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Horses Drawing Fire Engine
John Godfrey, 1964
* small horses, fire engine
* Entrance. Engine Company 43. South side of Market between 21st and 22nd.
* 39.953700,-75.175525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
* See also:
+firemanshallmuseum.org's Engine 43 and 44 page

June 5th Memorial
Scott Aker, Barb Fox, 2018
* Memorial to the six victims with quote from Dickinson: Anne Bryan, Roseline Conteh, Borbor Davis, Emily Dickinson, Kimberly Finnegan, Juanita Harmon and Mary Simpson
* ideas, architectural elements, steles, benches
* The black stone sculpture by Barb Fox is separately titled "Witness".
* inscription:
For those we remember
Unable are the loved to die
for love is immortality
nay, it is deity -
unable they that love - to die
for love reforms vitality
into divinity
-Emily Dickinson
On a beautiful late Spring morning in 2013 the reckless demolition of a neighborhood building collapsed a wall onto the Salvation Army store that stood on this site.
This memorial park is dedicated to the memory of the six people who died here on June 5, 2013. They were from all walks of life, and each was uniquely precious to their family, friends and community. The memorial park also remembers those who were injured, and honors the rescuers.
The June 5 Memorial Park is made possible by the generosity of private citizens and the City of Philadelphia. It challenges the residents and leaders of Philadelphia to remember what happened here and to always value human life above development.
* Southeast corner, 22nd and Market.
* 39.953675,-75.176600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+june5memorial.org
+ww.design.upenn.edu interview with the artists
+architecturalresearch.org
+inquirer.com's Anne Bryan article
+cbsnews.com's Roseline Conteh article
+cbsnews.com's Borbor Davis article
+wikipedia.org's Emily Dickinson page
+inquirer.com's Juniata Harmon article
+delcotimes.com article about Mary Simpson and the lawsuit filed by her family

Koi
Juliet Whelan, 2014
* abstract fish
* Bike rack. In front of Commerce Square. South side of Market between 20th and 21st.
* 39.953815,-75.174220 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+artist's installation page, which starts with this piece
+jibedesign.net

Commerce Square Pylons
Stantec ViBE, 2012
* big abstract light-emitting pylon signs
* Entrance. Commerce Square. South side of Market between 20th and 21st.
* 39.953825,-75.174150 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+sixteen-nine.net article about this piece
+stantecvibe.com

Girl with Basin
Edward Fenno Hoffman III, 1960 (date on base)
* small standing person, basin
* accessible when the gate is open, visible through the fence when it isn't
* Benjamin Rush Medicinal Plant Garden, South side of the Mutter Museum. East side of 22nd, North of Chestnut.
* 39.953000,-75.176400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+picture of this piece from ilovefiguresculpture.com
+Edward Fenno Hoffman III Papers at syracuse.edu
+ilovefiguresculpture.com's Edward Fenno Hoffman III page
+muttermuseum.org

Commerce Square Fountain
Laurie Olin, 1992
* fountain
* Plaza. Commerce Square. South side of Market between 20th and 21st.
* 39.954200,-75.174100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Commerce Square page
+theolinstudio.com

2000MKT
2021
* sign, building name
* South side of Market, West of 20th.
* 39.953490,-75.173600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+2000mkt.com

Green Man
Frank Furness (Architect), 1883 (approximate year of building)
* face, plants
* Turret wall. Southeast corner, 21st and Sansom.
* 39.951500,-75.175505 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: New
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Green Man page
+wikipedia.org's Frank Furness page

Flowered Arch
1927 (based on picture of construction)
* plants, arch
* Entrance. North side of Chestnut, East of 21st.
* 39.952275,-75.174730 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org page for the building
+1927 picture of construction on the front of the building at phillyhistory.org

Trilladelphia
2016
* Quote from Jerome K. Jerome
* abstract sitting person, disembodied arm and hand, words
* inscription:
Let us gather together in the great cities and light bonfires of a million gas jets, and shout and sing together and feel brave! -Jerome K. Jerome
Art is the center of the real world.
* Wall. West side of 22nd under JFK.
* 39.955000,-75.176480 [map] [nearby]
* On the JFK North tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists, Mosaic
* See also:
+article about this piece at scienceleadership.org
+wikipedia.org's Jerome K. Jerome page

St. Anthony Club Cherubs
Wilson Eyre (Architect), 1888
* small partial, horizontal cherubs
* Wall. West side of 22nd, North of Chestnut.
* 39.952900,-75.177050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page

Bedell Residence Entrance
Wilson Eyre (Architect), 1889 - 1890
* small sitting people, furniture
* Entrance. Southeast Corner, 22nd and Chestnut.
* 39.952310,-75.176975 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page

First Troop Helmet
1900
* helmet
* Over the entrance. First Troop Armory. East side of 23rd, North of Chestnut.
* 39.953190,-75.178130 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+firsttroop.com

Untitled Wall Sculpture
George Sugarman, 1972 (approximate)
* abstract relief
* Visible through the window
* Interior. Albert M. Greenfield School. South side of Chestnut, West of 22nd.
* 39.952400,-75.177500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+georgesugarman.com
+albertmgreenfieldschool.org

Linpro Building Fountain
WZMH Architects, 1990
* fountain
* Was on the North side of Market, West of 19th, behind what was supposed to be a plaza between twin towers. The building has since been renamed, and the fountain was replaced by a live wall in 2018 when a companion building (not the twin that was originally planned) was finally built 28 years later.
* Wall.
* 39.953875,-75.172250 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's page for the building
+wzmh.com

Aldine Hotel Entrance
Addison Hutton (Architect), 1895
* small standing person, hat, luggage, plants, shield
* Entrance. 1920 Chestnut (South side of Chestnut, East of 20th).
* 39.951890,-75.172820 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philaphilia.blogspot.com post about the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Addison Hutton page

Chimeras
* small chimeras, flame
* Over the entrance. 1921 Chestnut (North side of Chestnut between 19th and 20th).
* 39.951990,-75.172694 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists