Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Landmark: Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul
On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour.
Blessed Virgin Mary
Joseph Sibbel,
1915 (installed)
* Statue of Mary
* standing person,
head covered
* The title, artist, and year were provided by Delma Tallerico in 2012. Conflicting information can be found elsewhere.
* Over the South door.
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
East side of 18th Street, North of the Parkway.
* 39.957425,-75.169010 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Joseph Sibbel page
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Joseph Sibbel,
1915 (installed)
* Statue of Jesus
* standing person
* The artist and year were provided by Delma Tallerico in 2012. Conflicting information can be found elsewhere.
* Over the North door.
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
East side of 18th Street, North of the Parkway.
* 39.957575,-75.169010 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Joseph Sibbel page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
Saint Paul
Joseph Sibbel,
1915 (installed)
* Statue of Saint Paul
* standing person,
sword,
scroll
* The artist and year were provided by Delma Tallerico in 2012. Conflicting information can be found elsewhere.
* South end of the front wall.
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
East side of 18th Street, North of the Parkway.
* 39.957350,-75.169010 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Joseph Sibbel page
+wikipedia.org's Paul the Apostle page
Saint Peter
Joseph Sibbel,
1915 (installed)
* Statue of Saint Peter
* standing person,
keys
* The artist and year were provided by Delma Tallerico in 2012. Conflicting information can be found elsewhere.
* North end of the front wall.
Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
East side of 18th Street, North of the Parkway.
* 39.957650,-75.169010 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Joseph Sibbel page
+wikipedia.org's Saint Peter page
John Nepomucene Neumann (Cathedral)
1972
* Statue of John Nepomucene Neumann
* small
standing person,
cross
* inscription:
Born in Bohemia 1811.
Redemptionist Missionary.
Father of the parochial schools in the United States.
Died in Philadelphia 1860.
Fourth Bishop of Philadelphia.
Man of God.
* Outside the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
East side 18th Street, North of the Parkway.
* 39.957840,-75.168900 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious,
Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's John Nepomucene Neumann page
Jesus, The Bread of Life
Walter Erlebacher,
1976 (installed 1978)
* Statue of Jesus
* small
standing person,
food
* Also listed as "Jesus Breaking Bread". Originally installed nearer the corner on the large patch of grass. Moved some time between October 2016 and June 2017. The last picture is from the original location.
* inscription:
4th International Eucharistic Congress
* Against the West wall of the house on the South side of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul.
North side of Race West of 18th.
* 39.957110,-75.168575 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious,
Moved
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Walter Erlebacher page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
See Also
+cathedralphila.org
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building