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Landmark: Art Museum
On the Art Museum Grounds tour.
The Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther
August Kiss,
1839 (cast 1929)
* seated person,
horse,
cat,
spear
* also listed as "Amazon"
* At the foot of the steps of the Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.964950,-75.179650 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's August Kiss page
The Lion Fighter
Albert Wolff,
1858 (cast 1892, installed 1929)
* seated person,
spear,
horse,
lion
* At the foot of the steps of the Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.964575,-75.180100 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Albert Wolff page
Chief Justice John Marshall
William Wetmore Story,
1883
* Statue of John Marshall
* seated person,
chair
* inscription:
Chief Justice of the United States 1801-1835. As soldier he fought that the nation might come into being. As expounder of the Constitution he gave it length of days.
* On a traffic island behind the Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.966200,-75.181800 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's William Wetmore Story page
+wikipedia.org's John Marshall page
Stephen Girard
John Massey Rhind,
1897
* Statue of Stephen Girard
* standing person,
groups of people,
hats,
buildings,
ship,
anchor,
plants,
barrels,
rope,
parasol
* inscription:
front:
1750-1831
Mariner and Merchant
back:
Philadelphia's greatest philanthropist
Erected by the alumni of Girard College and the people of this city and commonwealth, 1897
* Behind the Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.966350,-75.182350 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+phillyhistory.org 1912 picture of this piece outside City Hall
+wikipedia.org's John Massey Rhind page
+ushistory.org's Stephen Girard page
Major General Peter Muhlenberg
J. Otto Schweizer,
1910
* Statue of John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg
* standing person,
group of people,
church interior,
pulpit and pews,
book,
hat
* inscription:
front:
"There is a time for all things - a time to preach and a time to fight, and now is the to fight"
Farewell sermon in the church at Woodstock, VA, 1776
right:
1776, Charleston, Sullivans Island, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, Stony Point, Petersburg, Yorktown, 1781
left:
Member of the Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania, 1784
Vice President of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1785
Member of the first, third, and sixth Congress of the U.S.
U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania, 1801
President of the German Society of Pennsylvania, 1788 and 1802-1807
* Behind the Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.966600,-75.181950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious,
Moved,
War
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+phillyhistory.org 1913 picture of this piece outside City Hall
+wikipedia.org's J. Otto Schweizer page
+wikipedia.org's John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg page
Art Museum Cherub
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* small
upright
winged person
* Over the back door.
Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.966075,-75.181700 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Julian Abele page
+youtube.com video of a recorded lecture from the Art Museum about the role of Julian Abele in designing the building
Art Museum North Faces
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* faces,
crowns
* There are two faces on the North side of the Museum. The first is over a large empty niche where Anne d'Haroncourt Drive meets 25th and Kelly. The next is over the North entrance just up the hill.
* Walls.
North side of the Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.966200,-75.180150 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Julian Abele page
+youtube.com video of a recorded lecture from the Art Museum about the role of Julian Abele in designing the building
Art Museum Roof Ornaments
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* griffins
(museum logo, after the fact),
gazelles,
plants
* Best seen on top of the South pediment.
* Around the roof.
Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965000,-75.181015 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Julian Abele page
+youtube.com video of a recorded lecture from the Art Museum about the role of Julian Abele in designing the building
Art Museum Steps Fountain
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* fountain,
fish
* Along the front steps.
Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.964950,-75.180100 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Julian Abele page
+youtube.com video of a recorded lecture from the Art Museum about the role of Julian Abele in designing the building
Art Museum Student Entrance Face
Julian Abele (Architect),
1928
* face,
crown
* Above the student entrance.
Art Museum.
Anne d'Harnocourt Drive at the Spring Garden Bridge.
* 39.965150,-75.182050 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Julian Abele page
+youtube.com video of a recorded lecture from the Art Museum about the role of Julian Abele in designing the building
Art Museum North Pediment
Carl Paul Jennewein,
1932 (Museum website says 1933)
* group of people,
some standing,
some sitting or lying,
winged person,
headgear,
staff,
sun,
sword,
furniture,
musical instrument,
owl,
snake,
lion
* North Pediment.
Front of the Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965625,-75.180275 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Carl Paul Jennewein page
General Anthony Wayne
John Gregory,
1937
* Statue of Anthony Wayne
* seated person,
horse,
sword,
hat
* In front of the Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.964750,-75.180950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: War
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's John Gregory page
+ushistory.org's Anthony Wayne page
Prometheus Strangling the Vulture
Jacques Lipchitz,
1943
* standing person,
vulture
* Front steps.
Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965585,-75.180960 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Jacque Lipchitz page
Courtship
Henry Mitchell,
1958
* Memorial to Henry M. Phillips
* horses,
fountain
* Plaza.
Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965325,-75.180600 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org picture of this piece
+cantonartcollection.com's Henry Mitchell bio
+wikipedia.org's Henry Myer Phillips page
Charioteer of Delphi
1976 (given to the city)
* small
standing person
* Copy of 5th Century BC original
* inscription:
From the cradle of democracy in the ancient world to the cradle of democracy in the new world. From the people of Greece to the people of America.
* East side of the Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965400,-75.179275 [map] [nearby]
Rocky
A. Thomas Schomberg,
1980
* Statue of Rocky Balboa
* standing person,
boxing gear
* This statue has had several homes, including the top of the Art Museum steps and the Spectrum steps. It was moved to the current location September, 2006. The first picture is from the current location. The second picture is from the Spectrum.
* East side of the Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965125,-75.179300 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Athletic,
Favorites,
Moved
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+schombergstudios.com
+wikipedia.org's Rocky Balboa page
Rocky Footprints
1993 (approximate)
* In honor of Rocky Balboa
* small
symbolic
footprints
* Top of the steps.
Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965115,-75.180320 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Rocky Balboa page
