Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Landmark: Fleisher Art Memorial
North side of Catherine between 7th and 8th. On the South Philly tour.
Fleisher Gates
Max Reese
* abstract ironwork
* Samuel Yellin is listed as the sculptor of the Fleisher Gates in the Smithsonian catalog. but the picture of the 1934 gates does not match the pattern of the gates pictured here and Max Reese's obituary says he "designed and built the gate to The Fleisher Art Memorial".
* Gates.
Near the back of Palumbo Park on the West side of the Fleisher Art Memorial.
* 39.939275,-75.155410 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+legacy.com's Max Reese obituary
Fleisher Window Grill
Max Reese
* abstract lines
* Front wall.
Fleisher Art Memorial.
* 39.939090,-75.155050 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+legacy.com's Max Reese obituary
St. Martin's College for Indigent Boys Medallion
Louis Carter Baker, Jr. (Architect),
1906
* Representation of Jesus
and
Mary
* small
people
standing,
partial people,
winged cherubs,
headgear,
plants
* Over the college entrance.
Fleisher Art Memorial.
* 39.939090,-75.155225 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+Historic Resource Nomination pdf at fleischer.org
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Louis Carter Baker, Jr. page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's Mary, mother of Jesus page
