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Blockhead
Robinson Fredenthal,
1990 (installed)
* geometric forms
* Southwest corner, 8th and Spring Garden.
* 39.961310,-75.151960 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+robinfredenthal.com
Unidentified
* abstract form
* Behind a fence, but the gate seems to be usually left open
* Southeast of the Southeast corner, 9th and Spring Garden.
* 39.961125,-75.152675 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
German Society Gate
* logo,
eagle
* I cannot find any other use of the word "Prolesflorebit"
* inscription:
The German Society of Pennsylvania
Founded AD 1764
Religione Industria et Fortitudine Germana Prolesflorebit
* Gate.
Northeast corner, 7th and Spring Garden.
* 39.961600,-75.149700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+germansociety.org
Raven
David Caccia,
1979
* From a work by Edgar Allan Poe
* raven
* The sculpture is behind a fence. You'll get a closer look when the site is open, but it is clearly visible from the sidewalk.
* Edgar Allan Poe House.
Northwest corner, 7th and Spring Garden.
* 39.961975,-75.149900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+nps.gov's page for this piece
+marinellafuneralhome.com's David Caccia obituary
+wikipedia.org's Edgar Allan Poe page
+wikipedia.org's Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site page
Spring Garden Farmers Market Sign
Frank Rushmore Watson (Architect),
1889
* sign,
cattle head,
cornucopia,
food
* Pediment.
Union Transfer.
South side of Spring Garden between 10th and 11th.
* 39.961520,-75.155360 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+philadelphiabuildings.org Frank Rushmore Watson page
+utphilly.com
Bronze Sphere
Klaus Ihlenfeld,
1970 (installed)
* sphere
* Grass plaza.
On the grounds of Fairmount Manor Apartments.
East of 7th between Wallace and Fairmount.
* 39.963100,-75.149050 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+learninglab.si.edu's resource page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Klaus Ihlenfeld page
Untitled
Robert E. Montgomery,
1972
* abstract forms
* On the wall.
West side of 6th, South of Spring Garden.
* 39.959850,-75.148600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
