Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
2006
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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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Butterfly Fence 2006 * big butterflies, misquoted poetry * Echoes the butterflies from the adjoining Alex's Lemonade Stand Mural shown in the last picture. The actual inscription on the fence is a misquote of a poem attributed elsewhere to Marjorie Wright Miller, with "Grabs" instead of "Garbs" and an extraneous apostrophe in "its". * inscription: (along Lancaster Ave.) The smallest flower that breathes but a day Distills its fragrance into sweet perfume Garbs itself with grace in bright array. Exquisite, brief intensity in bloom. Whether the notes of life are short or long, From end to end what matters is the song. * Fence. Parrish and Lancaster. * 39.968040,-75.210450 [map] * Exhibits: Unidentified |
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Clousseau Rousseau Patricia Ingersoll, Jack Ramsdale, 2006 * elephant painted with plants, reclining person * East side of Germantown Avenue North of Hartwell. * On the Germantown Avenue tour. * See also: +abzoolutelychestnuthill.org's page for this piece +tishingersoll.com +jackramsdale.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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Ernesta Drinker Ballard Memorial 2006 * In honor of Ernesta Drinker Ballard * small urn/planter * inscription: In honor of Ernesta Drinker Ballard 1920-2005 Ernesta was the moving force behind the restoration of the Fairmount Water Works and these gardens. Fairmount Park Commissioner from 1981 to 2002 and a founding member of the Fairmount Park Conservancy, she was a civic leader, a feminist, a beloved friend. "The world is a better place if everyone is included" - EDB 2001 Erected September 10, 2006 * In the gardens of the Water Works. Schuylkill Banks near the Spring Garden Bridge.. * 39.965740,-75.183035 [map] * On the Museum Grounds tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Ernesta Drinker Ballard page +Fairmount Water Works |
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Lifelines Barbara Grygutis, 2006 * big abstract plant forms * lights up at night * Underground courtyard. Southeast corner, 16th and JFK. * 39.953500,-75.166450 [map] * On the City Hall tour. * See also: +Barbara Grygutis page from sculpture.org |
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Main Quad Fountain Hargreaves Associates, 2006 * abstract fountain, University seal * The Drexel University seal is inscribed into the base of the fountain in very shallow relief which you can see when the water is off. Each of the water jets is individually programmable and individually lit at night. On the day the pictures were taken the triangle was divided into four smaller triangles which spouted in succession. * inscription: Drexel University, 1891, Science, Industry, Art * Quad. Drexel University. Southeast from 33rd and Market. * 39.954775,-75.188375 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * See also: +Hargreaves Associates +Drexel University |
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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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Mt. Airy Learning Tree Mosaic Jessica Gorlin-Liddell, 2006 * tree, names and words * inscription: Everything you need to know you can learn under this tree * North wall. Lovett Branch Library. Southeast corner, Germantown and Sedgwick. * 40.056950,-75.187850 [map] * On the Germantown Avenue tour. * See also: +Mt. Airy Learning Tree history page with explanation of this piece +Tessera Studio and Gallery +Lovett Branch Library |
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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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Water Works Fountain 2006 * fountain, rocks * In the garden of the Water Works. Schuylkill Banks near the Spring Garden Bridge. * 39.965410,-75.183250 [map] * On the Museum Grounds tour. * See also: +Fairmount Water Works |