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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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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

Corp. James J. Cochran VFW Post 251 Memorial
* Named for James J. Cochran
* small VFW emblem, eagles, arrows and shield, olive branch
* The VFW Post, which has since closed, was named for Cochran in 1919. Whether this was intended as a memorial to Cochran in particular or a tribute to all the members of the Post is unclear.
* inscription:
Corp. James J. Cochran
Post No. 251
Veterans of Foreign Wars
of the United States
* North side of the triangle at 37th, Powelton, and Lancaster.
* 39.959610,-75.195335 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists, War
* See also:
+findagrave.com's John J. Cochran 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

Generative Luminance, Orders of Nature
Soo Sunny Park, 2014
* big abstract form
* visible through the highly reflective glass
* Interior. Northeast corner, 38th and Market.
* 39.956790,-75.197675 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+publicartarchive.org's page for this piece
+soosunnypark.com

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