Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1958
The Spirit of Enterprise
Jacques Lipchitz,
1950 - 1960
* Quote from Theodore Roosevelt
* big
eagle,
snake,
person leaning forward
* inscription:
Our nation glorious in youth and strength looks into the future with fearless and eager eyes as vigorous as a young man to run a race. -Theodore Roosevelt
* Central Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.973600,-75.190875 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Jacque Lipchitz page
+wikipedia.org's Theodore Roosevelt page
+ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page
Courtship
Henry Mitchell,
1958
* Memorial to Henry M. Phillips
* horses,
fountain
* Plaza.
Art Museum.
25th and the Parkway.
* 39.965325,-75.180600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+phillyhistory.org picture of this piece
+cantonartcollection.com's Henry Mitchell bio
+wikipedia.org's Henry Myer Phillips page
+philamuseum.org
Johnnie Ring
Boris Blai,
1958 (installed 1964)
* Statue of and tribute to Johnnie Ring
* small
standing person
wearing a hat,
Bible,
sword
* Also listed as "Johnny Ring" including on maps distributed by the University.
* inscription:
"Johnnie Ring was the youth whose example in life and heroism in death
provided inspiration that led to the founding of Temple
University. In the war between the states he was personal
orderly to Captain Russell H. Conwell of the 46th Massachusetts
Infantry. The moving forces of his life at that time were his
religious faith and his devotion to Captain Conwell. When a surprise
Confederate attack routed Union troops, it was Johnnie Ring who
raced across a flaming bridge and through enemy gunfire to
retrieve from his commander's tent the ceremonial sword presented
to the Captain by the city of Springfield. He brought back the
sword, but he died that night of his burns as Conwell knelt by his
cot in prayer. The incident turned Conwell to the ministry as a life
work and later to the founding of Temple University. He vowed
to live a life for Johnnie Ring as well as for himself. Eight hours
of work a day for Johnnie, eight hours of work for his own.
Except for Johnnie Ring, Conwell would never have told America the
story of the acres of diamonds, nor would he have built the
University that enabled multitudes of young men and women to
realize the promise of education."
-Russell Conwell Cooney
A lad who didn't die
1861-1958
* West side of Beasley' Walk, North of Polett Walk.
* 39.982575,-75.156525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
War
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Boris Blai page
The Laborer
Ahron Ben-Shmuel,
1958
* standing person
wearing a helmet
* inscription:
He wrought miracles
* North Terrace Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
Kelly Drive, past Boat House Row.
* 39.974425,-75.191400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* Exhibits: Labor
* See also:
+michenermuseum.org's Ahron Ben-Shmuel page
+ushistory.org's Samuel Memorial tour page