Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1889
City Hall, East Pavilion
Alexander Milne Calder,
1873 - 1893
* beaver,
crane and owl,
butterfly,
plants,
elephant head,
dragon heads,
City Hall tower,
city seal,
ship,
plow and scales,
scrolls,
standing people,
reclining people,
heads,
headgear
* Part of the whole building's art.
East entrance City Hall.
Market at Juniper.
* 39.952300,-75.162800 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page
City Hall, North Pavilion
Alexander Milne Calder,
1873 - 1893
* people sitting,
people standing,
partial people,
groups of people,
horse head,
seal of the city,
ship,
plow,
cattle head,
bear head,
lion or tiger head,
elephant head
* This pavilion was the first of the four to be cleaned and lit. Standing in this one small portion of the building you can sense the incredible amount of work that went into the building's sculpture.
* Part of the whole building's art.
North entrance City Hall.
South side of JFK at Broad.
* 39.953000,-75.163400 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page
City Hall, South Pavilion
Alexander Milne Calder,
1873 - 1893
* standing people,
sitting people,
heads,
birds,
dragons,
book and scrolls,
staff,
cats,
seal of Pennsylvania,
horses,
ship,
plow,
plants,
bison head,
squirrel,
headgear
* Part of the whole building's art.
City Hall.
North side of S. Penn Square at Broad.
* 39.951825,-75.163650 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page
City Hall, West Pavilion
Alexander Milne Calder,
1873 - 1893
* standing people,
sitting and kneeling people,
people in groups,
heads,
headgear,
book,
plants,
snake,
lizard,
city seal
* Part of the whole building's art.
City Hall.
East side of 15th at Market.
* 39.952495,-75.164450 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Alexander Milne Calder page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page
The Gates of Hell
Auguste Rodin,
1880 - 1917
* groups of people,
partial,
standing,
sitting, kneeling, crouching, and horizontal,
furniture,
rocks
* Entrance.
Rodin Museum.
North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd.
* 39.961850,-75.174050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page
+rodinmuseum.org
The Shade
Auguste Rodin,
1881 - 1904 (cast 1923)
* standing person
* East side of the gateway wall.
Rodin Museum.
North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd.
* 39.961525,-75.174300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+rodinmuseum.org's entry for this piece
+bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page
+rodinmuseum.org
The Burghers of Calais
Auguste Rodin,
1884 - 1895 (cast 1925)
* group of people
standing
* moved outside 2011
* East side of the Rodin Museum.
North side of the Parkway between 21st and 22nd.
* 39.961800,-75.173750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+bronze-gallery.com's Auguste Rodin page
+rodinmuseum.org
Bedell Residence Entrance
Wilson Eyre (Architect),
1889 - 1890
* small
sitting people,
furniture
* Entrance.
Southeast Corner, 22nd and Chestnut.
* 39.952310,-75.176975 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page
Church of the Savior Entrance
Charles Marquedent Burns (Architect),
1889
* Relief featuring Jesus
* small
kneeling, sitting, horizontal,
standing
people,
headgear
* According to the Architecture page on the Cathedral site the facade survived the 1902 fire, so I am listing the date for this piece as 1889.
* Entrance.
Episcopal Cathedral.
East side of 38th, North of Chestnut.
* 39.955717,-75.198085 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's entry for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Charles Marquedent Burns page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+philadelphiacathedral.org
Spring Garden Farmers Market Sign
Frank Rushmore Watson (Architect),
1889
* sign,
cattle head,
cornucopia,
food
* Pediment.
Union Transfer.
South side of Spring Garden between 10th and 11th.
* 39.961520,-75.155360 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+philadelphiabuildings.org Frank Rushmore Watson page
+utphilly.com
St. Matthew's Chapel Entrance
Isaac Pursell (Architect),
1889 (approximate)
* flowers
* I cannot find a separate architectural listing for the chapel and it is not clear if the chapel was built at the same time as the rest of the church, but I am listing it as though it was.
* Chapel entrance.
Old Zion Lutheran Church.
North side of Mt. Vernon, West of Broad..
* 39.964605,-75.161525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fairmount tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+philadelphia buildings.org entry for the church
+wikipedia.org's Isaac Pursell page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Isaac Pursell page
+oldzionlutheran.org
