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Fleisher Gates
Max Reese
* abstract ironwork
* Samuel Yellin is listed as the sculptor of the Fleisher Gates in the Smithsonian catalog. but the picture of the 1934 gates does not match the pattern of the gates pictured here and Max Reese's obituary says he "designed and built the gate to The Fleisher Art Memorial".
* Gates.
Near the back of Palumbo Park on the West side of the Fleisher Art Memorial.
North side of Catherine between 7th and 8th.
* 39.939275,-75.155410 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* See also:
+legacy.com's Max Reese obituary
+fleisher.org
St. Martin's College for Indigent Boys Medallion
Louis Carter Baker, Jr. (Architect),
1906
* Representation of Jesus
and
Mary
* small
people
standing,
partial people,
winged cherubs,
headgear,
plants
* Over the college entrance.
Fleisher Art Memorial.
North side of Catherine between 7th and 8th.
* 39.939090,-75.155225 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+Historic Resource Nomination pdf at fleischer.org
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Louis Carter Baker, Jr. page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
+fleisher.org
Fleisher Window Grill
Max Reese
* abstract lines
* Front wall.
Fleisher Art Memorial.
North side of Catherine between 7th and 8th.
* 39.939090,-75.155050 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* See also:
+legacy.com's Max Reese obituary
+fleisher.org
Philadelphia Maneto
1905 (approximate, installed 2014)
* small
standing
women,
scroll,
cornucopia,
shield,
disembodied hand and arm,
scales and plow,
ship
* Was at the Fante-Leone Public Pool at Montrose and Darien, which was closed in 2004.
* East end of Cianfrani Park.
Northeast of the Northeast corner of 8th and Fitzwater.
* 39.940650,-75.155100 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* Exhibits: Moved,
Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+philaplace.org article about the Fonte-Leone Public Pool
+hiddencityphila.org article about the city seal which mentions this version
+myphillypark.org/cianfrani-park
Mary
* statue of Mary
* small
standing person,
headgear,
snake
* Was on the South side of Montrose, West of 7th. Probably missing since some time in 2019.
* 39.937500,-75.155430 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing,
Religious,
Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
Napoli Pizza
Isaiah Zagar,
2011
* big
abstract
partial
people,
hats
* Walls.
East side of 7th, North of Carpenter.
* 39.937140,-75.154880 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+first official picture of this piece at imgur.com
+second official picture of this piece at imgur.com
+phillymagicgardens.org
Galapagos Tortoise
Eric Berg,
1979
* tortoise
* visible through the fence
* Palumbo Recreation Center.
North side of Fitzwater, East of 10th.
* 39.941060,-75.158475 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* See also:
+bergbronze.com's page for this piece
+bergbronze.com
+facebook.com/palumboreccenter
