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Parkade on 8th
WRT,
2015
* big
abstract colored forms,
lights
* Parking garage.
South side of Arch, spanning 8th.
* 39.953065,-75.153100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+wrtdesign.com page for this piece
+wrtdesign.com
Dragons
Ward Elicker,
2009
* big
dragons
* On top of the parking lot wall.
North side of Arch, East of 9th.
* 39.953375,-75.154100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
The Whispering Bells of Freedom
Reginald Beauchamp,
1976
* Memorial to Crispus Attucks
* bells,
buildings,
people
standing,
prone,
weapons,
hats,
dog
* inscription:
The whispering bells of freedom in honor of Crispus Attucks
Who on March 5, 1770 was killed by British troops in Boston while protesting conditions under the crown.
These whispers of freedom grew into the crescendo of the Declaration of Independence and the first ringing of the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall.
* Outside the African American Museum.
Northwest corner, 7th and Arch.
* 39.953125,-75.151650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* Exhibits: War,
Black Lives
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Reginald Beauchamp page
+Wikipedia's Crispus Attucks page
+African American Museum in Philadelphia
Nesaika
John Rhoden,
1976
* abstract
standing person
* Outside the African American Museum.
Northwest corner, 7th and Arch.
* 39.953250,-75.151600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* Exhibits: Black Lives
* See also:
+New York Times obituary of John Rhoden
+African American Museum in Philadelphia
Tree of Life
Gerd Utescher,
1977
* abstract
tree
* Entrance.
West side of 8th Street, South of Race.
* 39.954700,-75.153040 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+askart.com's Gerd Utescher page
Balance
Jill Sablosky,
2009
* abstract
furniture forms,
steles,
ideas
* inscription:
E Pluribus Unum
Out of Many One
* Northwest corner, 7th and Appletree.
* 39.953550,-75.151600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+jillsablosky.com
United States Mint Historical Plaque
1992
* small
buildings,
standing people,
sitting people,
cart,
horses,
plants,
flags,
clouds
* inscription:
On this site stood The First United States Mint
First Public Building Authorized by the
United States Government
This plaque dedicated for the bicentennial
of the U.S. Mint 1792-1992
First Mint 1792-1833 7th Street between Market and Arch
Second Mint 1833-1901 Juniper and Chestnut Sts.
Third Mint 1901-1969 16th and Spring Garden Sts.
Fourth Mint 1969 - 5th and Arch Sts.
* Wall.
East side of 7th between Market and Arch.
* 39.952240,-75.151550 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
Odyssey
Tony Rosenthal,
1983
* disks
* Northeast corner, 8th and Race.
* 39.955225,-75.152375 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Tony Rosenthal page
American Song
Eric Parks,
1988
* sitting person,
flute
* Parking lot, East side of 7th between Arch and Race.
* 39.954160,-75.150810 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
Burst of Joy
Harold Kimmelman,
1977
* big
exploding geometric form
* Was on the West side of 9th Street, just North of Market. Removed 2015 with the conversion of The Gallery to Fashion District Philadelphia. It has been reported that the piece has been or will be donated to Central High School.
* Former Gallery Plaza/Courtyard.
* 39.951650,-75.155250 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+Artist's page for this piece
+hksculpt.com
Goniochome
Softlab,
2019
* big
collection of abstract colored aluminum fins
* inscription:
Based on the concept of iridescence, this piece was
uniquely designed for the main entrance of Fashion
District. One of the most well-known examples of this
magical light effect is Antoni Gaudi's Casa Batllo tiled
roof. "Just as the scales of a fish absorb different
wavelengths of light to produce a shimmering effect,
our piece uses a series of aluminum fins at varying
color and reflectivity to produce a large lenticular
surface that changes depending on the angle of view.
* Lobby.
Fashion District Philadelphia.
Northwest corner, 9th and Market.
* 39.951600,-75.155300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+softlabnyc.com
+fashiondistrictphiladelphia.com
+wikipedia.org's page for Fashion District Philadelphia
China Gate
Sabrina Soong,
1984
* big
arch
* Spanning 10th Street, North of Arch.
* 39.953700,-75.156250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+Sabrina Soong obituary
Voyage of Ulysses
David von Schlegell,
1977
* Recalling the voyage of Ulysses
* abstract
fountain
* On April 24, 2013 the sculptural element was gone and the fountain was base torn up. On March 8, 2014, the sculptural element was back and the fountain base had been replaced.
* Plaza.
West side of 6th between Market and Arch, between the James A. Byrne Federal Courthouse the the William J. Green, Jr. Federal Building..
* 39.951875,-75.150500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* See also:
+NY Times obituary of David von Schlegell
+wikipedia.org's Odysseus/Ulysses page
Justice the Guardian of Liberty
1975
* Seal of the United States of America,
eagle,
stars,
olive branches,
shield and arrows
* South wall.
Federal Court.
North side of Market, East of 7th.
* 39.951000,-75.151300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's James A. Byrne United States Courthouse page
Phaedrus
Beverly Pepper,
1976 (also listed as 1977)
* abstract form
* West side of 6th, North of Arch.
* 39.953740,-75.149900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* See also:
+beverlypepper.net
Chinatown YMCA Dragons
1971
* small
dragons,
plants,
water
* Wall.
East side of 10th, South of Cherry.
* 39.954235,-75.156075 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
Pony Express
* horse,
sitting person,
hat,
plants
* Entrance.
Nix Federal Building.
West side of 9th, South of Market.
* 39.950950,-75.155300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Jefferson Center City Campus tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified,
Labor
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Nix Federal Building page
Bicentennial Dawn
Louise Nevelson,
1975
* abstract forms
* Visible through the glass. Sometimes accessible through the building.
* inscription:
My search in life has been for a new seeing, a
new image, a new insight, a new consciousness.
This search includes the object as well as the
in-between places - the dawns and the dusks,
the objective world, the heavenly spheres, the
places between the land and the sea... Man's
creations arrest the secret images that can be
found in nature.
Bicentennial Dawn is a place, an environment
that exists between night and day - solid and
liquid - temporal and eternal substances. It can
be experienced as a monument to the past as well
as the spores of the future. Contemplation is the
means by which we extend our awareness.
Bicentennial Dawn is a contemplative experience
in search of awareness that already exists in the
human mind. The inner and the outer equal one.
* Inside.
Federal Court.
6th and Market, Northwest of the Northwest corner.
* 39.951225,-75.150600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* See also:
+Smithsonian interview with Louise Nevelson
+wikipedia.org's Louise Nevelson page
+wikipedia.org's James A. Byrne United States Courthouse page
Amity
David Lee Brown,
1977
* abstract form
* Was at the Northeast corner of 10th and Market. Removed around 2015 with the conversion of the Gallery to Fashion District Philadelphia.
* Former entrance to the Gallery.
* 39.951650,-75.156650 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+easthamptonstar.com's David Lee Brown obituary