Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Welcome to Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net
My personal collection of pictures of 1,212 Philadelphia sculptures, reliefs, mosaics, light displays, fountains, and memorials including signs, gates, fences, streets, sidewalks and other architectural features, with
- indices for titles, artists, years, people, landmarks, architecture and content
- 16 exhibits
- 36 tours with both list and map views
- a nearby feature with geolocation support
- thumbnails that link to the larger pictures
- locations with latitude, longitude and [map] links
- underlined internal links to related and listed entries
- underlined external links (preceded with a +) for artists, artworks, people, and landmarks
- a read-only JSON API for building your own applications or data mining
Recent Updates
10/10/2024 | Checked all external Landmark link texts: included domain names, changed all "MFL" to "L" and removed "Branch" from all library names. |
10/10/2024 | Checked all external Landmark links: removed or replaced dead and moved institutions, fixed dead links, and changed http to https where supported. |
9/28/2024 | Added 2 artist attributions to the Bicentennial Bell |
9/27/2024 | Removed dead links from the Resources page and moved unavailable sources to the bottom of the list |
9/26/2024 | Fixed the inscription formatting and added person links for those quoted on the Germantown Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Monument |
9/25/2024 | Fixed and removed dead links attached to individual pieces of art, including removing all the SEPTA Art In Transit links which have disappeared. |
9/19/2024 | Finally found the artist (Syma) for the Paul J. Gutman Library Gargoyles |
9/16/2024 | Replaced the pictures of General Richard Montgomery |
9/10/2024 | Added the WCAU Building |
9/7/2024 | Added the Hockley House Entrance |