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Artist: Albert Paley
Gates and Grills
Albert Paley,
1978
* abstract forms
* The grill is clearly signed. The gate isn't, but the catalog says Gates and Grills, and they seem to go together. The grills appear to still be in place in StreetView as of March, 2023, but the gate is not and is presumed missing.
* Gates and grills .
Lombard, just West of Front.
* 39.941950,-75.144000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* Exhibits: Missing
Synergy
Albert Paley,
1987
* big
abstract
implied arch
* Was an arch across the entrance to a parking lot, which was replaced with a new building in 2016. The piece was temporarily removed and then put back in its original location but a completely different context. The last two pictures are from 2017.
* Entrance (after the fact) .
West side of 18th, South of Spring Garden.
* 39.962500,-75.168100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Franklin Town tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
See Also
+albertpaley.com
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