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Landmark: Municipal Services Building

On the City Hall tour.

City Seal
Dexter Jones, 1966
* big seal of the city, standing people, ship, plow, scroll, food
* Entrance. Municipal Services Building. North side of JFK between Broad and 15th.
* 39.953900,-75.164420 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+woodmereartmuseum.org's Dexter Jones page
+nationalsculpture.org's Dexter Jones Award

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Government of the People
Jacques Lipchitz, 1976
* big group of people, kneeling and crushed
* inscription:
Symbolizing family life
"the wellspring of society,
the hope of the future"
and
the concept of government being of, by, and for the people,
this sculpture is dedicated
to the people of Philadelphia
* Plaza. Municipal Services Building. Northwest corner, Broad and JFK.
* 39.953750,-75.163975 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Jacque Lipchitz page

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Your Move
Daniel Martinez, Renee Petropoulos, Roger White, 1996
* big chess pieces, Monopoly pieces, dominoes, etc.
* Was on the West side of Broad between Arch and JFK. Severely deteriorated. Removed by the City in late May 2023 for eventual destruction.
* Scattered around the plaza. Municipal Services Building.
* 39.953950,-75.164150 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Favorites, Missing
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Daniel Joseph Martinez page
+wikipedia.org's Renee Petropoulos page