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Artist: Reginald Beauchamp
Living Flame Memorial
Reginald Beauchamp,
1976
* abstract
flame,
police and fire department logos
* Police and Fire Memorial. Painted during the 2006 Franklin Square renovation. The first picture is without the paint.
* Franklin Square.
Northwest corner, 6th and Race.
* 39.955400,-75.149825 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
* See also:
+historicphiladelphia.org's Franklin Square page
+wikipedia.org's Franklin Square page
The Whispering Bells of Freedom
Reginald Beauchamp,
1976
* Memorial to Crispus Attucks
* bells,
buildings,
people
standing,
prone,
weapons,
hats,
dog
* inscription:
The whispering bells of freedom in honor of Crispus Attucks
Who on March 5, 1770 was killed by British troops in Boston while protesting conditions under the crown.
These whispers of freedom grew into the crescendo of the Declaration of Independence and the first ringing of the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall.
* Outside the African American Museum.
Northwest corner, 7th and Arch.
* 39.953125,-75.151650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* Exhibits: War,
Black Lives
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Crispus Attucks page
+aampmuseum.org
