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Year: 1839
Newkirk Viaduct Monument
Thomas Ustick Walter,
1839 (installed 2016)
* obelisk
* The inscriptions are mostly worn away, but are transcribed on Wikipedia
* North end of Bartram's Mile.
* 39.940010,-75.206330 [map] [nearby]
* On the Southwest Philly tour
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Ustick Walter page
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]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's August Kiss page
+philamuseum.org