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1895
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The Gates of Hell Auguste Rodin, 1880 - 1917 * groups of people, partial, standing, sitting, kneeling, crouching, and horizontal, furniture, rocks * Entrance. Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd. * 39.961850,-75.174050 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: New, Religious * See also: +bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page +Rodin Museum |
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The Shade Auguste Rodin, 1881 - 1904 (cast 1923) * standing person * East side of the gateway wall. Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd. * 39.961525,-75.174300 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * See also: +rodinmuseum.org's entry for this piece +bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page +Rodin Museum |
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The Burghers of Calais Auguste Rodin, 1884 - 1895 (cast 1925) * group of people standing * moved outside 2011 * East side of the Rodin Museum. North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd. * 39.961800,-75.173750 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: New, Moved * See also: +bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page +Rodin Museum |
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Penn Quad Gargoyles 1894 - 1911 * small crouching and horizontal people, heads, headgear, squirrel, seahorse, donkeys, frogs, dragon, balls, shields, books, food, staff, musical instruments * Walls. Penn Quad. South side of Spruce from 36th to 38th. * 39.950875,-75.197400 [map] * On the Penn Campus tour. * Exhibits: Gargoyles * See also: +philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the Quad |
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James A. Garfield Monument Augustus Saint-Gaudens, 1895 * Monument to James A. Garfield * standing person, head, eagle, olive branch, sword and shield * inscription: E. Plurbius Unum MDCCCXXXI MDCCCLXXXI James Abram Garfield President of the United States MDCCCLXXXI * Other side of Kelly Drive, near the Girard Avenue Bridge. * 39.973900,-75.190550 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * See also: +Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site +wikipedia.org's James A. Garfield page |
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Spirit of Transportation Karl Bitter, 1895 * big group of people, mostly standing, some sitting, horses, sheep, oxen, wagon and carriage, basket of fruit, model train, model boat, model airship * inscription: This panel, the conception and work of Karl Bitter, sculptor, was executed in 1895 and placed in the waiting room of Broad Street Station Philadelphia from which place it was removed to this site in January, 1933. The spirit of transportation is represented in triumphant procession of progress led by a little child carrying a model of an airship, a prophetic vision of a mode of transportation to come. * Interior. North waiting area 30th Street Station. Northeast corner, 30th and Market Sts.. * 39.955985,-75.182160 [map] * On the Avenue of Technology tour. * See also: +Linda Mann Art Gallery pictures of this piece +wikipedia.org's Karl Bitter page +wikipedia.org's 30th Street Station 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 |