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Artist: Julian Abele (Architect)
Art Museum Cherub
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* small
upright
winged person
* Over the back door.
Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.966075,-75.181700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philamuseum.org
Art Museum North Faces
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* faces,
crowns
* There are two faces on the North side of the Museum. The first is over a large empty niche where Anne d'Haroncourt Drive meets 25th and Kelly. The next is over the North entrance just up the hill.
* Walls.
North side of the Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.966200,-75.180150 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+philamuseum.org
Art Museum Roof Ornaments
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* griffins
(museum logo, after the fact),
gazelles,
plants
* Best seen on top of the South pediment.
* Around the roof.
Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965000,-75.181015 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+philamuseum.org
Art Museum Steps Fountain
Julian Abele (Architect),
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
* See also:
+philamuseum.org
Art Museum Student Entrance Face
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* face,
crown
* Above the student entrance.
Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive at the Spring Garden Bridge.
* 39.965150,-75.182050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+philamuseum.org
See Also
+wikipedia.org's Julian Abele page
+youtube.com video of a recorded lecture from the Art Museum about the role of Julian Abele in designing the building