Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1940
Ivy Day Markers
1936 - 1948
* small
ivy leaves,
idea
* There are Ivy Day markers 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 Irvine Auditorium page
Family Unity
Giuseppe Donato,
1940
* big
group of people
sitting,
dog,
dove,
books,
plants,
symbols of justice, law, and peace
* East pediment.
Family Court (old building).
North side of Vine West of 18th.
* 39.959050,-75.169125 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+findagrave.com entry for Giuseppe Donato
+philadelphiabuildings.org Municipal Courthouse entry
Justice and Law
Donald De Lue,
1940
* big
seated people,
eagles
* North and South walls.
Nix Federal Building.
Southwest corner of 9th and Market and the Northwest corner of 9th and Chestnut.
* 39.949950,-75.155900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Jefferson Center City Campus tour
* See also:
+sculptor.org's Donald De Lue page
+wikipedia.org's Donald De Lue page
+wikipedia.org's Nix Federal Building page
Juvenile Protection
Louis Milione,
1940
* big
group of people,
some standing,
some sitting,
plants,
symbols of justice, law and peace
* West pediment.
Family Court (old building).
North side of Vine East of 19th..
* 39.959150,-75.169950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+powerlibrary.org page that includes biographical information for Louis Milione
+philadelphiabuildings.org Municipal Courthouse entry
State Shields
Louis Milione,
1940
* state shields,
plants,
people
sitting and prone,
standing,
headgear,
weapons,
tools,
scrolls,
ships,
anchor,
flags,
food,
canine,
birds,
buildings and parts of buildings,
water,
mountains,
globe,
sun and stars
* Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, and Virginia
* Wall.
Nix Federal Building.
West side of 9th between Chestnut and Market.
* 39.950550,-75.155400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Jefferson Center City Campus tour
* See also:
+powerlibrary.org page that includes biographical information for Louis Milione
+wikipedia.org's Nix Federal Building page
The Alchemist
Donald De Lue,
1940
* seated person,
furniture,
headgear,
alchemy equipment
* Above the entrance.
Chemistry Laboratories Cret Wing.
North side of Spruce, West of 33rd.
* 39.950510,-75.192050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+sculptor.org's Donald De Lue page
+wikipedia.org's Donald De Lue page
The Immigrant
Heinz Warneke,
1940
* 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:
+syr.edu Heinz Warneke papers
+ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page
The Slave
Helene Sardeau,
1940
* kneeling person
* inscription:
Their bands have broken asunder.
* Central Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.973775,-75.191060 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* Exhibits: Black Lives,
Labor
* See also:
+si.edu archives photograph of Helene Sardeau in her studio
+ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page
