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Artist: Elkington and Company
St. George and the Dragon
Elkington and Company,
1877 (sometimes listed 1876)
* Statue of Saint George
* seated person,
horse,
helmet,
spear,
dragon
* according to multiple sources this piece was previously at two different locations on Arch at 13th and 19th
* inscription:
Designed and cast
1877
Elkington & Company
Birmingham England
for
The Society of the Sons of St. George
of Philadelphia
Founded 1772
St. George's Day, 23 April, 1978
* Martin Luther King Drive just North of Black Road.
* 39.983050,-75.205900 [map] [nearby]
* On the West Park tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Moved
* See also:
+Society of St. George
+associationforpublicart.org page for this piece
+newadvent.org's St. George page
See Also
+wikipedia.org's Elkington & Company page