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Homage to Georgia O'Keeffe
Thom Cooney Crawford, 1986
* Homage to Georgia O'Keeffe
* small abstract standing person
* Northeast corner 38th and Spruce, through the arch.
* 39.951625,-75.198450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+artist's picture of this piece
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+thomcooneycrawford.com
+wikipedia.org's Georgia O'Keeffe page
+okeeffemuseum.org

Life Savers
Billie Lawless, 1982
* big Lifesavers
* Was at 39th Street between Spruce and Baltimore (39.950750,-75.200900). Moved late 2014. Not clear if this is permanent or temporary. The last picture is from the new location and shows paint loss on the red piece.
* Northeast corner of the Veterinary Hospital. Southwest corner, 38th and Spruce.
* 39.951150,-75.199425 [map] [nearby]
* On the University City South Medical Complex tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Billie Lawless page
+upenn.edu's Ryan Veterinary Hospital page

Penn Quad Gargoyles
Cope and Stewardson (Architects), 1894 - 1911
* small crouching and horizontal people, heads, headgear, squirrel, seahorse, donkeys, frogs, dragon, balls, shields, books, food, staff, musical instruments
* Walls. Penn Quad. South side of Spruce from 36th to 38th.
* 39.950875,-75.197400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Cope and Stewardson page
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the Quad

Masnad
Bryan Hunt, 1980 - 1981
* small abstract form
* In front of Perry World House. West side of 38th, North side of the Locust Walk Bridge.
* 39.952640,-75.199250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+bryanhunt.com
+upenn.edu's Perry World House page

Ben Franklin
George Lundeen, 1987
* Statue of Benjamin Franklin
* small seated person, bench, eyeglasses, cane, newspaper, pigeon
* Title is from the artist's web page
* East side of 37th Street, just South of Locust Walk.
* 39.952150,-75.196975 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+lundeensculpture.com's George Lundeen page
+wikipedia.org's Benjamin Franklin page

The Class of 1956 Trolley
Gomaco Trolley Company, 2006
* big trolley
* inscription:
The Class of 1956 Trolley is a replica of Peter Witt trolleys that carried generations of commuting students to Penn from all parts of the region and also provided convenient access from campus to cultural and other attractions in Center City, Philadelphia.
With noisy steel wheels and clanging bells, these trolleys created a constant interruption to campus life and were an unforgettable part of the Penn experience. Operated by The Philadelphia Transportation Company (a precursor to SEPTA), Routes 11, 34, and 37 ran through the Penn campus on Woodland Avenue and Locust Street for nearly 65 years. In 1956 they were relocated underground, enabling the University to begin conversion of the campus to a unified and attractive landscape environment. Woodland Avenue and Locust Street became the first pedestrian walkways through the campus.
The Class of 1956 Trolley was fabricated by the Gomaco Trolley Company in October, 2006. The original Peter Witt Trolleys were manufactured by J.G. Brill from 1923-26.
* Entrance. 37th Street T Station. North side of Spruce, East of 37th. .
* 39.951125,-75.196900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+gomacotrolley.com
+wikipedia.org's 37th Street Station page

Lindemann Fountain
Delia Bentivoglio, Robert Lundgren, 1984
* In memory of Joseph S. Lindemann
* small fountain plants
* In the small park on the Northwest corner of 37th and Locust Walk.
* 39.952460,-75.197200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+ 1977 Landscape Development Plan for the University of Pennsylvania, hosted at issuu.com, cites Delia Bentivoglio, Campus Landscape Architect
+theplantatrilliontreespodcast.com's Robert Lundgren episode
+nytimes.com's Joseph S. Lindemann obituary

Lily Composition #3
Anne Froehling, 1993
* fountain, plants
* Plaza. Woodland Walk between 37th and Spruce and 36th and Locust Walk.
* 39.951440,-75.196300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+upenn.edu's page for this piece

Benjamin Franklin's Way
2009
* Quotes from Benjamin Franklin
* ideas, abstract steles
* inscription: (partial)
An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of cure. - 1735
Diligence is the Mother of Good-Luck. -1736
Well done is better than well said. - 1737
A true Friend is the best Possession - 1744
There are no Gains without Pains. - 1745
He's a Fool that cannot conceal his Wisdom - 1745
Doors of wisdom are never shut. - 1755
Half the Truth is often a great Lie. - 1758
* 37th between Walnut and Locust.
* 39.952800,-75.196975 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+upenn.edu article about this piece
+wikipedia.org's Benjamin Franklin page

Hill Pavilion Fountain
2006
* abstract fountain
* Veterinary Hospital. West side of 38th at Woodland Walk, between Baltimore and Spruce.
* 39.950200,-75.199900 [map] [nearby]
* On the University City South Medical Complex tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+upenn.edu's Ryan Veterinary Hospital page

Covenant
Alexander Liberman, 1974
* big abstract arch
* Spanning Locust Walk at 36th Street.
* 39.952700,-75.200600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Liberman page
+publicartarchive.org's Alexander Liberman page

Wistar Institute Entrance
Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Company, G.W. and W.D. Hewitt (Architects), 1894
* reclining people, book and quill, owl, standing person, plants
* Entrance. Wistar Institute. West side of 36th between Spruce and Locust.
* 39.951200,-75.195425 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Conkling-Armstrong Terra Cotta Company page
+wikipedia.org's G.W. and W.D. Hewitt page
+wistar.org

Black Forest
Robinson Fredenthal, 1983 (upenn.edu page has 1977)
* geometric forms
* upenn.edu says 1977. 1983 is from the APA page. Was at the Southwest corner of 34th and Walnut until 2020. First two pictures are from the original location.
* Replaced by Brick House
* East side of 36th, South of Locust Walk.
* 39.951625,-75.194925 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+robinfredenthal.com

All Saints Sculpture Garden
Syd Carpenter, 1988
* In memory of Mary Gorman and Andrew Nippes
* multiple people, hands and faces
* inscription:
In memory of Mary Gorman (1896-1986) and Andrew Nippes (1918-1987). Two of the Lord's children in transition toward becoming saints.
And there are some who have left no memorial, who have perished as though they had not lived.
But these were persons of mercy whose righteous deeds have not been forgotten
-Sirach 44: 9a, 10
* Courtyard. St. Mary's Hamilton Village. South side of Locust Walk between 39th and 40th. The courtyard can be reached by the walkway on the East side of the church.
* 39.952450,-75.201750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+swathmore.edu profile for Syd Carpenter
+stmarysatpenn.org