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Cherubs
* mostly vertical cherubs
* Wall. North side of South, East of 5th.
* 39.941850,-75.150400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified

Witherspoon Building Figures
Alexander Stirling Calder, 1898
* Statues of James Caldwell, Samuel Davies, Francis Makemie, John McMillan, Marcus Whitman and John Witherspoon
* standing people, hats, books and papers, wagon wheel
* The first six pictures are of the individuals in the order listed on the plaques. The last two are detail shots. The pieces are visible up close when the gates are open and through the gates when they are closed.
* Originally on the Witherspoon Building
* inscription:
Francis Makemie
c1658-1708
John Witherspoon
1723-1794
John McMillan
1752-1833
Samuel Davies
1723-1761
James Caldwell
1734-1781
Marcus Whitman
1802-1847
* Front courtyard. Presbyterian Historical Society. North side of Lombard, East of 5th.
* 39.942900,-75.149950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Moved
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Stirling Calder page
+wikipedia.org's James Caldwell page
+wikipedia.org's Samuel Davies page
+wikipedia.org's Francis Makemie page
+findagrave.com's Rev. John McMillan page
+wikipedia.org's Marcus Whitman page
+wikipedia.org's John Witherspoon page
+Presbyterian Historical Society at pcusa.org

Firemen in Action
Harold Kimmelman, 1976
* small standing and running people wearing helmets, fire-fighting equipment
* Wall. Northwest corner, 6th and South.
* 39.942075,-75.152400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
* See also:
+hksculpt.com

Richard Allen
Fern Cunningham-Terry, 2016
* statue of, with tribute to Richard Allen, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Cynthia Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lance, DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Clementa C. Pinckney, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Simmons and Myra Thompson
* small standing person, pulpit, Bible
* inscription:
base
Richard Allen
1760-1831
Founder and First Bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
Apostle of freedom proclaiming a liberating and reconciling Gospel.
tribute plaques
In Tribute to the Emanuel Nine
On Wednesday, June 17, 2015, the pastor and eight faithful members were tragically slain in a mass shooting at
Emanuel African American Methodist Episcopal Church
Charleston, South Carolina
They had come together with great joy for a weekly Bible Study. But a stranger who had been warmly welcomed into the group snuffed out the lives of these beloved fathers, mothers, daughters, sons, colleagues and friends. May the untimely deaths of these three men and six women be an eternal reminder of the power of love and forgiveness, and that God's grace is sufficient, no matter what.
The Rev. Clementa C. Pinckney, 41
State Senator and Senior Pastor
The Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, 45
Mrs. Cynthia Hurd, 54
Ms. Susie Jackson, 87
Ms. Ethel Lance, 70
The Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor, 49
Mr. Tywanza Sanders, 26
The Rev. Daniel Simmons, 74
Mrs. Myra Thompson, 59
For to me, to live in Christ and to die is gain.
Philippians 1:21, NIV
* Southwest corner of the parking lot. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Northeast corner 6th and Lombard.
* 39.943115,-75.151985 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Black Lives
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Fern Cunningham page
+wikipedia.org's Richard Allen page
+emanuelnine.org's Sharonda Coleman-Singleton page
+wikipedia.org's Cynthia Graham Hurd page
+scafricanamerican.com's Susie Jackson page
+scafricanamerican.com's Ethel Lance page
+emanuelnine.org's DePayne Middleton-Doctor page
+wikipedia.org's Clementa C. Pinckney page
+tywanzasanderslegacyfoundation.com
+findagrave.com's Rev. Daniel Lee Simmons Sr. page
+scafricanamerican.com's Myra Thompson page
+wikipedia.org's Mother Bethel AME Church page

Mother Bethel Gargoyles
1889
* dragons
* High on the walls. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. Northeast corner 6th and Lombard.
* 39.943375,-75.151850 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuilding.org's entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Mother Bethel AME Church page

Three Boys at Play
Harold Kimmelman, 1970
* small people standing
* Wall. South side of the building Starr Garden. West side of 6th between Lombard and South.
* 39.942750,-75.152525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* See also:
+hksculpt.com

Mother Bethel Plaque
1901
* Bas-relief bust of Richard Allen
* small head
* inscription:
African Methodist Episcopal Church
Founded on this site 1787 by Richard Allen (a former slave)
This ground purchased by Richard Allen for a church is the oldest parcel of real estate owned continuously by negroes in the United States. This congregation is the world's oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church congreation. The first church (1787) was an abandoned blacksmith shop, hauled to this place by the teams of Richard Allen who was elected a Bishop in 1810.
"We all went out of the church (Old St. George's Methodist Church) in a body" and "they were no more plagued with us in their church."
-Richard Allen
May our God continue to bless Mother Bethel and all her children now scattered throughout the world bringing faith and hope to millions of weary souls.
Ring the bells of freedom throughout the world
"Rise, shine, give God the glory for the year of jubilee."
October 1901 [could be 1961]
* Near the entrance. Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church. East side of 6th, North of Lombard.
* 39.943375,-75.151935 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Black Lives
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Richard Allen page
+wikipedia.org's Mother Bethel AME Church page

Twilight Tales
Delia King, 2013
* circles, plants
* North wall. Starr Garden. Southwest corner, 6th and Lombard.
* 39.942915,-75.152400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* See also:
+Delia King's website

Fence
* dogs, cat, mouse, bone, plants, birdhouse
* Fence. South side of Delancey, East of 4th.
* 39.944025,-75.148300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Society Hill tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified

Delancey
Joe Mooney
* abstract plant form
* Across from Delancey (Three Bears) Park. South side of Delancey between 3rd and 4th.
* 39.943850,-75.147650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Society Hill tour
* See also:
+joemooneysculpture.com
+threebearspark.org

Green Man
1968
* face, plants
* Some time between 1968 and 1999 this piece was painted white, and some time between 1999 and 2021 most of the white paint was removed. The first two pictures are from December, 2021. The third picture is with the white paint. I do not know whether the teeth and the whites of the eyes were originally white or not. Whether it meets the technical definition of a Green Man is left as an exercise for the reader.
* Wall. East side of 7th between Pine and Addison.
* 39.943900,-75.153450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Washington Square tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Green Man article