Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Person: Francis Lightfoot Lee
Signers Walk
Franklin Mint,
1975 (installed current location 1999)
* Plaques with relief busts of John Adams,
Samuel Adams,
Carter Braxton,
Charles Carroll,
George Clymer,
William Floyd,
Elbridge Gerry,
Button Gwinnett,
Benjamin Harrison V,
Joseph Hewes,
William Hooper,
Thomas Jefferson,
Francis Lightfoot Lee,
Philip Livingston,
Thomas Lynch Jr.,
Thomas McKean,
Arthur Middleton,
Lewis Morris,
Robert Morris,
Thomas Nelson, Jr.,
William Paca,
Robert Treat Paine,
Caesar Rodney,
George Ross,
Edward Rutledge,
Roger Sherman,
James Smith,
George Taylor,
William Williams,
John Witherspoon
and
George Wythe
* small
heads,
parts of buildings
* Donated by the Franklin Mint in 1975. Moved to the current location in 1999.
People listed are those visible June 20, 2022. Many of the plaques are missing or damaged. One was covered by a planter.
Preference given here to likenesses of those least represented in the database as of 7/4/2022.
* inscription:
These plaques commemorate the 56 members of the Continental Congress who risked their lives, reputation, and fortunes by signing the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and 1777.
* Sidewalk.
South side of Chestnut between 6th and 7th.
* 39.949260,-75.151575 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* Exhibits: Missing,
Moved
* See also:
+inquirer.com article about this piece
+wikipedia.org's Franklin Mint page
+wikipedia.org's John Adams page
+wikiedia.org's Samuel Adams page
+wikipedia.org's Carter Braxton page
+wikipedia.org's Charles Carroll page
+wikipedia.org's George Clymer page
+wikipedia.org's William Floyd page
+wikipedia.org's Elbridge Gerry page
+wikipedia.org's Button Gwinnett page
+wikipedia.org's Benjamin Harrison V page
+wikipedia.org's Joseph Hewes page
+wikipedia.org's William Hooper page
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Jefferson page
+wikipedia.org's Philip Livingston page
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Lynch Jr. page
+wikipedia.org's Thomas McKean page
+wikipedia.org's Arthur Middleton page
+wikipedia.org's Lewis Morris page
+wikipedia.org's Robert Morris page
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Nelson, Jr. page
+wikipedia.org's William Paca page
+wikipedia.org's Robert Treat Paine page
+wikipedia.org's Caesar Rodney page
+wikipedia.org's George Ross page
+wikipedia.org's Edward Rutledge page
+wikipedia.org's Roger Sherman page
+wikipedia.org's James Smith page
+wikipedia.org's George Taylor page
+wikipedia.org's William Williams page
+wikipedia.org's John Witherspoon page
+wikipedia.org's George Wythe page
