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Carnell Hall Gargoyles
William Harold Lee (Architect), 1928
* small heads
* Both sides of the door. East side of Broad, North of Montgomery.
* 39.980425,-75.157075 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+Gerry Wilkinson's Carnell Hall page on wrti.com
+librarycompany.org's Temple University postcards page
+wikipedia.org's William Harold Lee page

Lincoln the Lawyer
Emil Seletz, 1968 (donated 1979)
* Bust of Abraham Lincoln
* head
* inscription:
Presented by
Emil Seletz, M.D. "32" Sculptor
Josepha Seletz, M.D. "76"
Jimmy Seletz, J.D.
Dedicated to
Marvin Wachman, President
* In front of the Temple University Law School. East side of Broad, South of Montgomery.
* 39.979890,-75.157350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* See also:
+linkedin.com post about this piece
+latimes.com article about Emil Seletz and his busts of Lincoln
+publicartarchive.org's Emil Seletz page
+wikipedia.org's Abraham Lincoln page
+law.temple.edu

Temple Gates
1929 (installed 1960)
* lamp, Temple seal, building
* Gates. Polett Walk, East side of Broad, South of Norris.
* 39.981650,-75.156900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists

Black Rock Mesa
Glenn Zweygardt, 1978
* geometric forms
* Liacouras Walk, just North of Cecil B. Moore.
* 39.979225,-75.156500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* See also:
+glennzweygardt.com

Red Owl
Beniamino Bufano, 1988 (originally installed)
* owl
* Was on the Northeast corner of Founder's Garden. Moved in 2017. The first picture is from the original location.
* Replaced by Temple Owl
* Upper Southeast corner of Founder's Garden. West side of 13th, South of Polett Walk.
* 39.981000,-75.155400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+picture of this piece at digital.library.temple.edu
+wikipedia.org's Beniamino Bufano page
+sikora-wa.com page for their Founder's Garden reimagining

Russell Conwell
Boris Blai, 1968
* Bust of Russell Conwell
* big head
* Conwell and his wife, Sarah S. Conwell, are buried behind the sculpture. The waterfall in the background of the third picture was added in 2017.
* The waterfall is part of the O'Connor Plaza Fountain
* inscription: Russell H. Conwell, Founder of Temple University, 1843-1925
* Conwell's burial site. Lower Northwest corner of Founder's Garden. Liacouras and Polett Walks.
* 39.981350,-75.155700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* See also:
+findagrave.com entry for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Boris Blai page
+wikipedia.org's Russell Conwell page
+sikora-wa.com page for their Founder's Garden reimagining

Temple Owl
John J. Giannotti, 2017
* In honor of Marie O'Connor and Patrick O'Connor
* big owl, Temple T
* Replaced Red Owl
* inscription:
Temple University proudly dedicates this plaza in the heart of the campus in honor of Patrick and Marie O'Connor. Their inspired generosity and distinguished leadership create life-changing opportunities for our students and others. Patrick J. O'Connor joined the Temple University Board of Trustees in 1971 as the youngest trustee in the university's history and served until 1984. He returned to the board in 2001 and was elected chairman in 2009. In 2013 he received an honorary degree from Temple University.
* O'Connor Plaza. Upper Northwest corner of Founder's Garden. Liacouras and Polett Walks.
* 39.981455,-75.155755 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+giannottistudios.com
+cozen.com's Patrick O'Connor page
+sikora-wa.com page for their Founder's Garden reimagining

Bell Tower
Nolen and Swinburne (Architects), 1965
* big tower, bells
* Polett Walk between 12th and 13th.
* 39.981300,-75.154350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Nolen and Swinburne page

Barton and Beury Hall Walls
John Botkin, David Porter, 1984
* big abstract forms
* Barton Hall, which was on the West side of 13th, was replaced by the Charles Library in 2019, so half of this piece is missing. The third picture is of the Beury half, taken from outside the library in 2021. The artist is listed elsewhere as "John Borkin"
* Wall. East side of 13th, North of Polett Walk.
* 39.981925,-75.154875 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+porterarchitects.com article about this piece
+porterarchitects.com

Hurry
William King, 1980
* two people standing
* North side of Polett Walk between 12th and 13th.
* 39.981500,-75.154200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's William King page
+publicartarchive.org's William King page