Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1933
Central Terrace Medallions
Paul Philippe Cret (Architect),
1933
* small
urn,
sitting person,
plants,
snakes,
weapons,
mirror,
clouds,
flames,
sun,
lion,
standing person,
headgear,
books,
owl,
hand,
ship,
flag
* The only information I have found about this piece is the January 1934 Annual report of the Association for Public Art, which mentions that Paul Cret completed construction of the Central/Middle Terrace, presumably in 1933.
* inscription:
Justitia, Prudentia, Amor Patriea, Abundantia, Potestas
* Central Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.973600,-75.190800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* See also:
+APA 1934 Annual report at digifind.com
+wikipedia.org's Paul Philippe Cret page
+associationforpublicart.org's Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial page
Eagle
Rankin and Kellog (Architects),
1933
* abstract
eagle
* Over the entrance.
Post Office Main Branch Building.
Southwest corner, 29th and Market.
* 39.954390,-75.181950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Rankin and Kellog page
+wikipedia.org's U.S. Post Office Main Branch Building page
Ericsson Fountain
Charles L. Borie, Jr. (Architect),
Horace Trumbauer (Architect),
Clarence Zantzinger (Architect),
1933
* In memory of John Ericsson
* fountain
* Date and artist attribution are from a 1939 WPA Guide Book
* inscription:
Dedicated to the memory of Captain John Ericsson, scientist, inventor, patriot. Born in Sweden July 31, 1803. Died in America, the country of his adoption, March 8, 1889.
* West end of Eakins Oval.
Parkway at 24th.
* 39.964610,-75.178700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1934 picture of this piece
+phillyhistory.org 1961 picture of this piece
+philadelphiabuildings.org Charles L. Borie, Jr. page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Horace Trumbauer page
+wikipedia.org's Clarence Zantzinger page
+wikipedia.org's John Ericsson page
+wikipedia.org's Eakins Oval page
The Immigrant
Heinz Warneke,
1933
* kneeling person,
staff
* inscription:
They came seeking freedom
* Central Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.973800,-75.190925 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+syr.edu Heinz Warneke papers
+associationforpublicart.org's Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial page
