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Liber Libere Omnibus
1905
* idea, book hand, sun,
* Latin for "free to all".
* Wall. Walnut Street West Library. East side of 40th, South of Walnut.
* 39.953810,-75.202580 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+freelibrary.org/locations/walnut-street-west

Plateau
Andrea Blum, 2018 (original configuration 2006)
* big abstract shelter, benches
* Was on the other side of Locust Walk. Moved to the new location and reconfigured in 2018 when a new dorm was built on the North side. The plaque lists it as 2006/2018. The first 3 pictures are from the original location.
* East side of 40th, South of Locust Walk.
* 39.952725,-75.202725 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+andreablum.com

Sidewalk Symbols
2023 (probable)
* abstract sun, compass symbols
* In a Street View image from April 2023, not in the previous image from November 2020.
* Sidewalk. South side of Chestnut, West of 40th.
* 39.955610,-75.202575 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified

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

Shongun XXII
Ernest Shaw, 1978
* abstract form
* Penn Dental School. West side of 40th, North of Spruce.
* 39.952175,-75.203150 [map] [nearby]
* On the University City South Medical Complex tour
* See also:
+groundsforsculpture.org's Ernest Shaw page
+wikipedia.org's University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine page

Penn Dental Gargoyles
1915 (completion of building)
* small crouching people (some with headgear), monkey, birds, bull, book, symbols, eyeglasses
* Spruce and 40th St. walls. Penn Dental School. Northwest corner, 40th and Spruce.
* 39.951865,-75.203150 [map] [nearby]
* On the University City South Medical Complex tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine 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:
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Liberman page

Swain House Busts
1893 (approximate year of building)
* house built for William James Swain
* heads
* Walls. Ronald McDonald House. North side of Chestnut between 39th and 40th.
* 39.955700,-75.201350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+whyy.org article about the building
+findagrave.com's William James Swain page
+philarmh.org

Miller Tower Birds
EwingCole (Architects), 2019
* big birds
* Wall. Southeast corner of the Ronald McDonald House. North side of Chestnut between 39th and 40th.
* 39.955700,-75.200835 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+ewingcole.com
+philarmh.org

Hamilton Court Sidewalk Lights
2018
* sidewalk lights
* Sidewalk. In front of Hamilton Court. South side of Chestnut, East of 39th.
* 39.955200,-75.199500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+gohamco.com

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:
+bryanhunt.com
+upenn.edu/perryworldhouse

The Tuskegee Airmen: They Met the Challenge
Marcus Akinlana, 2009
* big goggles, parts of people, hats, tools, 2D (painted) airplanes
* Wall. West side of 39th, North of Chestnut.
* 39.955950,-75.200025 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: War, Black Lives
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+akinlana.com
+Marcus Akinlana's Facebook page

Hamilton Court Logos
1901 (design date of building)
* small sign, logo, shield, flowers and tree, helmet and crown
* There are 4 identical copies, 2 on each of the buildings. The coordinates are for the eastmost. The 2021 stylized version of the logo does not include a tree at the top.
* Front walls. Hamilton Court. South side of Chestnut, West of 38th.
* 39.955165,-75.199200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+gohamco.com