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Content: Canines
Fence
* dogs,
cat,
mouse,
bone,
plants,
birdhouse
* Fence.
South side of Delancey, East of 4th.
* 39.944025,-75.148300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Society Hill tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
Holy Trinity Gargoyles
John Notman (Architect),
1859
* dogs
* Side entrance.
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church.
South side of Walnut between 19th and 20th.
* 39.950400,-75.173325 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's John Notman page
+htrit.org
Rittenhouse Square Dogs
1988
* dogs
* Southwest corner Rittenhouse Square.
South of 19th and Locust.
* 39.948910,-75.172900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page
+friendsofrittenhouse.org
Gamekeeper's Night Dog
Victoria Davila,
1989
* dog
* Pennsylvania, 25th, and Fairmount.
* 39.967200,-75.178900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+victoriadavila.com
Carlos Carpet
Isaiah Zagar,
2000 (repaired 2011)
* abstract forms,
dogs,
parts of people,
cursive words,
plants,
bottles
* Walls.
North side of Bainbridge West of 5th.
* 39.941085,-75.151425 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
My Dog Blue
Isaiah Zagar,
2012
* dog,
face in profile,
bird,
unidentified creature,
plants,
abstract shapes,
address,
plate painted with a
standing person,
staff
and hat
* Wall by the subway entrance.
West side of Broad, South of Tasker.
* 39.930315,-75.168615 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
Dogs
Mark Chatterley,
2016 (best guess)
* dogs
* Northwest side of Germantown, South of Southampton, at the end of the walkway.
* 40.074110,-75.202835 [map] [nearby]
* On the Germantown Avenue tour
* See also:
+chatterley.com
Henry Howard Houston
John Massey Rhind,
1900
* Statue of Henry Howard Houston
* standing person,
dog
* Lincoln Drive and Harvey Street.
* 40.032060,-75.187160 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's John Massey Rhind page
+wikipedia.org's Henry Howard Houston page
Mail Delivery
Edmond Amateis,
1934
* standing people,
dogs,
plants,
fruit,
mail and mailboxes,
sled,
truck,
hats
* Wall.
Nix Federal Building.
West side of 9th between Chestnut and Market.
* 39.950550,-75.155400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Jefferson Center City Campus tour
* Exhibits: Black Lives,
Labor
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Edmond Amateis page
+wikipedia.org's Nix Federal Building page
Boy and Dog
Jim Victor,
1982
* small
seated person,
dog
* Southeast of 82nd and Lyons.
* 39.897900,-75.246100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Southwest Philly tour
* See also:
+jimvictor.com
KCT Garden Fence
Philly Custom Metal Fab,
2021
* cat,
dog,
sun,
plants,
abstract forms
* Fence.
Kensington Corridor Trust Garden.
Northwest side of Kensington between H and I.
* 39.997400,-75.111950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* See also:
+phillycustommetalfabrication.com
+kctphilly.org
First National Bank Building
O.W. Ketcham Terra Cotta Works,
Ritter and Shay (Architects),
1928
* big and small
birds,
seated people,
dog head,
lion head,
snakes,
zodiac signs
* Zodiac signs and dog's head are behind the 15th street entrance awning.
* Whole Building.
Southwest corner, 15th and Walnut.
* 39.949500,-75.166040 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's O.W. Ketcham Terra Cotta Works page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Ritter and Shay page
Family Unity
Giuseppe Donato,
1940
* big
group of people
sitting,
dog,
dove,
books,
plants,
symbols of justice, law, and peace
* East pediment.
Family Court (old building).
North side of Vine West of 18th.
* 39.959050,-75.169125 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+findagrave.com entry for Giuseppe Donato
+philadelphiabuildings.org Municipal Courthouse entry
Ned Wolf Memorial
Peter Rockwell,
1978
* In memory of Ned Wolf
* small
people
standing,
dog
* Also listed as "Children at Play"
* Lincoln Drive and Wissahickon.
* 40.030025,-75.187250 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Peter Rockwell page
+hiddencityphila.org article about Peter Rockwell's Philadelphia pieces
+puintlaw.org's History and Mission page including founding by Ned Wolf
Eastwick Farmpark
Rosalie Sherman,
1983
* small
sheep,
cows,
dogs,
seated person
wearing a hat,
bench
* The farmer and his bench were missing on April 20, 2013
* 84th and Crane.
* 39.89407,-75.246725 [map] [nearby]
* On the Southwest Philly tour
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+rosaliesherman.com
Animals of Fairmount Park
Josey Stamm,
2001
* deer,
fish,
fox,
frog,
racoon,
rat, vole,
skunk,
snake,
squirrel,
turtle,
plants,
sun,
bird,
water
* content list only includes animals pictured here
* inscription:
This mosaic contains 50 mammals, reptiles, amphibians,
fish, and aquatic invertebrates found in Fairmount Park
made by the 7th and 8th grade students.
A second mosaic on the Birds of Fairmount Park is on the side
facade of this building.
Created by Network Arts Artist Josey Stamm and students from Gesu School who
participated in NetworkArts Environmental Program 2001. Special thanks to Karl Stamm, Maggie Hobson.
* Wall.
Schuylkill River Trail off Main and Conarroe.
* 40.026145,-75.225770 [map] [nearby]
* On the Manayunk tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
National Monument to Scottish Immigration
Terry Jones,
2011
* standing
people,
dog,
hats,
weapons,
staff,
sitting people,
furniture,
books, scrolls and quills,
buildings,
horses,
carts,
trunks,
clouds,
ships,
symbols, logos, and insignia,
parts of people,
lion,
birds
* This piece is listed under many different names. The name shown here is from the standrewsociety.org. Was on the East side of Front, South of Chestnut. Moved late 2023 through early 2024. Pictures are from the original location.
* inscription:
(excerpt)
This monument to Scottish Immigrants seeks to provide a broad perspective on the rise and movement of the Scots
over many continents and centuries. On either side of this Monument you will find Standing Stones which will
assist you in understanding this ancient and ongoing process. The Standing Stones are part of the landscape and history of all the Celtic lands. Many remain in Scotland today. While the original purpose of these
stones is not known, it is believed they served a spiritual purpose, and may have had scientific astronomic
significance as well. We have adopted them in the monument as symbolic of Scotland's ancient past.
* Southwest corner of Foglietta Plaza.
North side of Spruce at Front.
* 39.944475,-75.143550 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+standrewsociety.org
+terryjonessculpture.com
Bilal From Pakistan
Isaiah Zagar,
2013
* big
head and partial people,
rats,
dogs,
cat,
bird,
abstract
plant forms
* Wall.
West side of Clifton, South of South.
* 39.942810,-75.159865 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
While Everything Is Happening Everywhere Else
Isaiah Zagar,
2017
* abstract
heads,
hats,
dog
* Wall.
Lombard and Isemenger (North side of Lombard between 12th and 13th).
* 39.944450,-75.162700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Black Lives,
Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
University City High School Entrance
Isaiah Zagar
* abstract designs,
horse,
boat,
seated person,
dog
* Was on the West side of 36th, North of Filbert. The High School was torn down in 2015
* Entrance art.
* 39.957475,-75.194300 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing,
Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
Stone Age In America
John J. Boyle,
1877
* mother and children,
mother standing,
children crouching and carried,
wolf,
axe
* Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.971975,-75.190250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's John J. Boyle page
The Sign Boy
Tom Miles,
1994
* small
standing boy,
sign,
hat,
dog
* Was on the East side of Juniper, South of Market. Removed some time during the first half of 2021 or late 2020 during renovation of the Wanamaker entrance.
* 39.951485,-75.162725 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+milesstudios.info
Hemicycle Decorative Plaque
Alexander Kemp,
1877
* Representations of Fra Angelico,
Antonello da Messina,
Arnolfo di Cambio,
Baccio Bandinelli,
Fra Bartolommeo,
Giovanni Bellini,
Pierre Bontemps,
Donato Bramante,
Filippo Brunelleschi,
Correggio,
Benedetto da Maiano,
Luca della Robbia,
Domenichino,
Donatello,
Albrecht Durer,
Lorenzo Ghiberti,
Giorgione,
Giotto,
Jean Goujon,
Holbein,
Eustache Le Sueur,
Leonardo da Vinci,
Pierre Lescot,
Masaccio,
Michelangelo,
Bartolome Esteban Murillo,
Orcagna,
Bernard Palissy,
Andrea Palladio,
Giovanni Pisano,
Nicolas Poussin,
Raphael,
Rembrandt,
Robert of Luzarches,
Peter Paul Rubens,
Titian,
Anthony van Dyck,
Jan van Eyck,
Velasquez,
Paolo Veronese
and
Peter Vischer
* groups of people,
some standing,
some sitting,
hats,
dogs
* Attribution and list of portrayed people are based on the Smithsonian catalog with corrected spellings and attempted disambiguations where reasonably obvious.
* Front wall.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
West side of Broad, North of Arch.
* 39.955150,-75.163225 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Fra Angelico page
+wikipedia.org's Antonello da Messina page
+wikipedia.org's Arnolfo di Cambio page
+wikipedia.org's Baccio Bandinelli page
+wikipedia.org's Fra Bartolomeo page
+wikipedia.org's Giovanni Bellini page
+wikipedia.org's Pierre Bontemps page
+wikipedia.org's Donato Bramante page
+wikipedia.org's Filippo Brunelleschi page
+wikipedia.org's Correggio page
+wikipedia.org's Benedetto da Maiano page
+wikipedia.org's Luca della Robbia page
+wikipedia.org's Domenichino page
+wikipedia.org's Donatello page
+wikipedia.org's Albrecht Durer page
+wikipedia.org's Lorenzo Ghiberti page
+wikipedia.org's Giorgione page
+wikipedia.org's Giotto page
+wikipedia.org's Jean Goujon page
+wikipedia.org's Hans Holbein the Elder page
+wikipedia.org's Hans Holbein the Younger page
+wikipedia.org's Eustache Le Sueur page
+wikipedia.org's Leonardo da Vinci page
+wikipedia.org's Pierre Lescot page
+wikipedia.org's Masaccio page
+wikipedia.org's Michelangelo page
+wikipedia.org's Bartolome Esteban Murillo page
+wikipedia.org's Orcagna page
+wikipedia.org's Bernard Palissy page
+wikipedia.org's Andrea Palladio page
+wikipedia.org's Giovanni Pisano page
+wikipedia.org's Nicolas Poussin page
+wikipedia.org's Raphael page
+wikipedia.org's Rembrandt page
+wikipedia.org's Robert of Luzarches page
+wikipedia.org's Peter Paul Rubens page
+wikipedia.org's Titian page
+wikipedia.org's Anthony van Dyck page
+wikipedia.org's Jan van Eyck page
+wikipedia.org's Velasquez page
+wikipedia.org's Paolo Veronese page
+wikipedia.org's Peter Vischer page
+The Project Gutenberg eBook, Peter Vischer
+pafa.org
Chestnut Park Fountain
Christopher Collins,
John F. Collins,
John R. Collins,
Ted Knighton,
1979
* fountain,
abstract
buildings,
turtle,
wolf head,
bird
* Inside John F. Collins Park.
Between Chestnut and Ranstead, West of 17th.
* 39.951900,-75.169050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+picture of the fountain on flickr.com
+collinsstudio.com (Christopher and John R. Collins)
+tclf.org's John Francis Collins page
+tedknighton.com
+centercityphila.org's John F. Collins Park page
Schuylkill Avenue Viaduct Decorative Barriers
2021
* people
sitting,
standing, walking and running,
plants,
clouds,
benches,
dogs,
baby carriages,
Schuylkill Banks logos
* Very similar panels repeat the length of the block. The title is from references in PennDot press releases.
* Fence.
West side of Schuylkill Avenue (aka 29th Street) between Chestnut and Walnut.
* 39.952375,-75.182415 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
Penn Mutual Building Doors
Robert Warren Noble (Architect),
1931
* small
groups of people
standing,
sitting,
machines and tools,
furniture,
baskets and jugs,
books and scrolls,
dogs,
flowers,
weapons,
helmet,
head in profile
* Entrance.
Penn Mutual Building.
South side of Walnut between 5th and 6th.
* 39.947525,-75.150250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Washington Square tour
* Exhibits: Labor
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Robert Warren Noble page
+wikipedia.org's Penn Mutual page
Dancing Children
Henry Mitchell,
1968
* small
people
dancing,
sitting,
hats,
bench,
baby carriage,
knitting needles,
dog
* Above the entrance.
Cobbs Creek Recreation Center.
West side of 63rd at Locust.
* 39.957965,-75.248125 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+cantonartcollection.com's Henry Mitchell bio
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 Reginald Beauchamp page
+wikipedia.org's Crispus Attucks page
+aampmuseum.org
Fidelity Mutual Building
Lee Lawrie,
1926 - 1927
* Building renamed in honor of Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman
* big and small
people
standing
sitting,
furniture,
weapons,
kite,
ships,
tools and machines,
dogs,
horses,
alligators,
elephants,
owls,
squirrels,
buildings,
trains,
plants,
symbols and words
* Originally an insurance building. Donated to the Art Museum by the Perelmans. The pictures here are only a representative sampling of the art.
* inscription:
Pennsylvania side:
In the honor and perpetuity of the family is founded the state. In the nobler life of the household is the nobler life of mankind.
26th side:
He labors best who loves best : the finest work of a man's life is to open the doors of opportunity to those who depend on him.
* The whole building.
Perelman Building.
Northwest corner of Fairmount and Pennsylvania.
* 39.967490,-75.179490 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* Exhibits: Labor
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+Max Buten's picture of one of the reliefs
+Another Max Buten picture of one of the reliefs
+wikipedia.org's Lee Lawrie page
+wikipedia.org's Raymond G. Perlman page
Rittenhouse Square Gates
Eric Berg,
2010
* Memorial to Patty Hogan
* vine,
birds,
squirrels,
nuts,
lizard,
snail,
praying mantis,
frog,
dog
* Also listed as "Gardener's Cottage Gates" and "Patty Hogan Gates"
* inscription:
You gave with your heart. We accepted with gratitude.
* Gardner shed gates.
West side of Rittenhouse Square.
East of 19th and Locust.
* 39.949250,-75.172725 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+bergbronze.com's page for this piece
+inquirer.com article about this piece
+bergbronze.com
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page
+friendsofrittenhouse.org
Chinatown Zodiac Medallions
Andrews Lefevre Studios,
2012
* symbols,
rat,
ox,
tiger,
rabbit,
dragon,
snake,
horse,
sheep (ram),
monkey,
rooster,
dog,
pig
* Sidewalks.
North side of Vine, East of 9th. The small medallions are arranged along Vine between 9th and 10th and along 10th North and South of Vine.
* 39.957170,-75.153823 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+artist's article about this piece
+andrewslefevre.wordpress.com
State Shields
Louis Milione,
1940
* state shields,
plants,
people
sitting and prone,
standing,
headgear,
weapons,
tools,
scrolls,
ships,
anchor,
flags,
food,
canine,
birds,
buildings and parts of buildings,
water,
mountains,
globe,
sun and stars
* Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia
* Wall.
Nix Federal Building.
West side of 9th between Chestnut and Market.
* 39.950550,-75.155400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Jefferson Center City Campus tour
* See also:
+powerlibrary.org page that includes biographical information for Louis Milione
+wikipedia.org's Nix Federal Building page