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Face Fragment
Arlene Love, 1975
* 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:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+arleneloveartist.com
+amiepotsicartadvisory.com's Arlene Love Art Histories page
+monell.org

Glyph of Nature
Jeffrey Maron, 1986
* abstract symbols
* On the wall. Southeast corner 36th and Market.
* 39.956010,-75.194000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+jeffreymaron.com

Refractive Light Spine
James Carpenter, 1988 - 1989
* big collection of triangles
* Over the entrance. Southwest corner, 36th and Market.
* 39.956050,-75.194800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+jcdainc.com

Untitled
Lark Lucas, 1982
* people standing, sitting, hats, umbrellas, food, musical instruments, machines and tools, balloons, airplanes, signs, buildings, plants, birds, elephant, giraffe, camel
* visible through the fence
* Walls. North side of Filbert, West of 34th.
* 39.956900,-75.192250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+publicartarchive.org's Lark Lucas page

Light Matrix
Leo Villareal, 2015
* abstract light display
* Awning. North side of Market, West of 36th.
* 39.956350,-75.194700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+Percent for Art's pdf picture of this piece at dpd-art-is-essential-docs.s3.amazonaws.com
+villareal.net

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:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Dennis Oppenheim page
+publicartarchive.org's Dennis Oppenheim page

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
* See also:
+architecturalrecord.com article about this piece
+kvarch.net

Morphic Opening
James Lloyd, 1974
* abstract snake
* Originally in the middle of the sidewalk. Moved closer to the building late 2005 or early 2006. The last picture is from the original location. Title is from the artist's website.
* South side of Market, West of 36th.
* 39.956210,-75.195550 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+artist's picture of this piece
+artist's other picture of this piece
+sculpturelightsource.com

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

Innovation Plaza
Exit Design, 2015
* References to Kathleen McNulty Mauchly Antonelli, John Backus, Jean Jennings Bartik, Britton Chance, Rebecca Cole, Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, J. Presper Eckert, Jr., R. Buckminster Fuller, Frances Snyder Holberton, Osagie Imasogie, Alan Kay, Stephanie L. Kwolek, John W. Mauchly, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Frank Piasecki, Judith Rodin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hubert J. P. Schoemaker, Krishna Singh, Michael Solomonov, Frances Bilas Spence, Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum, Andy Warhol, Judy Wicks and Blanka Zizka
* abstract geometric forms, some internally lit
* inscription:
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." - Andy Warhol
* Plaza. 37th from Market to Chestnut.
* 39.955645,-75.196295 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+exploreexit.com's entry for this piece
+exploreexit.com
+wikipedia.org's Kathleen Antonelli page
+wikipedia.org's John Backus page
+wikipedia.org's Jean Bartik page
+wikipedia.org's Britton Chance page
+wikipedia.org's Rebecca Cole page
+wikipedia.org's Eleuthere Irenee du Pont page
+wikipedia.org's J. Presper Eckert page
+wikipedia.org's Buckminster Fuller page
+wikipedia.org's Betty Holberton page
+law.penn.edu's Osagie Imasogie page
+wikipedia.org's Alan Key page
+wikipedia.org's Stephanie Kwolek page
+wikipedia.org's John Mauchly page
+wikipedia.org's Marlyn Meltzer page
+wikipedia.org's Frank Piasecki page
+wikipedia.org'a Judith Rodin page
+wikipedia.org's Eleanor Roosevelt page
+wikipedia.org's Hubert Schoemaker page
+holtecinternational.com's Kris Singh page
+wikipedia.org's Michael Solomonov page
+wikipedia.org's Frances Spence page
+wikipedia.org's Ruth Teitelbaum page
+wikipedia.org's Andy Warhol page
+judywicks.com
+wikipedia.org's Blanka Zizka page

Dream of Sky
Timothy Duffield, 1976
* big abstract elephant
* South side of Market at the 37th Street Walkway.
* 39.956265,-75.196200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+inquirer.com obituary for Timothy Duffield

Spectral Grove
Softlab, 2019
* abstract tree-like forms
* Northwest corner, 37th and Market.
* 39.956560,-75.195915 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+artist's picture of this piece
+soft-lab.com

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:
+artist's picture of this piece
+spellersculptures.com
+drexel.edu

Cross
1969
* cross, arch
* Roof. University Lutheran. North of 37th and Chestnut.
* 39.955350,-75.196240 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+uniluphila.org

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:
+Douglas Whitmire's picture of this piece at instagram.com
+cantonartcollection.com's Henry Mitchell bio
+drexel.edu

Antillean Couple
Agustin Cardenas, 1957
* big abstract standing people
* Southwest corner 36th and Sansom.
* 39.953850,-75.194780 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Black Lives
* See also:
+upenn.edu's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Agustin Cardenas page

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

LAWN
2019
* word sign
* Southeast corner of the Lawn at uCity Square. Northwest corner, 37th and Filbert.
* 39.957310,-75.195685 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+ucitysquare.com's Lawn page/

Doves
James Frost, 1969 (building date)
* doves
* South wall. University Lutheran. Northeast corner, 37th and Chestnut.
* 39.955025,-75.196310 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Peace and Love
* See also:
+uniluphila.org

Drexel Book
Harold Kimmelman, 1985
* In memory of Doris Zimmerman
* small book
* Also listed as Book and Volume 1.
* inscription:
From the plaque at the garden entrance:
Garden Sculpture in memory of Doris A. Zimmerman, 1929-1981
* Walled garden. Drexel University. Northwest of 33rd and Market. Enter on the South side near 33rd. Also visible through the fence on the West side.
* 39.956805,-75.189875 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+hksculpt.com
+giving.drexel.edu article about Doris Zimmerman
+drexel.edu

Tabernacle United Church Signs
Lynn Denton, 1999
* signs, religious symbols and imagery, boat, Earth, food, sitting and standing people, birds, plants, musical instruments, sheep, hands, water
* tiles painted by the congregation
* Tabernacle United Church. Southwest corner, 37th and Chestnut.
* 39.954800,-75.196650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Peace and Love, Mosaic
* See also:
+lynnbdenton.com
+tabunited.org

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