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Landmark: Woodmere Art Museum
On the Germantown Avenue tour.
Bull Negative and Bull Positive
Filippo Bermani,
1943 (unconfirmed)
* small
bulls
* Smaller pieces on the grounds are not consistently documented and are sometimes moved. This piece has been moved since the pictures were taken.
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.083150,-75.219980 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+Woodmere page for "Bull Positive" with an explanation of Filippo Bermani
+wikipedia.org's Philip and Muriel Berman page
Free Interpretation of Plant Forms
Harry Bertoia,
1967
* big
plant,
fountain
* Formerly on Civic Center Boulevard (34th Street South of Spruce). Removed when the entire complex was torn down in 2000. Installed at the Woodmere in 2016 with a very different fountain treatment. The last picture is from the original location.
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082985,-75.220250 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+Inquirer article about this piece
+wikipedia.org's Harry Bertoia page
Pillar
Leon Sitarchuk,
1978
* abstract form
* Another copy is the Rodman Street Pillar
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082990,-75.219805 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+Woodmere's Leon Sitarchuk page
White Water
Robinson Fredenthal,
1978
* big
geometric forms
* Was on the East Side of 5th Street, North of Market, along the walkway between 4th and 5th. Moved March, 2019. The picture is from the original location.
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082400,-75.219950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+Max Buten's first picture of this piece
+Max Buten's second picture of this piece
+Max Buten's third picture of this piece
+Woodmere's page for this piece
+robinfredenthal.com
Disc
Paul Sisko,
1990
* abstract form
* Also listed as Disk. Pieces on the grounds are sometimes moved.
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082670,-75.219525 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+paulsisko.com
Tierra
Sidney Goodman,
1990 - 1995
* standing person,
group of babies,
detached face
* Pieces on the grounds tend to move over time
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082550,-75.219700 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+sidneygoodmanestate.com
Blossom
Joe Mooney,
1994
* abstract
plant form
* Picture contributed by and copyright Joe Mooney. Was on the Woodmere grounds at the corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road, but was not found on a visit in late May, 2017.
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+joemooneysculpture.com
Sankofa Kore
Christopher Smith,
2011 (installed 2015)
* small
standing person
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082965,-75.219855 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Black Lives
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+moore.edu article about this piece
+smithsculptor.com
Spring & Triangle
Dina Wind,
2016
* big
abstract forms
* On the grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082700,-75.220150 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+dinawindfoundation.art
Untitled
Sam Maitin,
2017 (fabricated)
* abstract
bird
* Displayed at the time the picture was taken with two earlier pieces by the same artist that are not listed in the catalog.
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.083050,-75.220600 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+entry for this piece at woodmereartmuseum.org
+Samuel Maitin entry at woodmereartmuseum.org
