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Athena and Cherubs
1927
* relief bust of Athena
* small
cherubs,
head,
helmet
* Way over the entrance.
East side of 15th, South of Locust.
* 39.948200,-75.166160 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Athena page
First National Bank Building
1928 (original building date)
* big and small
birds,
seated people,
dog head,
lion head,
snakes,
zodiac signs
* Zodiac signs and dog's head are behind the 15th street entrance awning.
* Whole Building.
Southwest corner, 15th and Walnut.
* 39.949500,-75.166040 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
Drexel Building
1928
* zodiac signs and symbols,
ram, meregoat,
bull,
winged
people
sitting and kneeling,
crab and fish,
lion,
musical instrument,
scales,
scorpion,
centaur,
weapons,
jug,
water,
headgear,
eagle
* inscription:
Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo,
Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces
* Whole Building.
Northeast corner, 15th and Walnut.
* 39.949625,-75.165850 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
Eight Figures
Arlene Love,
2001 (approximate installation; 1980, approximate completion)
* standing
people
* Visible from the North side of Spruce. If the building is open you may be able to see them up close.
* Over the Spruce Street entrance.
Kimmel Center.
South side of Spruce, West of Broad.
* 39.947000,-75.165525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+Arlene Love interview on Vimeo
+Kimmel Center
E.W. Clark Building Medallions
1928
* small
winged horse,
birds,
bull,
corn
* Walls.
Northeast corner, 16th and Locust.
* 39.948650,-75.167675 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
Bellevue Lions
1989 (approximate)
* small
lions
holding shields
* Gateposts.
Bellevue.
West side of Broad between Walnut and Locust.
* 39.948750,-75.164605 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Bellevue-Stratford Hotel page
Tiffany Atlas Clock
Henry Frederick Metzler,
1853 (date of NYC original)
* statue of Atlas
* standing person,
clock
(sign)
* Was on the South side of Walnut between Broad and 15th. Tiffany moved three blocks West in late 2021 or early 2022 but does not appear to have reinstalled the Atlas Clock as of 1/18/2022.
* Above the entrance.
Tiffany and Co..
* 39.949385,-75.165200 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+tiffany.com history page
+daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com with particulars of the history of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Atlas page
Gate and Gargoyles
Samuel Yellin,
1912
* small
dragon head,
abstract gate
* there are identical gargoyles on either side of the gate
* Gate (and gargoyles).
South side of Latimer, West of 16th.
* 39.948150,-75.168350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.orgs's Samuel Yellin page
+Samuel Yellin Metal Workers
Silas Weir Mitchell
R. Tait McKenzie,
1928 (also possibly 1915-1917)
* Bas-relief bust of Silas Weir Mitchell
* small
head
* I could not find a date on the piece itself. The building is listed as being built in 1928. The McKenzie catalog lists a Silas Weir Mitchell relief bust "1915, 1917" and it's not clear whether that's an indication of a range or two different pieces.
* inscription:
On this spot stood
the house of
S. Weir Mitchell
Physician - Physiologist
Poet - Man of Letters
He taught us the use of rest for the nervous
He created "Hugh Wynne"
He pictured for us "The Red City" in which
he lived and labored from 1829 until 1914
Erected by the Franklin Inn of which he was the first president
* Wall.
1524 Walnut.
* 39.949650,-75.167150 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Medical
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's R. Tait McKenzie page
+whonamedit.com's Silas Weir Mitchell page
Eugene Ormandy
1983 (Guess. Year of hotel construction)
* Tribute to Eugene Ormandy
* partial
people,
conductor's baton,
podium
* Wall.
Outside the Ormandy Ballroom.
East side of Broad, South of Locust.
* 39.947385,-75.164450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Eugene Ormandy page
Mary and Jesus with Angels
1851 (year of building)
* statue of Jesus
and
Mary
* small
people,
one standing,
one held,
two flying angels
* Wall.
Saint Mark's Church.
North side of Locust between 16th and 17th.
* 39.948735,-75.168200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
+Saint Mark's Church
Wilma Theater Sign
Hugh Hardy,
1996
* big
name
sign
* Front wall.
Wilma Theater.
East side of Broad, North of Spruce.
* 39.947210,-75.164565 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+h3hc.com
+Wilma Theater
Bike Cloud
Ralph Tullie,
2014
* small
abstract
cloud
* Bike rack.
In front of the Kimmel Center.
West side of Broad, South of Spruce.
* 39.946630,-75.164980 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+studio-rt.com
+Kimmel Center
Saint Mark's Gargoyles
1851
* small
heads
with headgear
* Walls.
Saint Mark's Church.
North side of Locust between 16th and 17th.
* 39.948825,-75.168350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles
* See also:
+Saint Mark's Church
Saint Mark's Entrance
Samuel Yellin,
1923
* Statue of Jesus
* people
standing,
halos and cross
* inscription:
Come unto me all that are heavy laden and I will give you rest.
* Entrance.
Saint Mark's Church.
North side of Locust between 16th and 17th.
* 39.948775,-75.168500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for this building.
+philadelphiabuildings.orgs's Samuel Yellin page
+Samuel Yellin Metal Workers
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+Saint Mark's Church
Manufacturers Club
1911
* small
partial
winged people,
fruit
* South wall.
Northwest corner, Broad and Walnut.
* 39.949500,-75.164525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
Boy With Dolphins
Wilson Eyre (Architect),
1890
* small
standing person,
dolphins
* The first two pictures are of the piece itself. The second two are of smaller pieces higher on the walls.
* Front stairs.
Northeast corner of Locust and Juniper.
* 39.948100,-75.163290 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page
Benjamin Franklin
Francesco Lazzarini,
1789
* Statue of Benjamin Franklin
* standing person,
staff,
books,
* Behind dark and very reflective glass.
* The replica in the original location at 5th and Chestnut: Benjamin Franklin
* inscription:
Philadelphia merchant William Bingham
commissioned this marble statue to honor Franklin.
It was carved in Carrara, Italy and installed in 1792
in a niche above the entrance
to the Library Company's first building
on Fifth Street South of Chestnut Street.
As seen in William Birch's 1800 engraving, above.
Exposure to the elements at its original site
and in later years has produced the evident deterioration.
The dedication stone below the statue reads:
This statue of Dr. Benjamin Franklin was presented by
William Bingham, Esq. MDCCXCII
* Front window.
Library Company of Philadelphia.
South side of Locust between 13th and Juniper.
* 39.947975,-75.163065 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+The Electric Franklin
+Library Company of Philadelphia
Spirit of '61
Henry Kirke Bush-Brown,
1911
* standing person,
hat,
rifle
* inscription:
First Regiment Infantry National Guard of Pennsylvania
(Gray Reserves)
1861 - April 19 - 1911
* In front of the Union League.
Southwest corner, Broad and Sansom.
* 39.949800,-75.164400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* Exhibits: War
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+phillyhistory.org 1957 picture of the Union League with this piece visible
+wikipedia.org's Henry Kirke Bush-Brown page
+The Union League
Broad Street Ministry Gargoyles
1901
* small
faces,
dragons
* Whole building.
Broad Street Ministry.
East side of Broad between Spruce and Pine.
* 39.946150,-75.164750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+Broad Street Ministry
Washington Grays Monument
John A. Wilson,
1908
* Portrait on soldier's hat of George Washington
* standing person
wearing a hat,
rifle
* The base was created by Joseph Wilson in 1872
* inscription:
To Our Fallen Comrades 1861-1865
* In front of the Union League.
Southwest corner, Broad and Sansom.
* 39.950060,-75.164350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* Exhibits: Favorites,
War
* See also:
+Max Buten's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's John A. Wilson page
+wikipedia.org's George Washington page
+The Union League
Fidelity Bank Building
1928
* reclining people,
heads,
standing people,
headgear,
hammer, artists tools,
quill and scroll,
dragons,
ship,
weapons,
lion,
tree,
donkey,
sun,
sundial
* inscription:
Libertas Americana, 4 Juil 1776
Non sine diis animosusinians 17 Oct. 1777 - 19 Oct. 1781
Fugio. 1787, Mind your business
Value me as you please
Masathusets
* Whole building.
East side of Broad between Sansom and Walnut.
* 39.949675,-75.163925 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
Historical Society of Pennsylvania Entrance
* state seal,
horses,
bird
* Entrance.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
South side of Locust, West of 13th.
* 39.947910,-75.162700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* See also:
+Historical Society of Pennsylvania
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
* Some art was moved to the Presbyterian Historical Society: Witherspoon Building Figures
* Entire Building.
West side of Juniper between Sansom and Walnut, and along the North side of Walnut West of Juniper.
* 39.949250,-75.163200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org Albert Barnes page
+wikipedia.org Charles Hodge page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Mark the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+wikipedia.org's John Witherspoon page
Philadelphia Building Chandelier
Warren Muller,
2008
* chandelier
* Visible through the window
* Interior.
East side of Juniper, North of Walnut.
* 39.949425,-75.163050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* See also:
+Warren Muller's page at bahdeebahdu.com
Roy G. Biv
Klip Collective,
2022
* abstract
rainbow,
neon lights
* Wall.
Northeast corner, Juniper and Sansom.
* 39.950030,-75.162887 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* See also:
+klip.tv