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Artist: Rebecca Rose
Flower (Iris)
Rebecca Rose,
1983
* big
concrete flower
* Haddington Community Park.
53rd and Haverford.
* 39.965235,-75.225910 [map] [nearby]
The Point
Rebecca Rose,
1985
* abstract
group of
parts of people,
sports equipment
* High on the South wall.
North of the Northwest corner of 26th and Master.
* 39.977350,-75.178325 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Athletic
Fire Rescue Scene of Infant
Rebecca Rose,
1986
* small
people
standing,
carried,
helmets,
fire-fighting equipment,
parts of building
* Wall.
South side of Snyder just West of 4th.
* 39.922225,-75.153775 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Rebecca Rose,
2009
* Bust of Martin Luther King, Jr.
* small
head
* inscription:
base:
January 15, 1929 - April 4, 1968
marker:
Freedom Now Rally
On August 3, 1965, Martin Luther King
addressed a crowd of 10,000 at this intersection.
His "Freedom Now" tour to Philadelphia,
Chicago, Cleveland, and Boston
was in gratitude for support given to the
Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
King brought his message into nothern
Black neighborhoods, supporting local
civil rights efforts and raising funds.
His goal was to empower the formation of a
coalition to address their common concerns.
* 40th, Haverford, and Lancaster.
* 39.962975,-75.202260 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious,
Black Lives
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Martin Luther King, Jr. page
