Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1914
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
Benjamin Franklin in 1723
R. Tait McKenzie,
1914
* Statue of Benjamin Franklin
* standing person,
hat,
walking stick,
bag of belongings
* Also listed as "Youthful Franklin" and "The Young Franklin". A small version of this piece is in the Children's Department of the main library at 20th and Race.
* inscription:
front:
Benjamin Franklin in 1723
left:
"I have been the more particular in this description of my journey that you
may compare such unlikely beginnings with the figure I have since made there." -Franklin to his son.
right:
This memorial dedicated to the Tenth Reunion
of the
Class of 1904
is a tribute
to the inspiration and example
of the founder of the University
to many generations
of the sons
of Pennsylvania
* East side of 33rd Street, North of Spruce.
* 39.950800,-75.191000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's R. Tait McKenzie page
+ushistory.org's The Electric Ben Franklin
Billy
Albert Laessle,
1914
* small
goat
* Southwest corner of Rittenhouse Square.
19th street side near Locust.
* 39.949200,-75.172400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's Albert Laessle page
+wikipedia.org's Rittenhouse Square page
+friendsofrittenhouse.org
Convent of Divine Love
Paul Monaghan (Architect),
1914 (date of building)
* Relief of winged Jesus
* sitting,
standing,
winged people,
sword,
dove,
sun,
dragon heads,
symbols
* inscription:
Chapel Entrance: Venite Jesum Adoremus
:Convent Entrance:
Come holy spirit.
Beneath the shadow of thy wings we dwell.
* Whole building.
Convent of Divine Love.
Southwest corner, 22nd and Green.
* 39.965285,-75.174400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fairmount tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Gargoyles
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Paul Monaghan page
+wikipedia.org's Jesus page
+adorationsisters.org
Horned Face
Bissel and Sinkler (Architects),
1914
* small
head
* The architecture firm was temporarily named Bissell, Sinkler and Tilden at the time this was built.
* Entrance.
North side of Locust Walk just East of 36th.
* 39.952025,-75.194660 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Bissel and Sinkler page
Moose Head
1914 (building converted to Moose lodge)
* moose head
* Above the entrance.
Blue Horizon.
West side of Broad, South of Master.
* 39.973800,-75.159175 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Southwest tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Blue Horizon page
Widener Building
Horace Trumbauer (Architect),
1914
* horizontal
angels,
globes,
Philadelphia seal,
ship,
plow,
bundles of grain
* also on the North end of the building
* Entrance.
North side of Chestnut, West of Juniper.
* 39.950800,-75.162950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Gayborhood tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org entry for the building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Horace Trumbauer page
William Penn
Edgar Viguers Seeler (Architect),
1914
* Relief portrait of William Penn
* head,
hat
* Above the entrance.
Penn Mutual Building.
South side of Walnut, East of 6th.
* 39.947595,-75.150870 [map] [nearby]
* On the Washington Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Edgar Viguers Seeler page
+wikipedia.org's William Penn page
+wikipedia.org's Penn Mutual page
