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Architecture: Stairs

Mary
* statue of Mary
* small standing person
* inscription:
Erected to the memory of our 1943A Classmates who gave their lives in World War II
Raymond E. Adams, Donald A. Bath, John J. Corcoran, Robert M. Cox, John A. Dreger, Richard Farrell, James J. French, Laurence H. Gellbach, Walter F. Higgins, John J. Loughery, Francis J. Mac Murtrie, Robert De L. McKee
Donated by friends and relatives
* Between the stairs. Barbelin Hall, Saint Joseph's University. City Line, West of 54th.
* 39.995350,-75.237950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious, War
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
+sju.edu

Lions
John D. Battin, Jr., Henry Fiorelli, 1838 (reported year of installation)
* lions
* At the top of the two staircases. East side of the Philadelphia Exchange. North side of Walnut, East of 3rd.
* 39.947125,-75.145775 [map] [nearby]
* On the Old City tour
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1915 picture with this piece visible
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Philadelphia Exchange page

Boy With Dolphins
Wilson Eyre (Architect), 1890
* small standing person, dolphins
* The first two pictures are of the piece itself. The second two are of smaller pieces higher on the walls.
* Front stairs. Northeast corner of Locust and Juniper.
* 39.948100,-75.163290 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page

University Museum Watering Trough
Alexander Stirling Calder, 1899 (year of building from the Museum's web site)
* small lion's head
* Attribution to Alexander Stirling Calder is based on similarity to other pieces on the building.
* Stairs to the upper courtyard. Penn Museum. South side of South, East of 33rd.
* 39.949915,-75.191360 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Stirling Calder page
+penn.museum

Art Museum Steps Fountain
1928
* fountain, fish
* Along the front steps. Art Museum. 25th and the Parkway.
* 39.964950,-75.180100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Favorites, Unidentified
* See also:
+philamuseum.org

Prometheus Strangling the Vulture
Jacques Lipchitz, 1943
* standing person, vulture
* Front steps. Art Museum. 25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965585,-75.180960 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Jacque Lipchitz page
+philamuseum.org

The Hand and Eye of God
J. Wallace Kelly, 1959
* eye and hand, tools
* The title is from the James A. Michener Art Museum's web site. Public Art in Philadelphia says "Titles Unknown."
* Stair Posts. North Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial. Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.974550,-75.191400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* See also:
+michenermuseum.org's J. Wallace Kelly Page
+ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page

Philadelphian Fountain
Samuel Israel Oshiver, 1963
* fountain
* This fountain had many different configurations. It was on the North side of Pennsylvania Avenue between 24th and 25th, until it was replaced in 2024 as part of renovations to the building's public spaces
* Replaced by the 2024 Philadelphian Fountain
* Steps. The Philadelphian.
* 39.966510,-75.178150 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Samuel Israel Oshiver page
+2401.com

Clothespin
Claes Oldenburg, 1976
* big clothespin, abstract standing people
* The sculpture is an elongated version of Brancusi's Kiss.
* Referenced by Under the Clothespin
* Top of the concourse stairs. In front of Centre Square. South side of Market at 15th.
* 39.952400,-75.16570 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+Travis Truman's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Claes Oldenburg page
+wikipedia.org's Centre Square page

Rocky Footprints
1993 (approximate)
* In honor of Rocky Balboa
* small symbolic footprints
* Top of the steps. Art Museum. 25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965115,-75.180320 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Rocky Balboa page
+philamuseum.org

Frank Rizzo
Zenos Frudakis, 1998
* Statue of Frank Rizzo
* standing person, steps
* Was on the steps of the Municipal Services Building on the North side of JFK between Broad and 15th. Permanently removed from that location by the City without ceremony or advance notice in the middle of the night, June 2, 2020.
* inscription: Mayor 1972 - 1980
* Steps.
* 39.953725,-75.164500 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+zenosfrudakis.com
+wikipedia.org's Frank Rizzo page

Autumn Winds
Messinger, Pietka, Hahn, LLC, 2007
* abstract leaves
* Stairs. Huntingdon L Station. Northeast of Kensington, Huntingdon and B.
* 39.989000,-75.127250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Huntingdon Station page

Philadelphian Fountain
CBP Architects, 2024
* fountain
* Replaced the original Philadelphian Fountain
* Steps. The Philadelphian. North side of Pennsylvania Avenue between 24th and 25th.
* 39.966510,-75.178150 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+cbparchitects.com
+2401.com