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1896
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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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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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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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Bishop Matthew Simpson 1896 * Statue of Matthew Simpson * standing person * Belmont and Edgely. * 39.994750,-75.217825 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Unidentified * See also: +biography of Matthew Simpson |
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William Pepper Karl Bitter, 1896 * Statue of William Pepper * sitting and kneeling people, chair, plants, staff * Another copy can be found at the Main Library on the landing of the stairs to the second floor. * inscription: M.D. L.L.D. Provost of the University of Pennsylvania 1881-1894 There will be sleeping enough in the grave. All things exist in the man tinged with the manners of his soul. * South side of College Hall. North of Spruce, West of 34th. * 39.951230,-75.193825 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * See also: +Penn History page for this piece +wikipedia.org's Karl Bitter page +wikipedia.org's William Pepper page |
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Women Around Window Wilson Eyre, 1896 (approximate year of building) * small standing people * Wall. South side of Locust between 20th and 21st. * 39.949410,-75.174800 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * See also: +The Wilson Eyre Collection at upenn.edu |