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Content: Plates, Dishes, Bottles, Glasses, Mugs, Forks, Knives, and Spoons
Gravestone of Monsignor Francis J. Ross
1955
* Memorial to Monsignor Francis J. Ross
* small
cross,
communion chalice,
plants
* Was on the South side of Chestnut, East of 38th. Removed November, 2020 or earlier. Presumably reinterred elsewhere.
* inscription:
Tu es sacerdos in aeternum
Right Reverand Monsignor Francis J. Ross, D.D.
Born June 28, 1885
Ordained Nov. 1, 1911
Died Aug. 6, 1955
Requiscat in pace
* Gravestone.
East side of St. Agatha - St. James Church.
* 39.954915,-75.197800 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+thecatholicnewsarchive.org's Msgr. F.J. Ross obituary
+saintsaj.org
Alder Street Garages
Isaiah Zagar,
1991
* abstract forms,
parts of people,
actual bottles and plates,
bicycle wheel
* Walls.
East side of Alder, South of South.
* 39.942680,-75.159125 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Isaiah Zagar,
1994 - 2013
* big
abstract
partial people,
plates, dishes, cups, bottles,
bicycle parts,
words
* Large portions are visible from the sidewalk. See the website for admission information.
* Courtyard/garden.
South side of South between 10th and 11th.
* 39.942825,-75.159400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
South Street Laundromat Patio
Isaiah Zagar,
2001 - 2004
* big
abstract
partial people,
bottles,
bicycle wheels,
words
* lower parts are visible through the fence
* Walls.
East side of Schell, South of South.
* 39.942350,-75.156660 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
Buddha and Dragons
2010 (installed)
* Statue of Buddha
* big
standing person,
headgear,
flask,
small dragons
* Was at the former Phat Quang Buddhist Temple on 4th, North of Washington. The temple disappeared in 2019.
* 39.935210,-75.150400 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing,
Religious
* See also:
+whyy.org article about the sale of the temple
+wikipedia.org's Guatama Buddha page
When I was Hungry and Thirsty
Timothy Schmalz,
2017 (installed)
* statue of Jesus
* small
sitting person,
head covered,
chalice and plate,
Christian symbolism
* Only one of the casts pictured on the artist's site includes the plate and chalice.
* inscription:
The Hungry and Thirsty Jesus
Matthew 25;35
For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat,
I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink,
I was a stranger and you invited me in...
* In front of the Episcopal Cathedral.
East side of 38th, North of Chestnut.
* 39.955750,-75.198070 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+sculpturebytps.com
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+philadelphiacathedral.org
Reading Terminal Market Signs
2012 (approximate)
* small
signs:
flowers,
food,
flatware on a plate,
fish,
cow,
chicken
* West and North walls.
Reading Terminal Market.
South side of Arch East of 12th and East side of 12th between Arch and Filbert.
* 39.953600,-75.159450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
* See also:
+Reading Terminal Market
Schell Street Walls
Isaiah Zagar,
1996
* big
abstract designs,
plants,
partial
people,
hats,
tableware,
words
* Sourrounds Schell Street Cosmos
* Walls.
Both sides of Schell between South and Bainbridge.
* 39.942075,-75.156765 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
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
Ellen's Bicycle
Isaiah Zagar,
2011
* abstract
partial people,
bicycle,
vertical people,
horizontal people,
actual plates and bottles
* Wall.
South side of South between 12th and 13th.
* 39.943260,-75.162810 [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
