                This site is a collection of the webmaster's pictures of 663 sculptures, fountains, mosaics and memorials in Philadelphia, with some information about each piece. It is browsable by titles, artists, years, people, and descriptions, and features several exhibits and tours designed by the webmaster. You can click on the small pictures with each piece to see larger pictures. The underlined words and dates in the text for each piece link to other related pieces in the collection. There are also external links (preceded with a +) for artists, artworks, people, and landmarks that the webmaster knows of and finds useful. The webmaster does not own any of the artworks shown here, nor does he have any official connection to any of the bewildering array of private organizations, non-profit institutions, universities, and city and state commissions, programs, departments, agencies, and authorities that own, purchase, maintain, catalog, and/or approve public artworks in Philadelphia. All pictures (but not the artworks in the pictures) are copyright Chris Purdom, and may only be used for non-commercial purposes with attribution and a link. The webmaster strongly encourages you to visit the pieces in person should you get the chance.
The pictures on this site (but not the artworks in the pictures) are Copyright 1998-2009 Chris Purdom, unless otherwise noted, and are not to be used for commercial purposes, but are free for non-commercial use, provided appropriate credit is given. Information about artists, dates, titles and subjects was gathered from a variety of sources, including those listed on the resources page, plus personal inspection of the pieces and, in some cases, email or telephone conversations with the artists, representatives of the artists, representatives of the artists' estates, or personnel at the organizations that purchased or approved the purchase of the pieces. Chris Purdom believes that the information provided is as accurate as he can make it, but claims no ownership of facts. Please contact Chris with corrections, additions, and/or technical difficulties |