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Vine Street Neighborhood Relief
Michael Borsuk,
William Wilson,
1986 - 1991
* big
buildings and bridge
* Bridge (676 overpass).
Spanning 3rd, 4th, and 5th North of Wood.
* 39.957050,-75.145800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Old City tour
* See also:
+learninglab.si.edu's resource page for this piece
+spanamwar.com's Michael Borsuk memorial page
Zen Doors
Ike Hay,
1976 (installed 1979 or early 1980)
* abstract form
* date is from terihay.com, but the Millersville State College Exchange of 2/20/1980 has an announcement of the installation under "Staff Activities" which is consistent with the 1979 installation date in the Smithsonian catalog.
* Wall.
Northwest corner, 3rd and Callowhill.
* 39.957565,-75.144300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+Millersville State College Exchange for February 20, 1980 at millersvile.tind.io
+covnews.com Ike Hay obituary
+Ike Hay portfolio page at terihay.com
Untitled
Fred Fisher,
1980 (installed)
* geometric assemblage
* 444 North 3rd Street. West side of 3rd, North of Callowhill.
* 39.958260,-75.144100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
Skin of the Bride
Isaiah Zagar,
1991 - 2000
* big
abstract,
words
* Was on the South side of Vine between 2nd and 3rd on the walls of the Painted Bride Art Center, which is no longer the home of the Painted Bride. The mosaic was dismantled in 2023.
* Walls.
* 39.955725,-75.143950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing,
Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org article about this piece
+phillymagicgardens.org
Bolt of Lightning
Isamu Noguchi,
1984
* Representation of an act of Benjamin Franklin
* big
kite,
lightening,
key
* Despite the sidewalk and stairs in front of this piece there is no safe way to reach it on foot. The webmaster recommends observing it from the West side of 6th.
* At the foot of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
6th and Vine.
* 39.955450,-75.148750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+noguchi.org
+wikipedia.org's Benjamin Franklin page
+wikipedia.org's Benjamin Franklin Bridge page
