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National Shrine of Saint John Neumann Entrance Plaques
1979 (best guess based on 1979 commemoration)
* bas-relief busts of Pope John Paul II and John Nepomucene Neumann
* small heads
* inscription:
left:
St. John N. Neumann
C. SS. R.
Fourth Bisop of Philadelphia
1852-1860
right:
Remberance of
the visit of
Pope John Paul II
to the National Shrine
of St. John Neumann
October 4, 1979
* Either side of the entrance. National Shrine of Saint John Neumann. Southest corner 5th and Girard.
* 39.97000,-75.144850 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Pope John Paul II page
+wikipedia.org's John Nepomucene Neumann page
+stjohnneumann.org

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Blessed John Neumann C. SS. R.
* Statue of John Nepomucene Neumann
* small standing people, symbols
* inscription:
Front of the statue:
Blessed John Neumann C. SS. R.
Fourth Bishop of Philadephia
Side of the statue:
In memory of Joanne Swiggard [or Swiccard]
Plaque on the base:
"Give Me Holiness"
John N. Neumann
Born March 28, 1811
Ordained Priest June 25, 1836
Became a Redemptorist January 16, 1842
Consecrated Bishop, March 25, 1852
Died January 5, 1860
Declared Heroic in Virtue December 11, 1921
Declared Blessed October 13, 1963
Canonized June 19, 1977
* Outside the National Shrine of Saint John Neumann. South side of Girard, East of 5th.
* 39.97000,-75.144700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's John Nepomucene Neumann page
+stjohnneumann.org

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Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Fascia
Joseph J. Greenberg, Jr., 1968 (date of building)
* abstract relief
* Fascia. Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library. Southwest corner 6th and Girard.
* 39.970200,-75.146650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+nytimes.com Joseph J. Greenberg obituary
+freelibrary.org's Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library page

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Dewey's World
Paul Santoleri, Jennie Shanker, 2006
* big abstract idea, books, hands, machines and tools, plants
* Created with the Mural Arts Program and students from the James R. Ludlow School.
* Walls. Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library. Southwest corner 6th and Girard.
* 39.970200,-75.146675 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+publicartarchive.org's page for this piece
+theartblog.com article about this piece
+paulsantoleri.com
+muralarts.org pdf about Jennie Shanker's experience at Norris Homes
+freelibrary.org's Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library page

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History In Motion
Eric Okdeh, 2004
* big musical instruments, buildings, partial people, plants, groups of people, standing people, sitting people wearing hats, balloon, turtle, tiger, El cars and trolleys
* The extreme horizontal proportion and the level of detail on this piece combined with the slanted sidewalk and number of people hanging around outside make it difficult to capture accurately on camera. The pictures are in order left to right with some overlap on the wider panels. The last picture is a detail to show the level of pixelization provided by the tiles.
* Wall. District Health Center Six. North side of Girard between 3rd and 4th.
* 39.969975,-75.141900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic, Mass Transit
* See also:
+ericokdeh.com