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Drexel University Main Building Entrance
New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company, Wilson Brothers and Company (Architects), 1891
* Busts of Aesculapius, Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Columbus, Michael Faraday, Galileo, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Alexander von Humboldt, Thomas Jefferson, Michelangelo, Moses, Isaac Newton, Raphael, William Shakespeare and William of Sens
* small heads, standing angel
* These busts in niches go all the way around the inside of the arch, including two that are looking straight down. Moses and Aesculapius are on either side of the angel on the front.
* Entrance. Main Building, Drexel University. North side of Chestnut, just East of the 32nd Street walkway.
* 39.953850,-75.187000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphia buildings.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's New York Architectural Terra-Cotta Company page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Wilson Brothers and Company page
+wikipedia.org's Aesculapius page
+wikipedia.org's Johann Sebastian Bach page
+wikipedia.org's Christopher Columbus page
+wikipedia.org's Michael Faraday page
+wikipedia.org's Galileo Galilei page
+wikipedia.org's Goethe page
+wikipedia.org's Alexander von Humboldt page
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Jefferson page
+wikipedia.org's Michelangelo page
+wikipedia.org's Moses page
+wikipedia.org's Isaac Newton page
+wikipedia.org's Raphael page
+wikipedia.org's William Shakespeare page
+wikipdedia.org's William of Sens page
+drexel.edu

We Lost
Tony Smith, 1966
* abstract form
* Formerly on Locust Walk just East of 36th. In September, 2013 it was taken out of storage and installed in front of the new nanotech center. The last picture is from the original location.
* Original location replaced with LOVE
* North side of Walnut, East of 33rd.
* 39.952625,-75.188900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Favorites, Moved
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Tony Smith page
+publicartarchive.org's Tony Smith page

Anthony J. Drexel
Moses Jacob Ezekiel, 1904
* Statue of Anthony J. Drexel
* seated person, chair, pail, books and papers
* This piece was moved to the Drexel campus from Lansdowne and Belmont in 1966, according to the APA page, and consistent with the 1959 phillyhistory.org picture. On the campus it was originally just East of 33rd, moved Summer, 2001 to 32nd Street. In 2011 the building it was next to was torn down and the statue was moved closer to Market, rotated, and enclosed in a large box. The box was removed some time in 2013. The last two pictures are from the first and second campus locations. The rest are current.
* On the campus of Drexel University. South side of Market, East of 32nd.
* 39.955100,-75.187525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1959 picture of this piece
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+jewishvirtuallibrary.org's Moses Jacob Ezekiel page
+wikipedia.org's Anthony J. Drexel page
+drexel.edu

Eltanin
Bathsheba Grossman, 1992
* abstract form
* On top of the wall. Northeast corner of 33rd and Walnut.
* 39.952650,-75.189875 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+bathsheba.com

The Study at University City
Shelly Bradbury, 2016
* big glasses, logo sign
* West side of 33rd, North of Chestnut.
* 39.954510,-75.189820 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+thestudyatuniversitycity.com
+shellybradburystudio.com

Drexel Clock
* clock
* Courtyard. Drexel University. South side of Market between 31st and 32nd.
* 39.954700,-75.186100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+drexel.edu

Mario the Magnificent
Eric Berg, 2002
* In honor of Mario V. Mascioli
* dragon logo
* Based on the Drexel University logo.
* inscription: In honor of Mario V. Mascioli, '45, an exemplary alumnus
* On the campus of Drexel University. Southeast corner, 33rd and Market.
* 39.955400,-75.189325 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+bergbronze.com's page for this piece
+bergbronze.com
+drexel.edu

Two Open Triangles Leaning Gyratory
George Rickey, 1982
* triangles
* Moves in the wind. Also listed as "Two Triangles Leaning"
* On the Library roof. Drexel University. Southwest corner, 33rd and Market.
* 39.955450,-75.189725 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's George Rickey page
+drexel.edu

Fisher-Bennett Gargoyles
Stewardson and Page (Architects), 1925
* small sitting people, books, eyeglasses
* Entrance. South side of Walnut between 33rd and 34th.
* 39.952585,-75.191295 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+upenn.edu's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Stewardson and Page page

War Memorial Flagpole
Charles Rudy, 1951
* group of people standing
* Also known as All Wars Memorial to Penn Alumni
* inscription:
The University of Pennsylvania
1740 To her sons who died in the service of their country 1950
A brood of sturdy men who stood for freedom and for truth. -Sir Walter Mitchell, class of 1848.
This memorial presented by Walter H. Annenberg, class of 1931.
* East side of 33rd South of Walnut (across from Smith Walk).
* 39.951375,-75.190180 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: War
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+michenermuseum.org's Charles Rudy page

Le Coureur
Germaine Richier, 1954 (designed)
* small running person
* Was located in front of the Drexel Law School on the South side of Market between 33rd and 34th. It was originally installed as a gift from Earle Mack some time between the founding of the school in 2006 and the renaming of the school for Mack in 2008, and was probably removed around 2014 when the law school was renamed again.
* 39.955525,-75.190200 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Athletic, Missing
* See also:
+press release about the naming of the school on earleimack.com which mentions this piece
+wikipedia.org's Germaine Richier page

Towne Building Face
Cope and Stewardson (Architects), 1906
* small face
* Entrance. West side of 33rd between Smith Walk and Walnut.
* 39.951550,-75.190450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+upenn.edu's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's Cope and Stewardson page