Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Exhibit: Peace and Love
Pieces with peace and/or love in the name, pieces with symbols of peace and/or love, and repurposed military equipment.
stikman (Race and Logan Circle)
stikman
* small
abstract
standing person,
peace sign
* Crosswalk.
Race and Logan Circle.
* 39.957465,-75.171365 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's stikman page
stikmen (22nd and Parkway)
stikman
* small
abstract
standing people,
peace sign
* Crosswalk.
North side of 22nd and the Parkway.
* 39.961665,-75.17500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's stikman page
Peace Fountain
1865 (based on the inscription)
* house-like structure,
water fountain
* inscription:
Peace
June 1865
* In the garden of the Water Works.
Schuylkill Banks near the Spring Garden Bridge.
* 39.965380,-75.183075 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1954 picture of this piece
+fairmountwaterworks.org
LOVE
Robert Indiana,
1966 (date is from the Penn website)
* idea
* The better known copy is the Love Park LOVE
* This copy replaced We Lost
* Locust Walk, just East of 36th.
* 39.951825,-75.194875 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Robert Indiana page
+si.edu interview with Robert Indiana
Peace Symbol
Robert Engman,
1967
* peace symbol
* This piece has been listed as being by David Linquist or Lindquist, but according to the Smithsonian, it was a group student project supervised by Robert Engman
* Woodland Walk East of 36th.
* 39.952600,-75.194175 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Other exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Robert Engman page
Doves
James Frost,
1969 (building date)
* doves
* South wall.
University Lutheran.
Northeast corner, 37th and Chestnut.
* 39.955025,-75.196310 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Other exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+uniluphila.org
LOVE
Robert Indiana,
1978
* idea
* The base has changed and the fountain has been removed since these pictures were taken.
* There is also a Penn Campus copy of LOVE
* John F. Kennedy Plaza (LOVE Park).
Northwest of the Northwest corner, 15th and JFK.
* 39.954150,-75.165500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* Other exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+Max Buten's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Robert Indiana page
+si.edu interview with Robert Indiana
+wikipedia.org's Love Park page
Column Court
Lawrence D. McEwen, Architects,
1997
* hands,
world map,
peace sign, hearts,
standing person,
music and musical instruments,
food,
plants
* Children's Park in Chestnut Hill.
Northeast side of Germantown, Northwest of Southampton.
* 40.074650,-75.203700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Germantown Avenue tour
* See also:
+mcewenarch.com
+jenksplayground.org
AMOR
Robert Indiana,
1998 (installed 2016)
* idea
* South end of Sister Cities Park, East side of Logan Square.
Northwest corner, 18th, Cherry, and the Parkway.
* 39.957220,-75.169275 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Robert Indiana page
+si.edu interview with Robert Indiana
+wikipedia.org's Logan Circle page
Tabernacle United Church Signs
Lynn Denton,
1999
* signs,
religious symbols and imagery,
boat,
Earth,
food,
sitting
and standing
people,
birds,
plants,
musical instruments,
sheep,
hands,
water
* tiles painted by the congregation
* Tabernacle United Church.
Southwest corner, 37th and Chestnut.
* 39.954800,-75.196650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Other exhibits: Religious,
Mosaic
* See also:
+lynnbdenton.com
+tabunited.org
Recovering World
Lynn Denton,
2001 - 2002
* big
furniture,
seated people,
headgear,
people together,
parts of people,
sun and stars,
globe,
abstract shapes,
musical instruments,
boat,
water,
buildings,
symbols
* An ArtWell project designed and built with help from the recovering
addicts at New Jerusalem and local children.
* Partially on the wall.
East side of New Jerusalem Now.
Northwest corner, 20th and Norris.
* 39.984550,-75.166725 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Southwest tour
* Other exhibits: Religious,
Mosaic
* See also:
+theartwell.org
+lynnbdenton.com
+newjerusalemrecovery.com
Doorways to Peace
Joe Brenman,
Cathleen Hughes,
Fadwa Kashkash,
2003 - 2004
* abstract shapes,
ideas
* Walls.
Al Aqsa Islamic Society.
Northeast corner, Germantown Ave. and Jefferson St..
* 39.973750,-75.141700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* Other exhibits: Religious,
Mosaic
* See also:
+Joe Brenman's page for this piece on philaplace.org
+inliquid.org's Joe Brenman page
+inliquid.org's Cathleen Hughes page
+alaqsaislamicsociety.com
Grumman Greenhouse
Jordan Griska,
2011
* big
real airplane,
recycled containers,
real plants
* Originally intended as a temporary installation, it remained for 11 years until it was removed in August, 2022.
* inscription:
Grumman S2F Tracker, Polycarbonate, Soil,
Recycled Containers, Plants
Plants courtesy of the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
* Was on Lenfest Plaza.
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
* 39.955400,-75.163725 [map] [nearby]
* Other exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+jordangriska.com
+pafa.org
City of Brotherly Love
Neon of Dallas,
2019
* abstract
neon,
idea
* Title based on an online article quote from Premier Project Management. Attribution based on a Facebook post by the hotel. Mounted in what used to be a revolving door, the piece is equally visible from the sidewalk.
* Lobby.
Northwest corner of the Notary Hotel.
Southeast corner, Juniper and Filbert.
* 39.953140,-75.162120 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+Neon of Dallas on facebook.com
