Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1937
Ivy Day Stones
1936 - 1948
* small
ivy leaves,
idea
* There are Ivy Day stones all over the Penn campus, but these are particularly sculptural.
* West wall.
Irvine Auditorium.
Northwest of 34th and Spruce.
* 39.950965,-75.193260 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Ivy Day page
+Ivy Day Stones brochure at upenn.edu
+wikipedia.org's Irvine Auditorium page
F. H. Hill Company Eagles
Walter Ballinger/Ballinger Company (Architects),
1937
* eagles,
spheres with stars
* Roof.
Southeast corner, 19th and Spring Garden.
* 39.963260,-75.169330 [map] [nearby]
* On the Franklin Town tour
* See also:
+baldwinparkphilly.org article includes a history of this building
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Ballinger Company page
General Anthony Wayne
John Gregory,
1937
* Statue of Anthony Wayne
* seated person,
horse,
sword,
hat
* In front of the Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.964750,-75.180950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: War
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's John Gregory page
+ushistory.org's Anthony Wayne page
+philamuseum.org
Spanning the Continent
Robert Laurent,
1937
* two people
standing,
farm implement,
bonnet
* Central Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.973275,-75.190700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* See also:
+associationforpublicart.org's page for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Robert Laurent page
+associationforpublicart.org's Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial page
The Ideal Boy Scout
R. Tait McKenzie,
1937
* small
standing person,
hat
* Was on the Southeast corner of 22nd and Winter. Removed early 2014 following the eviction of the Boy Scouts by the City of Philadelphia.
* 39.958990,-75.175250 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org 1938 picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org's R. Tait McKenzie page