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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