Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1896
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
Penn Quad Gargoyles
1894 - 1911
* small
crouching and horizontal
people,
heads,
headgear,
squirrel,
seahorse,
donkeys,
frogs,
dragon,
balls,
shields,
books,
food,
staff,
musical instruments
* Walls.
Penn Quad.
South side of Spruce from 36th to 38th.
* 39.950875,-75.197400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the Quad
Witherspoon Building
1895 - 1897
* References to and representations of Albert Barnes,
Charles Hodge,
Jesus,
Saint John,
Saint Luke,
Saint Mark,
Saint Matthew
and
John Witherspoon
* small
lion,
birds,
ox,
plants,
books,
winged person,
groups of people,
standing people,
reclining people,
heads and eyes,
fire,
scales,
headgear,
anchor,
cup,
furniture,
various religious symbols
* Some art was moved to the Presbyterian Historical Society: Witherspoon Building Figures
* Entire Building.
West side of Juniper between Sansom and Walnut, and along the North side of Walnut West of Juniper.
* 39.949250,-75.163200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles,
Unidentified
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org Albert Barnes page
+wikipedia.org Charles Hodge page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+wikipedia.org's John the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Luke the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Mark the Evangelist page
+wikipedia.org's Matthew the Apostle page
+wikipedia.org's John Witherspoon page
Bishop Matthew Simpson
1896
* Statue of Matthew Simpson
* standing person
* Belmont and Edgely.
* 39.994750,-75.217825 [map] [nearby]
* On the West Park tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Unidentified
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Matthew Simpson page
Stephen Girard Building Caryatid Columns
James H. Windrim (Architect),
1896
* building named for Stephen Girard
* small
standing people
* West wall, 2nd floor.
Canopy Hotel.
East side of 12th between Ludlow and Clover.
* 39.951025,-75.160000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Jefferson Center City Campus tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's James H. Windrim page
+ushistory.org's Stephen Girard page
+hilton.com's Canopy Philadelphia page
William Pepper
Karl Bitter,
1896
* Statue of William Pepper
* sitting and kneeling people,
chair,
plants,
staff
* Another copy can be found at the Main Library on the landing of the stairs to the second floor.
* inscription:
M.D. L.L.D.
Provost of the
University
of
Pennsylvania
1881-1894
There will be sleeping enough in the grave.
All things exist in the man
tinged with the manners of his soul.
* South side of College Hall.
North of Spruce, West of 34th.
* 39.951230,-75.193825 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Karl Bitter page
+wikipedia.org's William Pepper page
+wikipedia.org's College Hall page
Women Around Window
Wilson Eyre (Architect),
1896 (approximate year of building)
* small
standing people
* Wall.
South side of Locust between 20th and 21st.
* 39.949410,-75.174800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Wilson Eyre page
