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Content: Kites
Tetrahedron Kite
David Caccia,
1976 (installed)
* abstract
kite
* On a wall.
East side of 3rd South of Spring Garden, facing South.
* 39.959560,-75.143520 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+learninglab.si.edu's resource page for this piece
+marinellafuneralhome.com's David Caccia obituary
Bolt of Lightning
Isamu Noguchi,
1984
* Representation of an act of Benjamin Franklin
* big
kite,
lightening,
key
* Despite the sidewalk and stairs in front of this piece there is no safe way to reach it on foot. The webmaster recommends observing it from the West side of 6th.
* At the foot of the Ben Franklin Bridge.
6th and Vine.
* 39.955450,-75.148750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+noguchi.org
+ushistory.org's The Electric Ben Franklin
+wikipedia.org's Benjamin Franklin Bridge page
Benjamin Franklin and His Kite
Agnes Yarnall,
1965 (installed 1994)
* Statue of Benjamin Franklin
* small
standing person,
kite
* Also listed as "Benjamin Franklin with Kite"
* inscription:
June 12th, 1752 was the day on which Benjamin Franklin
extracted lightning from the sky with his kite and key.
* Coxe Park.
South Side of Cherry, just East of 22nd.
* 39.956800,-75.175550 [map] [nearby]
* On the JFK North tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+ulheritagecenter.pastperfectonline.com's Agnes Yarnall page
+ushistory.org's The Electric Ben Franklin
Big Ben at Franklin Town
Alexander L. Generalis,
Tom Miles,
1992
* Bust of Benjamin Franklin
* big
head,
eyeglasses,
lightning bolts,
arch,
kite,
implied keys
* The eight seat-sized posts each have a letter inscribed on top, spelling out FRANKLIN.
* Bridge over I-676.
17th and Vine.
* 39.958450,-75.167100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Franklin Town tour
* See also:
+milesstudios.info
+ushistory.org's The Electric Ben Franklin
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
