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1883
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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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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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The Shade Auguste Rodin, 1881 - 1904 (cast 1923) * standing person * East side of the gateway wall. Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd. * 39.961525,-75.174300 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * See also: +rodinmuseum.org's entry for this piece +bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page +Rodin Museum |
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Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument John Massey Rhind, James H. Windrim, 1883 * big standing person wearing a hat, weapons, eagles, horses, olive branches, United States, Pennsylvania and Philadelphia seals * The eagles and plaques are by John Massey Rhind. The soldier is variously attributed to John Lachmier or Lachmer but is identical to one atop the 1909 West Park monument of the same name and may have been mass produced * inscription: They never fail who die in a great cause. -Byron 1861 Germantown's tribute to her heroic dead 1883 United States of America Liberty and Union now and forever, one and inseperable -Webster Pennsylvania The Keystone State liberty without obedience is confusion and obedience without liberty is slavery. Philadelphia The City of Brotherly Love On Earth peace Good will toward men -Luke * Market Square. Germantown between Shoolhouse and Church. * 40.034325,-75.172300 [map] * On the Germantown Avenue tour. * Exhibits: Religious, War * See also: +wikipedia.org's John Massey Rhind page +philadelphiabuildings.org's James H. Windrim page +ushistory.org's Market Square page |
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John Marshall William Wetmore Story, 1883 * Statue of John Marshall * seated person, chair * inscription: Chief Justice of the United States 1801-1835. As soldier he fought that the nation might come into being. As expounder of the Constitution he gave it length of days. * On a traffic island behind the Art Museum. Art Museum Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge). * 39.966200,-75.181800 [map] * On the Museum Grounds tour. * See also: +Article about the Washington D.C. copy of this piece +Max Buten's picture of this piece +wikipedia.org's William Wetmore Story page +wikipedia.org's John Marshall page +Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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Toleration Herman Kirn, 1883 * Statue of William Penn * standing person wearing a hat * There seems to be some debate as to whether this is a statue of William Penn or a random Quaker. Coordinates for this piece are taken from wikipedia. * On top of Mom Rinker's Rock. Down the footpath from Hortter and Parkline. Take the path on your left until you reach the bridge with no handrail on your right. Turn right, and cross the bridge. The statue is on top of the rock on the other side.. * 40.034006,-75.199099 [map] * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +wikipedia.org's William Penn page +Wikipedia.org Mom Rinker's Rock page |