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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
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 University
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:
+artist's page for this piece
+Eric Berg Studios
+Drexel University
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. The article describing the piece has also been removed from the Drexel website, but it was originally installed some time after 2006 when the law school was founded, possibly as a gift of the original funder, and was probably removed around 2014 when the law school was renamed.
* 39.955525,-75.190200 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Athletic,
Missing
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Germaine Richier page
Momentum
Michael Speller,
2012
* small
abstract
armless person
* On the campus of Drexel University.
Northwest corner, 33rd and Market.
* 39.955950,-75.189600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Athletic
* See also:
+spellersculptures.com
+Drexel University
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:
+bathsheba.com
Running Free
Henry Mitchell,
1971
* horses
* Between 2009 and 2011, as part of the relandscaping that accompanied the construction of the building that is now to the South of this piece, the base was altered and moved and the piece was rotated on the base. The first three pictures were taken prior to the change.
* On the campus of Drexel University.
Northwest of 33rd and Market.
* 39.956450,-75.190025 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+cantonartcollection.com's Henry Mitchell bio
+Drexel University
Double Figure Eight
Paul Sisko,
1993
* abstract form
* Originally in a park on the South side of Market just East of 32nd. Moved sometime between 2000 and 2004 when the park was replaced with a building. The first picture is from the original location.
* On the campus of Drexel University.
East side of 33rd, North of Market.
* 39.956250,-75.189200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+paulsisko.com
+Drexel University
Wave Forms
Dennis Oppenheim,
2007
* big
bells,
arch
* Housing complex entrance.
Northwest corner, 34th and Chestnut.
* 39.954600,-75.192200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Dennis Oppenheim page
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:
+wikipedia.org's Tony Smith page
Anthony J. Drexel
Moses Jacob Ezekiel,
1904
* Statue of Anthony J. Drexel
* seated person,
chair,
pail,
books and papers
* 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 locations.
* 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
+jewishvirtuallibrary.org's Moses Jacob Ezekiel page
+wikipedia.org's Anthony J. Drexel page
+Drexel University
Fisher-Bennett Gargoyles
1925 (year of building)
* 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 page for the building
Drexel University Main Building Entrance
1890 - 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,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphia buildings.org's page for the building
+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 University
threshold object
Kennedy and Violich Architecture,
2012
* big
abstact
books
* the title is from a quote from the architect in an article about this piece
* Sunshade wall.
Golkin Hall.
North side of Sansom, West of 34th.
* 39.953785,-75.192870 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: New
* See also:
+article about this piece
+kvarch.net
Face Fragment
Arlene Love,
1976
* big
face fragment
* In front of the Monell Chemical Senses Center.
South side of Market between 34th and 36th (35th Street doesn't intersect Market).
* 39.955900,-75.193150 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+Arlene Love interview on Vimeo
+monell.org
Brick House
Simone Leigh,
2019
* big
head
* Replaced Black Forest
* Southwest corner, 34th and Walnut.
* 39.952500,-75.192550 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Black Lives
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Simone Leigh page