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1943
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Prometheus Strangling the Vulture Jacques Lipchitz, 1943 * standing person, vulture * Front steps. Art Museum. 24th and the Parkway. * 39.965585,-75.180960 [map] * On the Parkway tour. * Exhibits: New * See also: +Picture of this piece at diacenter.org +Max Buten's picture of this piece +wikipedia.org's Jacque Lipchitz page +Philadelphia Museum of Art |
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The Birth of a Nation Henry Kreis, 1943 * Quote from George Washington * cannon, group of people standing, eagle, idea * inscription: front: We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unaliable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness. And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor. -Declaration of Independence back: The preservation of the sacred fire of liberty and the destiny of the republican model of government are justly considered as deeply as finally staked on the experiment intrusted to the hands of the American people. -First Inaugural of George Washington * South Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row. * 39.972750,75.190490 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * See also: +askart.com's Henry Kreis page +wikipedia.org's George Washington page +ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page |
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The Revolutionary Soldier Erwin Frey, 1943 * standing person, hat, gun * South Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row. * 39.972675,-75.190450 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * Exhibits: War * See also: +askart.com's Erwin Frey page +ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page |
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The Statesman Erwin Frey, 1943 * South Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row. * 39.972800,-75.190490 [map] * On the Kelly Drive tour. * See also: +askart.com's Erwin Frey page +ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page |