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Artist: Carl Paul Jennewein
Art Museum North Pediment
Carl Paul Jennewein,
1932 (Museum website says 1933)
* group of people,
some standing,
some sitting or lying,
winged person,
headgear,
staff,
sun,
sword,
furniture,
musical instrument,
owl,
snake,
lion
* North Pediment.
Front of the Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965625,-75.180275 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+philamuseum.org
Central Terrace Medallions
Paul Philippe Cret (Architect),
Carl Paul Jennewein,
1933
* small
urn,
sitting person,
plants,
snakes,
weapons,
mirror,
clouds,
flames,
sun,
lion,
standing person,
headgear,
books,
owl,
hand,
ship,
flag
* The January 1934 Annual report of the Association for Public Art, mentions that Paul Cret completed construction of the Central/Middle Terrace, presumably in 1933. The attribution for Jennewein was provided by the Association for Public Art in a 2/6/2025 email.
* inscription:
Justitia, Prudentia, Amor Patriea, Abundantia, Potestas
* Central Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.973600,-75.190800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* See also:
+APA 1934 Annual report at digifind.com
+wikipedia.org's Paul Philippe Cret page
+associationforpublicart.org's Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial page
