch, hand * Over the door. First Baptist. Southeast corner 17th and Sansom. * 39.950540,-75.168875 [map] * 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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Charles Lennig John J. Boyle, 1900 * Representation of Charles Lennig * head and upper torso * Southwest corner of College Hall. North of Spruce, West of 34th. * 39.951300,-75.194210 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * See also: +askart.com's John J. Boyle page |
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Broad Street Ministry Gargoyles 1901 * small faces, dragons * Whole building. Broad Street Ministry. East side of Broad between Spruce and Pine. * 39.946150,-75.164750 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building +Broad Street Ministry |
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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."
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."
* Near the entrance. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. East side of 6th, North of Lombard. * 39.943375,-75.151935 [map] * On the Lombard-South tour. * Exhibits: Religious, African American * See also: +wikipedia.org's Richard Allen page +Mother Bethel AME Church |
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Joseph Haydn Idusch and Son, 1906 (presented as an award) * Bust of Joseph Haydn * head * inscription: Grand Prize awarded to the United Singers of Philadelphia * Southeast corner of the East end loop of the Horticulture Center. Horticulture Drive, East of Belmont. * 39.983040,-75.208625 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: New * See also: +wikipedia.org's Joseph Haydn page |
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Guiseppe Verdi Ettore Ferrari, 1907 (installed) * Bust of Guiseppe Verdi * head, seated person, violin * At the intersection where Horticulture Drive splits near the Southeast corner of Horticulture Hall at the East end of the Horticulture Center. Horticulture Drive. East of Belmont.. * 39.983100,-75.209500 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: New * See also: +Max Buten's picture of this piece +wikipedia.org's Giuseppe Verdi page |
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church 1907 * Representations of Jesus, Joseph and Mary * people sitting, kneeling, standing, headgear, book, manger, furniture, staff, sheep, ox, heads, winged people * The Springfield side of the building was obscured by scaffolding when these pictures were taken in August, 2010. The church web site has pictures of the front doors. * inscription: The Word was made flesh * Whole building. St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Northeast corner, 47th and Springfield. * 39.947150,-75.215194 [map] * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +wikipedia.org's Saint Joseph page +St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church |
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Manufacturers Club 1911 * small partial winged people, fruit * South wall. Northwest corner, Broad and Walnut. * 39.949500,-75.164525 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building |
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Rittenhouse Square Fountain Paul Philippe Cret, 1913 * small head, turtles, insects, snail, otter?, fountain * Center of Rittenhouse Square. Southwest from 18th and Walnut. * 39.949290,-75.171740 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: Favorites * See also: +The Paul Philippe Cret Collection at upenn.edu +wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page |
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Horned Face 1914 * small head * Entrance. North side of Locust Walk just East of 36th. * 39.952025,-75.194660 [map] * 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. * 39.955125,-75.168200 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: Unidentified * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building |
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University Museum Fountain Alexander Stirling Calder, 1920 (approximate) * birds, face, fountain * Inside wall. Lower (East) courtyard of the Penn Museum. South side of South Street, East of 33rd. * 39.949440,-75.190805 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * See also: +phillyhistory.org 1959 picture of this piece +wikipedia.org's Alexander Stirling Calder page +Penn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology +information about the history of the building |
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J. William White R. Tait McKenzie, 1922 * Bas-relief bust of J. William White * small head * inscription: Surgeon Teacher Author Athlete 1850-1916 Leader in beautifying Rittenhouse Square 1913-1915 * Between the Southeast entrance and the center of Rittenhouse Square. West of 18th, South of Locust. * 39.949240,-75.171690 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: Medical * See also: +wikipedia.org's R. Tait McKenzie page +upenn.edu's Guide to the J. William White Papers (with biography) +Article about the J. William White Collection +wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page |
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St. Stephen Community House 1923 * Relief bust of Saint Stephen * head, cross, roses * Wall. St. Stephen's Church. Ludlow East of 10th (just North of 10th and Chestnut). * 39.950700,-75.156350 [map] * On the Jefferson Campus tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building +wikipedia.org's Saint Stephen page +ststephensphl.org +lanterntheater.org |
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Great Seals of Cities and States Paul Philippe Cret, Leon Hermant, 1926 * big Seals of Philadelphia and Pennsylvania, standing people, arm, scales and plow, ship, basket, fruit, scroll, horses, eagle * The Philadelphia and Pennsylvania seals are in Philadelphia. The Camden and New Jersey seals (not pictured) are in Camden. * Bridge anchorages. Ben Franklin Bridge. West of Columbus on Race and South of Vine on Water. * 39.954225,-75.140300 [map] * On the Penn's Landing tour. * See also: +The Paul Philippe Cret Collection at upenn.edu +wikipedia.org's Leon Hermant page +wikipedia.org's Benjamin Franklin Bridge page |
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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. * 39.948200,-75.166160 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Athena page |
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Barbelin Hall Gargoyles 1927 * including heads of Felix Barbelin, James Ryder and Burchard Villiger * small partial people, hats, cat, bat-like creature, books, saxaphone * the builder is John McShain, but there's no record of him being the gargoyle carver * All over the building. Saint Joseph's University. City Line, West of 54th. * 39.995250,-75.237950 [map] * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +Gargoyle Hunter page for this piece +sjuhawknews.com article about this piece with pictures +wikipedia.org's Felix Barbalin page +Saint Joseph's University |
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Gargoyles 1927 * small heads * Fire station wall. South corner, Foulkrod and Darrah. * 40.017000,-75.081340 [map] * Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters, Gargoyles |
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Art Museum North Faces 1928 * faces, crowns * There are two faces on the North side of the Museum. The first is over a large empty niche where Art Museum Drive meets 25th and Kelly. The next is over the service entrance just up the hill. * Walls. North side of the Art Museum. Art Museum Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge). * 39.966200,-75.180150 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: 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. * 39.965150,-75.182050 [map] * 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. * 39.980425,-75.157075 [map] * 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, heads, standing people, headgear, hammer, artists tools, quill and scroll, dragons, ship, weapons, lion, tree, donkey, sun, sundial * inscription: Libertas Americana, 4 Juil 1776 Non sine diis animosusinians 17 Oct. 1777 - 19 Oct. 1781 Fugio. 1787, Mind your business Value me as you please Masathusets * Whole building. East side of Broad between Sansom and Walnut. * 39.949675,-75.163925 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building |
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Silas Weir Mitchell R. Tait McKenzie, 1928 (also possibly 1915-1917) * Bas-relief bust of Silas Weir Mitchell * small head * I could not find a date on the piece itself. The building is listed as being built in 1928. The McKenzie catalog lists a Silas Weir Mitchell relief bust "1915, 1917" and it's not clear whether that's an indication of a range or two different pieces. * inscription: On this spot stood the house of S. Weir Mitchell Physician - Physiologist Poet - Man of Letters He taught us the use of rest for the nervous He created "Hugh Wynne" He pictured for us "The Red City" in which he lived and labored from 1829 until 1914 Erected by the Franklin Inn of which he was the first president * Wall. 1524 Walnut. * 39.949650,-75.167150 [map] * Exhibits: Medical * See also: +wikipedia.org's R. Tait McKenzie page +whonamedit.com's Silas Weir Mitchell page |
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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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Rodin Museum Fountain Paul Philippe Cret, 1929 * small head, fountain * In front of the Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd. * 39.961750,-75.174150 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: New * See also: +The Paul Philippe Cret Collection at upenn.edu +Rodin Museum |
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Rodin Museum Gateway 1929 (year of building) * seated and reclining people (cherubs, unfinished headless person), head scarf, scales and other tools, plants, musical instrument * inscription: This architectural fragment is a reproduction of parts of the old Chateau Dissy re-erected by Auguste Rodin at Meudon, France near the studio where most of his work was done. This replica of the Rodin Memorial at Meudon was chosen by Jules E. Mastbaum for the gateway to the Museum. * Entrance. Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd. * 39.961600,-75.174400 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * See also: +Rodin Museum |
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Girard Trust Building 1931 * relief busts of Stephen Girard * big head, ships, lion head * inscription: Girard Trust Company, Incorporated 1836 * North and East sides. Ritz Carlton. West side of Broad, North of Chestnut. * 39.951150,-75.164100 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building +ushistory.org's Stephen Girard page |
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Mitten Hall 1931 * standing, sitting and horizontal, partial people, musical instruments, sun, moon and stars, telescope, flying horse, castle, symbols * Pictures have been significantly color altered to show detail. Owls carved at the corners and reliefs on the South wall are not yet pictured. * West wall. East side of Broad, South of Norris. * 39.981900,-75.156900 [map] * On the Temple Campus tour. * Exhibits: Athletic * See also: +Gerry Wilkinson's Mitten Hall page |
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Saint John Chrysostom 1931 * standing angel, heads * inscription: Gloria In Excelcis Deo * Whole building. Saint John Chrysostom. East side of 17th, South of Vine. * 39.957850,-75.167300 [map] * On the Franklin Town tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +Gargoyle Hunter page for the building |
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Market Street Bridge Carvings 1932 * small lion heads, human heads, stylized bridges * Bridge columns and arches. Market Street Bridge. Market Street, East of 29th to West of 24th. * 39.954500,-75.180450 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. |
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Treasury Building 1932 * people sitting and kneeling, face, farming, navigation, and artist tools, ship, buildings, rope, ox and bison, staff, food, birds, globe, plants, dolphin border * Whole building. South side of Chestnut, West of 2nd. * 39.948300,-75.144185 [map] * On the Penn's Landing tour. * Exhibits: Unidentified * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building |
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General George G. Meade Public School Irwin T. Catharine, 1936 * School named for George Gordon Meade * partial standing people, lamps * East entrance. Gen. George G. Meade School. West side of 18th, North of Oxford. * 39.978350,-75.164650 [map] * On the Temple Southwest tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org Irwin T. Catharine page +wikipedia.org's George Meade page +wikipedia.org George Meade School page |
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Thomas Sovereign Gates Evelyn Beatrice Longman Batchelder, 1941 * Bust of Thomas Sovereign Gates * small head * inscription: 1873-1948 University of Pennsylvania Alumnus Class of 1893 * Niche in the wall. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. South side of Spruce, West of 34th, in the bushes. * See also: +Bushnell Park Spanish American War Memorial, Hartford, CT +Penn Archives Thomas Sovereign Gates page |
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Schuylkill Navy War Memorial 1950 * small Schuylkill Navy logo, seahorses, oars, hand, triton * inscription: This Grandstand is dedicated to the memory of oarsmen who made the supreme sacrifice. World War I, World War II. Erected by the Schuylkill Navy, July 4, 1950 * Wall. Reviewing Stands. River side of Kelly Drive. * 39.985540,-75.202425 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * Exhibits: War * See also: +Schuylkill Navy: |
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The Hand and Eye of God J. Wallace Kelly, 1959 * eye and hand, tools * The title is from the James A. Michener Art Museum's web site. Public Art in Philadelphia says "Titles Unknown." * Stair Posts. North Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row. * 39.974550,-75.191400 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * See also: +michenermuseum.org's J. Wallace Kelly Page +ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page |
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Firemen Gerd Utescher, 1964 * small group of people standing, some partial, hatchet, hats * Wall. West side of Richmond, North of Kirkbride. * 40.001275,-75.065950 [map] * Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters |
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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). * 39.966325,-75.150050 [map] * On the Northern Liberties tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +wikipedia.org's Pope John Paul II page +Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral |
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The John Hanson Monument Carl Lindborg, 1967 * bust and medalions honoring John A. B. Dahlgren, Captain John Ericsson, John Hanson, John Morton, John Nystrom, Johan Printz and Johan Risingh * small book, ship, submarine, and related har, cannon, head, standing person * Dahlgren is listed elsewhere as 1809-1870. This piece is inside the walls near the graveyard just outside the back door of the house closest to the church, and there doesn't seem to be much pattern to which gate in the walls is going to be open. * inscription: John Hanson, 1715-1783, First President of US Under Articles of Confederation, 1781-82 John Nystrom, 1829-1885, engineer, inventor, ship builder, author John Ericsson, 1803-1889, inventor, engineer, scientist John Dahlgren, 1809-1890, U.S. Admiral - inventions influenced world navies Johan Risingh, 1617-1672, last governor of New Sweden, author, economist Johan Printz, 1592-1663, Governor of New Sweden John Morton, 1724-1777, Signer of Declaration of Independence Erected October 7, 1967 by Swedish Colonial Society and the Vasa Order of America in Sweden * In the yard behind Old Swedes. Columbus Blvd. & Christian St. (916 S. Swanson St.). * 39.934500,-75.143800 [map] * On the South Philly tour. * See also: +Swedish Colonial Society +Vasa Order +biography of John A. B. Dahlgren from civilwarartillery.com +discussion of John Ericcson's engine designs from www.uh.edu +pictures of John Eriscson from www.history.navy.mil +biography of John Hanson from marshallhall.org +www.johnmorton.net +wikipedia.org's John Nystrom page +biography of Johan Printz from colonialswedes.org +Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes) |
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Benjamin Franklin in Fireman's Hat Dexter Jones, 1968 * Head of Benjamin Franklin * big head, hat * Wall. North side of Arch, East of 4th. * 39.952425,-75.146450 [map] * On the Old City tour. * Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters * See also: +The Electric Franklin |
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John J. Carlin Tablet 1968 (approximate) * Relief bust of John J. Carlin * small head * inscription: This tablet was erected by oarsmen of the rowing world in honor of John J. Carlin 1896 - 1968 Circa 1914-1968 He was a man dedicated to the amateur sport of rowing and devoted 54 years to its development and leadership encompassing All phases:- schoolboy, club, college, national, international, and olympic. Treasurer - Schoolboy R.A. of A. President - Fairmount R.A. Coach - University of Pennsylvania Commodore - Schuylkill Navy Chairman - Gold Cup Committee President - N.A.A.O. Chairman - U.S. Olympic and Pan-Am Rowing Committee Continental Representative of F.I.S.A. Oarsmen of the past, present, and future have and will benefit from his vigor and zeal. * Wall. Reviewing Stands. River side of Kelly Drive. * 39.985900,-75.201985 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. |
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Lincoln the Lawyer Emil Seletz, 1968 * Bust of Abraham Lincoln * head * inscription: Presented by Emil Seletz, M.D. "32" Sculptor Josepha Seletz, M.D. "76" Jimmy Seletz, J.D. Dedicated to Marvin Wachman, President * In front of the Temple University Law School. East side of Broad, South of Montgomery. * 39.979890,-75.157350 [map] * On the Temple Campus tour. * See also: +Cyber Museum of Neurosurgery Emil Seletz Gallery +wikipedia.org's Abraham Lincoln page |
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Russell Conwell Boris Blai, 1968 * Bust of Russell Conwell * big head * Conwell and his wife, Sarah S. Conwell, are buried behind the sculpture * inscription: Russell H. Conwell, Founder of Temple University, 1843-1925 * Conwell's burial site. Founder's Garden. East side of Liacouras Walk, just South of Berks Mall. * 39.981350,-75.155700 [map] * On the Temple Campus tour. * See also: +findagrave.com entry for this piece +Temple University Libraries: Boris Blai Personal Papers +wikipedia.org's Russell Conwell page |
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Stone Bas Reliefs 1968 * face, plants * Wall. East side of 7th between Pine and Addison. * 39.943900,-75.153450 [map] * On the Washington Square tour. |
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The Funder Tonnie Jones, 1971 * parts of people, unidentified creature, serpent, ankh * The funder of this piece was the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority * Christina Place, North of Haverford between 46th and 48th. * 39.962800,-75.214900 [map] * Exhibits: African American * See also: +picture of similiar piece by the artist at negroartist.com, used to confirm attribution |
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Two Hands Joseph J. Greenberg, Jr., 1973 * hands * South side of Powelton, East of 40th (Northeast corner of the apartment complex), completely surrounded by a tree. * 39.959075,-75.201275 [map] * On the Powelton tour. |
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Charles E. Schaeffer, D.D., S.T.D. 1975 * Plaque with bas relief bust of Charles E. Schaeffer * small head and shoulders * inscription: Charles E. Schaeffer, D.D., S.T.D. 1867-1966 In grateful appreciation of his loyal and distinguished service to the Old First Evangelical and Reformed Church and for his Christian service in the church-at-large, distinguishing himself as General Secretary of the Board for Home Missions from 1908-1941. He served in various capacities over the years at home and abroad in the Reformed Church and was a staunch supporter of the present United Church of Christ. Therefore this garden is dedicated in his honor on October 26, 1975. * East inside front garden wall. Old First Reformed. South side of Race, East of 4th. * 39.954000,-75.145815 [map] * On the Old City tour. * See also: +oldfirstucc.org |
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Face Fragment Arlene Love, 1975 * big face fragment * In front of the Monell Chemical Sciences Center. South side of Market between 34th and 36th (35th Street doesn't intersect Market). * 39.955900,-75.193150 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * See also: +artist's picture of this piece +arlenelove.com |
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Phoenix Tree Christopher T. Ray, 1975 * big abstract plant, partial person, bird * In the traffic circle of the Presbyterian Medical Center. North and East of 39th and Filbert. * 39.958550,-75.199000 [map] * On the Powelton tour. * See also: +chrisray.com +Presbyterian Medical Center |
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Meher Khoren der Harootian, 1976 * Statue of Meher * cross, standing, sittng, and lying people, human bones, helmets, weapons, buildings, mountains, plants, horses, vulture, water, sun * inscription: On this day, April 24, 1976, commemorating the 61st anniversary of the martyrdom of the Armenian nation and celebrating the bicentennial year of American independence, we Americans of Armenian heritage in eternal gratitude to God dedicate this monument to our adopted land of the United States. Meher - A legendary figure of inspiring power symbolizing the invincible faith of the Armenian people, the first nation to embrace Christianity (301 AD). Keeping Watch over the cultural heritage of Armenia. Day of Infamy, April 24, 1915 the genocide and martyrdom of the Armenian Nation. St. Vartan at the battle of Avarayr (451 AD). History's first defense of the Christian faith. Mid the ashes of the martyrs, mother and child look to freedom for Armenia and all nations. * South side of Kelly Drive, West of 25th. * 39.966500,-75.179800 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: Religious, War * See also: +page about this piece from umn.edu |
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Saint Nicholas Church 1976 * Mosaic of Jesus * big standing person from the waist up, angels, symbols * Above the entrance.. South side of Poplar, West of 24th. * 39.972075,-75.176360 [map] * On the Fairmount tour. * Exhibits: Religious |
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Horse Team and Pumper Making A Run Harold Kimmelman, 1978 * small seated person, partial person, hat and helmet, fire-fighting equipment, horses * Wall. West side of 2nd, North of York. * 39.987575,-75.135825 [map] * On the Port Richmond tour. * Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters * See also: +hksculpt.com +Harold Kimmelman @ philasculptors.org |
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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. * 39.97000,-75.144850 [map] * 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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Gargoyles Peter Rockwell, 1980 * snake, group of people (heads) * Schuylkill Park. North side of Pine at Taney. * 39.948100,-75.183300 [map] * On the Fitler Square tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles |
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Pope John Paul II 1980 * Commemorative plaque with bust of Pope John Paul II * small head * Was on the West side of the circle. Removed during the 2005 renovation and replaced on the East side. * inscription: This plaque commemerates the site where his holiness Pope John Paul II celebrated mass and proclaimed his message of peace and love to the people of Philadelphia and the nation October 9, 1979 Presented by the Philadelphia Chapter, Knights of Columbus October 9, 1980 * Northeast entrance of the circle. Logan Square. 19th and the Parkway. * 39.958100,-75.170100 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +wikipedia.org's Pope John Paul II page +wikipedia.org's Logan Circle page |
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University of Pennsylvania Class of 1930 Plaque 1980 * Bas relief bust of Benjamin Franklin * small head, seal of the University of Pennsylvania * inscription: Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 The class of 1930 at its 50th Reunion honors Benjamin Franklin founder of the University of Pennsylvania which began at this site in 1749 and which in 1779 became the first University in this nation. We recognize the growth of our beloved institution from small beginning to world renown. May our fellow men note our affection for the University and our respect for its architect. * Wall. West side of 4th, just South of Arch. * 39.952250,-75.146900 [map] * On the Old City tour. * See also: +The Electric Franklin |
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Pony Express Rider Arlene Love, 1981 * horse, partial seated person wearing a hat * Up on the wall. East side of 5th, South of Spring Garden. * 39.959600,-75.146800 [map] * On the Northern Liberties tour. * See also: +arlenelove.com |
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Walt Whitman Leonard Baskin, 1981 * Bust of Walt Whitman * head * In front of Whitman Plaza. 4th and Oregon. * 39.914700,-75.156260 [map] * On the South Philly tour. * See also: +Leonard Baskin page @ rmichelson.com +wikipedia.org's Walt Whitman page |
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The Point Rebecca Rose, 1985 * abstract group of parts of people, sports equipment * High on the South wall. North of the Northwest corner of 26th and Master. * 39.977350,-75.178325 [map] * Exhibits: Athletic |
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All Saints Sculpture Garden Syd Carpenter, 1988 * In memory of Mary Gorman and Andrew Nippes * multiple people, hands and faces * inscription: In memory of Mary Gorman (1896-1986) and Andrew Nippes (1918-1987). Two of the Lord's children in transition toward becoming saints. And there are some who have left no memorial, who have perished as though they had not lived. But these were persons of mercy whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten -Sirach 44: 9a, 10 * Courtyard. St. Mary's Hamilton Village. South side of Locust Walk between 39th and 40th. The courtyard can be reached by the walkway on the East side of the church. * 39.952450,-75.201750 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +Syd Carpenter @ swathmore.edu |
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Dr. Hideyo Noguchi 1988 * Partial statue of Hideyo Noguchi * small head, torso, and arm, beaker * Was on the South side of Market, West of 36th. Was not there 7/24/2005. * inscription: Dr. Hideyo Noguchi, 1876-1928. Born in Fukushima, Japan. Studied at the University of Pennsylvania (1900-1904) and dedicated his life to medical research. He died of yellow fever in Africa. Donated by District 265 Kyoto-Joyo Rotary Club. * Exhibits: Medical, Missing, Unidentified * See also: +wikipedia.org's Hideyo Noguchi page |
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Winged Woman Arlene Love, 1988 * winged head and torso * West side of 19th Street South of Locust. * 39.949085,-75.173225 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * See also: +artist's picture of this piece +arlenelove.com |
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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 |
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Starman in the Ancient Garden Brower Hatcher, 1990 * big face, architectural elements * The first two pictures are of the piece in its original configuration. The second two pictures were taken after 2002 when the plaza was leveled and partially converted to a driveway, most of the Ancient Garden elements were removed, and the Starman was moved closer to the Walnut Street sidewalk and surrounded by concrete bumper posts. * Plaza. Wills Eye Hospital. Southeast corner, 9th and Walnut. * 39.948150,-75.155550 [map] * On the Jefferson Campus tour. * Exhibits: Favorites, Moved * See also: +Brower Hatcher's midoceanstudio.com +Wills Eye Hospital |
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Alder Street Walls Isaiah Zagar, 1991 * big abstract partial people, words * Walls. Alder Street South of South (between 10th and 11th). * 39.942600,-75.159175 [map] * On the Lombard-South tour. * See also: +philadelphiasmagicgardens.org |
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Big Ben at Franklin Town Alexander L. Generalis, Tom Miles, 1992 * Bust of Benjamin Franklin * big head, lightning bolts, arch, kite, implied keys * The eight seat-sized posts each have a letter inscribed on top, spelling out FRANKLIN. * Bridge over I-676. 17th and Vine. * 39.958450,-75.167100 [map] * On the Franklin Town tour. * See also: +Miles and Generalis, Inc. +The Electric Franklin |
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Paul J. Gutman Library Gargoyles 1992 * small heads, buildings * Library walls. North side of School House Lane, East of Henry Ave.. * 40.022375,-75.191350 [map] * On the Philadelphia University Campus tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +Paul J. Gutman Library page at philau.edu |
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Zagar South Street Garden Isaiah Zagar, 1994 - 2007 (ongoing) * big abstract partial people, words * Courtyard/garden. South side of South between 10th and 11th. * 39.942825,-75.159400 [map] * On the Lombard-South tour. * See also: +philadelphiasmagicgardens.org |
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St. Rita of Cascia Medallion 1995 (approximate) * Relief portrait of Saint Rita of Cascia * small head covered * Top of the alley gate. National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia. West side of Broad, South of Ellsworth. * 39.936225,-75.167400 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia |
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Column Court Lawrence D. McEwen, Architects, 1997 * hands, world map, peace sign, hearts, standing person, music and musical instruments, food, plants * Children's Park in Chestnut Hill. Germantown and Southampton. * 40.074650,-75.203700 [map] * On the Germantown Avenue tour. * Exhibits: Peace and Love * See also: +mcewenarch.com's page for this piece +llra.net's page for the park including pictures of this piece +Lawrence D. McEwen, Architects +thechildrenspark.org |
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Gatekeepers Andrea Zamel, 1998 * big hand, book * a collaberative project with Penn and University City High School students * inscription: Knowledge is Power * Southeast corner of University City High School. West side of 36th, North of Market. * 39.957350,-75.194225 [map] * On the Powelton tour. * Exhibits: African American * See also: +artist's page for this piece +andreazamel.com |
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Black Bottom Memorial Wall Andrea Zamel, 1999 * map, heart and hands symbol, standing people, sitting person, bulldozer, houses, weapons, flag * a collaberative project with Penn and University City High School students * inscription: The Black Bottom was a predominately African American community that once existed between 32nd Street and 40th Street and between Walnut Street and Lancaster Avenue. Within these boundaries was a community based on loyalty, trust, and respect. It was born of economic adversity but based on love. Their love was for their community and its members and they cared for each other as family. Everyone was helpful to one another. The children were raised together. With pride in their hearts and pride for their community prejudice was a stranger to the people of the Black Bottom. The walls of the community were torn down to make way for "Urban Renewal." However the sense of community was planted in the hearts of the members proving that a community can thrive even in a field of barren ground. Resistance did not prevent their neighborhood from being physically destroyed but resistance preserved it in their memories even today. The community still meets every year on the last Sunday in August for the Black Bottom Reunion at Fairmount Park. It is the largest neighborhood gathering in the history of Philadelphia. We were like a big family, close together until the bulldozers of urban renewal came around. They tore down our neighborhood - but not our spirits! The Black Bottom still is home in our hearts. We fought to protect our neighborhood and our country. * Wall. Southeast corner of University City High School. West side of 36th, North of Filbert. * 39.957425,-75.194200 [map] * On the Powelton tour. * Exhibits: War, African American * See also: +artist's page for this piece +andreazamel.com |
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Tabernacle United Church Signs Lynn Denton, 1999 * signs, religious symbols and imagery, boat, Earth, food, sitting and standing people, birds, plants, musical instruments, sheep, hands, water * tiles painted by the congregation * Tabernacle United Church. Southwest corner, 37th and Chestnut. * 39.954800,-75.196650 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Peace and Love * See also: +lynnbdenton.com +City Paper article about Lynn Denton +Tabernacle United Church |
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Freedom Zenos Frudakis, 2000 * small people standing, parts of people, tools * Wall. South side of Vine, West of 16th. * 39.957975,-75.166000 [map] * On the Franklin Town tour. * See also: +zenosfrudakis.com |
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Sun Ra Josey Stamm, 2000 * Mosaic including depiction and symbols of Sun Ra * big partial standing people, musical instruments, sun and Saturn * Retaining wall. North end of Vernon Park. East side of Germantown, North of Chelten. * 40.036240,-75.177025 [map] * On the Germantown Avenue tour. * Exhibits: African American * See also: +NetworkArts description of this piece +NetworkArts +wikipedia.org's Sun Ra page +ushistory.org's Vernon Park tour page |
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Tom Foglietta Zenos Frudakis, 2000 * Bas-relief bust of Thomas Foglietta * small head and upper torso * inscription: City Councilman Citizen of Philadelphia Ambassador to Italy Congressman Champion of Historic Preservation * Northeast of the center of Washington Square. Southwest of 6th and Walnut. * 39.947250,-75.152000 [map] * On the Washington Square tour. * See also: +zenosfrudakis.com +wikipedia.org's Thomas M. Foglietta page +wikipedia.org's Washington Square page |
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Recovering World Lynn Denton, 2001 - 2002 * big furniture, seated people, headgear, people together, parts of people, sun and stars, globe, abstract shapes, musical instruments, boat, water, buildings, symbols * An ArtWell project designed and built with help from the recovering addicts at New Jerusalem and local children. * Partially on the wall. East side of New Jerusalem. Northwest corner, 20th and Norris. * 39.984550,-75.166725 [map] * On the Temple Southwest tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Peace and Love * See also: +theartwell.org +lynnbdenton.com +City Paper article about Lynn Denton +newjerusalemnow.org |
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The Tuttleman Center 2001 * partial people, seated people, ball of yarn, cat, cell phone and calculator, cooking utensils, movie equipment, chinese characters, flower, food, masks, musical instruments, pencil and paper, sand, shells, sports equipment, water * This is only a representative sampling of the art. * North wall. Southwest from School House Lane and Henry Ave.. * 40.019400,-75.192375 [map] * On the Philadelphia University Campus tour. |
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Philadelphia Korean War Memorial 2002 * Letter from Kim Dae-jung * emblems and historical text, map, pictures of people, free-standing walls, relief busts, headgear * a row of ground-mounted plaques (in the last four pictures) has been added on the North side of the piece since the original installation * 38th Parallel Place (near Front, Dock, and Spruce). * 39.944910,-75.143450 [map] * On the Penn's Landing tour. * Exhibits: War * See also: +Philadelphia Korean War Memorial website +wikipedia.org's Kim Dae-jung page |
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Thunderbolt Jackson Isaiah Zagar, 2002 * abstract mosaic, partial people * Wall. Northeast corner 10th and Dickinson. * 39.930850,-75.161175 [map] * On the South Philly tour. * See also: +philadelphiasmagicgardens.org |
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Kelly Family Gates Mark Leuders, 2003 * Reference to the work of Charles Addams * hands, artist tools * From approximately 2007 to 2010 the gates were deinstalled and propped against the wall, as shown in the last picture. * Gates. Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall. West side of 36th between Walnut and Locust Walk. * 39.952800,-75.195000 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * See also: +Article about this piece +Max Buten's picture of this piece +Charles Addams bio from westfieldnj.com +Charles Addams bio from toonpedia.com +Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall |
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Campbell Square Arch Warren C. Holzman, 2004 * partial people, tools, church, ship, train, sun, plants, fish, arch, fleur de lis, sign * Campbell Square. Northeast side of Allegheny at Livingston. * 39.986025,-75.103875 [map] * On the Port Richmond tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +ironstudioltd.com +Campbell Square information |
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History In Motion Eric Okdeh, 2004 * big musical instruments, buildings, partial people, plants, groups of people, standing people, sitting people wearing hats, balloon, turtle, tiger, El cars and trolleys * The extreme horizontal proportion and the level of detail on this piece combined with the slanted sidewalk and number of people hanging around outside make it difficult to capture accurately on camera. The pictures are in order left to right with some overlap on the wider panels. The last picture is a detail to show the level of pixelization provided by the tiles. * Wall. District Health Center Six. North side of Girard between 3rd and 4th. * 39.969975,-75.141900 [map] * On the Northern Liberties tour. * See also: +ericokdeh.com |
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Philadelphia Dance Isaiah Zagar, 2004 * abstract mural, partial people * Wall. Lombard and Jessup (North side of Lombard, West of 11th). * 39.944150,-75.160400 [map] * On the Lombard-South tour. * See also: +philadelphiasmagicgardens.org |
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Duckrey School Mosaics Barbara Gesshel, 2005 (restored) * School named for, and quote from Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey * partial, standing, sitting people, boats, cow, birds, snakes, lizards, plants, fish, butterfly, sun, building * inscription: First: "Once upon a time" Second: "...love and brotherhood are the strongest forces on Earth" -Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey * South Entrances. Tanner Duckrey School. North side of Diamond, East of 16th. * 39.985250,-75.159200 [map] * On the Temple Southwest tour. * See also: +gesshel.com |
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Cohocksink: Stand in the place where you live Dennis Haugh, 2006 * big bird houses, head, bees * Mural included because of the constructed birdhouses, and the cutout face and bees. Two detail pictures of purely mural elements are also shown. * Wall. South side of Liberty Lands Park. East side of 3rd, North of Poplar. * 39.965260,-75.142100 [map] * On the Northern Liberties tour. * See also: +dennishaugh.com +Liberty Lands page at pps.org |
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Dewey's World Paul Santoleri, Jennie Shanker, 2006 * big abstract idea, books, hands, machines and tools, plants * Created with the Mural Arts Program and students from the James R. Ludlow School. * Walls. Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Branch. Southwest corner 6th and Girard. * 39.970200,-75.146675 [map] * On the Northern Liberties tour. * See also: +blog entry about this piece from fallonandrosof.com +paulsantoleri.com +interview with Jennie Shanker from aft.org +Jennie Shanker faculty page +Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Branch |
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Metamorphosis Cheryl Levin, Robert Phillips, 2006 * big insects, building (Girard College), elephant, food (including a mug of beer), giraffe, gorilla, partial standing person, musical instrument, plants, ship, sun and moon, tiger, tools, train and trolley, water * The insects are by Phillips, the mosaics are by Levin and Mural Corps youth. * inscription: a sculptural and mosaic public art project dedicated to the community and its cycles of change * Railroad crossing bridge. Girard between 31st and Poplar Drive. * 39.975050,-75.187225 [map] * On the Fairmount tour. * See also: +artist's picture of the insects +phillipsmetal.com |
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Nuevo Fuego/New Fire 2006 * sun face, standing people, hats * The picture is of the sculptural elements. There is a painted mural above them. * Wall. North side of Girard at Germantown (West of 2nd). * 39.969790,-75.140360 [map] * On the Northern Liberties tour. * Exhibits: Unidentified |
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Alexander Milne Calder Plaque 2007 * bas-relief bust of Alexander Milne Calder * small head and upper torso * To see art by Alexander Milne Calder, click here * inscription: Alexander Milne Calder Sculptor - 1846-1923
Alexander Milne Calder emigrated from Scotland in 1868 and
spent twenty years creating over 250 sculptures that adorn City
Hall. His bronze William Penn, installed atop the tower in 1894,
is thought to be the largest scupture on top of a building at 37 feet
tall and 27 tons. Calder's son and grandson were also sculptors:
Alexander Stirling Calder's Below William Penn are eight colossal bronzes of Native Americans, Swedish settlers and eagles. Allegorical sculptures on the building represent history, peoples of the world and nature, and collectively symbolize the spirit upon which the United States was founded. Generations of Philadelphians have identified City Hall tower as the symbol of their city. The tower is visible for miles and remains the physical and civic heart of Philadelphia. Creation of this plaque was funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts. * On the wall.. East side of the North entrance of City Hall. South side of JFK at Broad. * 39.953050,-75.163500 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page +philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page +wikipedia.org's City Hall page |
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Keys to Community James Peniston, 2007 * bust incorporating symbol of Benjamin Franklin * big head and torso, keys * On top of a wall. North side of Arch, East of 4th. * 39.952415,-75.146300 [map] * On the Old City tour. * Exhibits: Favorites * See also: +artist's page for this piece +jepsculpture.com +The Electric Franklin |
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Doorway to Imagination Emilie Ledieu, 2010 * plants, abstract face * East Entrance. Laura W. Waring School. West side of 18th, North of Green. * 39.964775,-75.167550 [map] * On the Fairmount tour. * See also: +emilieledieu.com +Laura W. Waring School |
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Finding Home Kathryn Pannepacker, Joshua Sarantitis, 2011 * big idea, hands and partial standing people, loom, headgear * inscription: in visible dignity * Wall. North side of Ludlow across from St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. East side of 13th between Chestnut and Market. * 39.951450,-75.161275 [map] * On the Convention District tour. * Exhibits: New * See also: + buildabridge.org article about this piece +kpannepacker.com +hzgstudio.org +St. John's |
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Momentum Michael Speller, 2012 * small abstract partial standing person * On the campus of Drexel University. Northwest corner, 33rd and Market. * 39.955950,-75.189600 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * Exhibits: Athletic * See also: +spellersculptures.com +Drexel University |