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St. Joseph and Jesus
* statue of Jesus and Joseph
* small people, one standing, one carried, plants, globe
* Was visible through the fence on the South side of Girard between 16th and 17th. Missing since at least August 2019, as the hospital has been converted to other uses.
* St. Joe's Hospital Courtyard.
* 39.971800,-75.163300 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing, Religious, Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's Saint Joseph page

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For the Greater Glory of God
1968 (approximate year of building)
* standing person, Jesuit motto
* Wall. St. Joe's Prep. Northwest corner, 17th and Girard.
* 39.972300,-75.164500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Southwest tour
* Exhibits: Religious, Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+sjprep.org

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Looking-Glass
Robert Woodward (aka Peanutbutter), 2012
* abstract forms, actual mirrors
* You can enter the station from any of the corners. Parts of the piece, shown here, are visible from the mezzanine level through the bars. Much more of it is visible from the platform if you pay the fare.
* Downstairs. Broad-Girard Station. Northwest corner, Broad and Girard.
* 39.971620,-75.159815 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Southwest tour
* Exhibits: New, Mosaic
* See also:
+thepenngazette.com article about this piece
+wikipedia.org's Broad-Girard Station page