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Winged People, Cherubs and Angels
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Cherubs * mostly vertical cherubs * Wall. North side of South, East of 5th. * 39.941850,-75.150400 [map] * On the Lombard-South tour. * Exhibits: Unidentified |
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Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church Entrance * Symbol of Jesus * small kneeling angels, cross, plants * inscription: Where Neighborhood Becomes the Brotherhood * Above the door. Mt. Olivet Tabernacle Baptist Church. East side of 42nd at Wallace. * 39.963750,-75.207000 [map] * Exhibits: Religious, Unidentified |
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United House of Prayer For All People * two lions, standing angels, three crosses * Front wall. United House of Prayer For All People. Haverford and Preston. * 39.962800,-75.204150 [map] * Exhibits: Religious, Unidentified, African American * See also: +United House of Prayer For All People |
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Union Baptist Church Gargoyles 1832 (cornerstone) * Symbols of Jesus, Saint John, Saint Mark and Saint Matthew * small kneeling and partial angels, torches, winged bulls, winged lions, crosses, crowns, birds, musical instruments, books * Walls. Union Baptist Church. South side of Fitzwater, West of 19th. * 39.942775,-75.174475 [map] * On the Fitler Square tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles |
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Mary and Jesus with Angels 1851 (year of building) * statue of Jesus and Mary * small people, one standing, one held, two flying angels * Wall. Saint Mark's Church. North side of Locust between 16th and 17th. * 39.948735,-75.168200 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +Saint Mark's Church |
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Tabernacle United Church 1884 - 1886 * Symbols of and references to Jesus, Saint John, Saint Luke and Saint Mark * lizard, plants, partial cherubs and angels, winged lion, winged ox, eagle, sun, candle, fire * inscription: North Entrance: I am the door. tower: My Goodness and My fortress. My High Tower and My Deliver. He in whom I trust. East Entrance: We have seen his star in the East and are come to worship him. shields: He is risen. Lampades multae, una lux. Christus Exaltus Salvator. Lux lucet in tenebris Nec tamen consumebatur. * North and East sides. Tabernacle United Church. Southwest corner, 37th and Chestnut. * 39.954500,-75.196800 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building +Gargoyle Hunter's page for the building +Tabernacle United Church |
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Fleisher Medallion 1886 (year of building) * Representation of Jesus and Mary * small people standing, partial people, winged cherubs, headgear, plants * Wall. Fleisher Art Memorial. North side of Catherine between 7th and 8th. * 39.939090,-75.155225 [map] * On the South Philly tour. * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +Fleisher Art Memorial |
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Schiller Heinrich Manger, 1886 * Statue of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller * two standing people, one winged, torch, sitting person, tree stump, quill * South side near the East end of the central promenade under a tree in the Horticulture Center. Horticulture Drive. East of Belmont.. * 39.982750,-75.211800 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: New * See also: +wikipedia.org's Schiller page |
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St. Anthony Club Cherubs Wilson Eyre, 1888 * small partial, horizontal cherubs * Wall. West side of 22nd, North of Chestnut. * 39.952900,-75.177050 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * Exhibits: New, Religious * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry +The Wilson Eyre Collection at upenn.edu |
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Drexel University Main Building Entrance 1890 - 1891 * Busts of Aesculapius, Johann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Columbus, Michael Faraday, Galileo, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Alexander von Humboldt, Thomas Jefferson, Michelangelo, Moses, Isaac Newton, Raphael, William Shakespeare and William of Sens * small heads, standing angel * These busts in niches go all the way around the inside of the arch, including two that are looking straight down. Moses and Aesculapius are on either side of the angel on the front. * Entrance. Main Building, Drexel University. North side of Chestnut, just East of the 32nd Street walkway. * 39.953850,-75.187000 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Unidentified * See also: +philadelphia buildings.org's page for the building +wikipedia.org's Aesculapius page +wikipedia.org's Johann Sebastian Bach page +wikipedia.org's Christopher Columbus page +ideafinder.com's Michael Faraday page +The Galileo Project @ Rice University +wikipedia.org's Goethe page +wikipedia.org's Alexander von Humboldt page +wikipedia.org's Thomas Jefferson page +wikipedia.org's Michelangelo page +wikipedia.org's Isaac Newton page +wikipedia.org's Raphael page +wikipedia.org's William Shakespeare page +biography of William of Sens +Drexel University |
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Franz Schubert Henry Baerer, 1891 * Bust of Franz Schubert * head, people standing, cherubs, musical instruments, plants * inscription: Grand Prize awarded to the German Singers of Philadelphia Newark, N.J. 4-8ten Juli 1891 * In the middle of the East end loop of the Horticulture Center. Horticulture Drive, East of Belmont. * 39.983550,-75.209125 [map] * On the West Park tour. * Exhibits: New * See also: +Max Buten's picture of this piece +askart.com's Henry Baerer page +wikipedia.org's Franz Schubert page |
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Witherspoon Building 1895 - 1897 * References to and representations of Albert Barnes, Charles Hodge, Jesus, Saint John, Saint Luke, Saint Mark, Saint Matthew and John Witherspoon * small lion, birds, ox, plants, books, winged person, groups of people, standing people, reclining people, heads and eyes, fire, scales, headgear, anchor, cup, furniture, various religious symbols * A group of figures from the building are now in the courtyard of the Presbyterian Historical Society * West side of Juniper between Sansom and Walnut, and along the North side of Walnut West of Juniper. * 39.949250,-75.163200 [map] * On the Gayborhood tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles, Unidentified * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building +wikipedia.org Albert Barnes page +wikipedia.org's John Witherspoon page |
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St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church 1907 * Representations of Jesus, Joseph and Mary * people sitting, kneeling, standing, headgear, book, manger, furniture, staff, sheep, ox, heads, winged people * The Springfield side of the building was obscured by scaffolding when these pictures were taken in August, 2010. The church web site has pictures of the front doors. * inscription: The Word was made flesh * Whole building. St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Northeast corner, 47th and Springfield. * 39.947150,-75.215194 [map] * Exhibits: Religious * See also: +wikipedia.org's Saint Joseph page +St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church |
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Manufacturers Club 1911 * small partial winged people, fruit * South wall. Northwest corner, Broad and Walnut. * 39.949500,-75.164525 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building |
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Civil War Sailors Memorial Hermon Atkins MacNeil, 1921 * big stele, angel, group of people, standing, lying and kneeling, suggestion of a ship, hats, weapons, anchor, seahorses, eagles * inscription: front top: In giving freedom to the slave we assure freedom to the free. front bottom: All who have labored today in behalf of the Union have wrought for the best interests of the country and the world not only for the present but for all future ages. back: Port Royal, Port Hatteras, Port Henry, Hampton Roads, New Orleans, Memphis, Port Hudson, Charleston, Mobile Bay, Drury's Bluff, Cherbourg, Fort Fisher, 1961-1865. * South side of the Parkway, West of 20th. * 39.959420,-75.172960 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: War * See also: +phillyhistory.org 1959 picture of this piece +another phillyhistory.org 1959 picture of this piece +wikipedia.org's Hermon Atkins MacNeil page |
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Civil War Soldiers Memorial Hermon Atkins MacNeil, 1921 * big stele, group of people, standing people, angel, hats, weapons, flag, eagle, horse * The last picture is of the reference to this piece from the mural at 12th and Walnut * inscription: front top: One country, one Constitution, one destiny. front bottom: Each for himself gathered up the cherished purposes of life, its aims and ambitions, its dearest affections, and flung all with life itself into the scale of battle. back: Donaldson, The Peninsula, Antietem, Murfreesborg, Chancelorsville, Gettysburg, Chickanagua, Chattanooga, Petersburg, Atlanta, Appomatox, 1861-1865 * North side of the Parkway, West of 20th. * 39.959650,-75.172650 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: War * See also: +phillyhistory.org 1959 picture of this piece +another phillyhistory.org 1959 picture of this piece +wikipedia.org's Hermon Atkins MacNeil page |
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Athena and Cherubs 1927 * relief bust of Athena * small cherubs, head, helmet * Way over the entrance. East side of 15th, South of Locust. * 39.948200,-75.166160 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Athena page |
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Art Museum Cherub 1928 * small upright winged person * Over the back door. Art Museum. Art Museum Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge). * 39.966075,-75.181700 [map] * On the Museum Grounds tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Unidentified * See also: +Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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Drexel Building 1928 * zodiac signs and symbols, ram, meregoat, bull, winged people sitting and kneeling, crab and fish, lion, musical instrument, scales, scorpion, centaur, weapons, jug, water, headgear, eagle * inscription: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces * Whole Building. Northeast corner, 15th and Walnut. * 39.949625,-75.165850 [map] * On the Avenue of the Arts tour. * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building |
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Rodin Museum Gateway 1929 (year of building) * seated and reclining people (cherubs, unfinished headless person), head scarf, scales and other tools, plants, musical instrument * inscription: This architectural fragment is a reproduction of parts of the old Chateau Dissy re-erected by Auguste Rodin at Meudon, France near the studio where most of his work was done. This replica of the Rodin Memorial at Meudon was chosen by Jules E. Mastbaum for the gateway to the Museum. * Entrance. Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd. * 39.961600,-75.174400 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * See also: +Rodin Museum |
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Board of Education Building 1930 * groups of people, people standing, people sitting and kneeling, winged people, books, tablets, scrolls, writing implements, linked BE logo, eagles, scarf, staff, buildings, tools, urns, jugs, ship, hourglass, lamp, light fixtures, plants, sun, globes * There is artwork on the Winter and 21st street sides and in the courtyard on Winter. The School District no longer occupies the building. * Building. Southwest Corner, 21st and Winter. * 39.958900,-75.174150 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: New, Unidentified * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building |
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Saint John Chrysostom 1931 * standing angel, heads * inscription: Gloria In Excelcis Deo * Whole building. Saint John Chrysostom. East side of 17th, South of Vine. * 39.957850,-75.167300 [map] * On the Franklin Town tour. * Exhibits: Religious, Gargoyles * See also: +Gargoyle Hunter page for the building |
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Art Museum North Pediment Carl Paul Jennewein, 1932 (Museum website says 1933) * group of people, some standing, some sitting or lying, winged person, headgear, staff, sun, sword, furniture, musical instrument, snake, lion * North Pediment. Front of the Art Museum. 24th and the Parkway. * 39.965625,-75.180275 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * See also: +wikipedia.org's Carl Paul Jennewein page +Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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Playing Angels Carl Milles, 1950 * vertical angels, musical instruments * Kelly Drive and Fountain Green Drive. * 39.980225,-75.198840 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * Exhibits: Favorites, Religious * See also: +photo.net pictures from Millesgarden in Stockholm, Sweden |
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Pennsylvania Railroad World War II Memorial Walker Hancock, 1952 * big vertical people (one winged) * inscription: front: In memory of the men and women of the Pennsylvania Railroad who laid down their lives for our country 1941-1945. back: That all travelers here may remember those of the Pennsylvania Railroad who did not return from the Second World War. * Main lobby. 30th Street Station. North side of Market between 29th and 30th. * 39.955635,-75.181575 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * Exhibits: Religious, War * See also: +Prominently displayed in the movie Witness +wikipedia.org's Walker Hancock page +wikipedia.org's 30th Street Station page |
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Awakening Ron T. Pierce, 1971 * small standing angel, horn * Visible through the fence * Side yard, Union Baptist Church. Southwest corner, 19th and Fitzwater. * 39.942700,-75.174050 [map] * On the Fitler Square tour. * Exhibits: Religious |
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Saint Nicholas Church 1976 * Mosaic of Jesus * big standing person from the waist up, angels, symbols * Above the entrance.. South side of Poplar, West of 24th. * 39.972075,-75.176360 [map] * On the Fairmount tour. * Exhibits: Religious |
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Winged Woman Arlene Love, 1988 * winged head and torso * West side of 19th Street South of Locust. * 39.949085,-75.173225 [map] * On the Rittenhouse Square tour. * See also: +artist's picture of this piece +arlenelove.com |
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Port Richmond Firefighters Memorial 2005 * Memorial to Richard F. Devine, William J. Robinson, Rey Rubio, John Taylor and Thomas Vaughan * black polished etched stone in the shape of the Fire Department emblem, two people kneeling, one winged, one wearing a helmet * inscription: Philadelphia Fire Department Engine Company #28 To honor our firefighters who have lost their lives while protecting and serving the great community of Port Richmond When I am called to duty, God, wherever flames may rage, give me strength to save some life whatever be its age. Help me embrace a little child before it is too late or save an older person from the horror of that fate. Enable me to be alert and hear the weakest shout and quickly and efficiently to put the fire out. I want to fill my calling and to give the best in me, to guard my every neighbor and protect his property. And if ascending to my fate I am to lose my life please bless with your protecting hand my children and my wife. FF Thomas Vaughan March 13, 1904 FF William J. Robinson January 15, 1905 FF Richard F. Devine July 29, 1999 Capt. John Taylor August 20, 2004 FF Rey Rubio August 20, 2004 Dedicated August 20, 2005 * In front of Engine Company 28. Southwest side of Ontario between Belgrade and Miller. * 39.988925,-75.099950 [map] * On the Port Richmond tour. * Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters, Religious * See also: +article about the memorial +article about John Taylor and Rey Rubio +archive of articles about John Taylor and Rey Rubio +brief bio of Richard Devine +unofficial history of Engine Company 28 |