Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1967
Earth Sculpture
Bernard Brenner,
1967
* abstract form
* Wall.
North side of E. Lycoming, East of Castor.
* 40.008750,-75.098050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* See also:
+Bernard Brenner exhibit at chrisray.com
Fireman Carrying A Hatchet
Dexter Jones,
1967
* small
standing person,
helmet,
hatchet,
stairs
* Wall.
Boudinot Street and Hart Lane.
* 39.993635,-75.122870 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
* See also:
+woodmereartmuseum.org's Dexter Jones page
+nationalsculpture.org's Dexter Jones Award
Free Interpretation of Plant Forms
Harry Bertoia,
1967
* big
plant,
fountain
* Formerly on Civic Center Boulevard (34th Street South of Spruce). Removed when the entire complex was torn down in 2000. Installed at the Woodmere in 2016 with a very different fountain treatment. The last picture is from the original location.
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum.
Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082985,-75.220250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Germantown Avenue tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+Inquirer article about this piece
+wikipedia.org's Harry Bertoia page
+woodmereartmuseum.org
Green Man
Joseph A. Praissman (Architect),
1967
* face,
plants
* Some time between 1967 and 1987 this piece was painted white, and some time between 1999 and 2021 most of the white paint was removed. The first two pictures are from December, 2021. The third picture is with the white paint. I do not know whether the teeth and the whites of the eyes were originally white or not. Whether it meets the technical definition of a Green Man is left as an exercise for the reader.
* Wall.
East side of 7th between Pine and Addison.
* 39.943900,-75.153450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Washington Square tour
* See also:
+philadelphiabuildings.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's Green Man article
+philadelphiabuildings.org's Joseph A. Praissman page
Peace Symbol
Robert Engman,
1967
* peace symbol
* This piece has been listed as being by David Linquist or Lindquist, but according to the Smithsonian, it was a group student project supervised by Robert Engman
* Woodland Walk East of 36th.
* 39.952600,-75.194175 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Favorites,
Peace and Love
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Robert Engman page
St. Joseph the Worker
Maurice Lowe,
1967
* Statue of Joseph
* small
standing person,
carpenter's tools
* In front of Barbelin Hall. Saint Joseph's University.
City Line, West of 54th.
* 39.995600,-75.238125 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Religious,
Labor
* See also:
+mauricelowesculptor.com
+wikipedia.org's Saint Joseph page
+sju.edu
The John Hanson Monument
Carl Lindborg,
1967
* bust and medalions honoring John A. B. Dahlgren,
John Ericsson,
John Hanson,
John Morton,
John Nystrom,
Johan Printz
and
Johan Risingh
* small
book,
ship, submarine, and related har,
cannon,
head,
standing person
* Dahlgren is listed elsewhere as 1809-1870. This piece was inside the walls near the graveyard of Old Swedes (Columbus Blvd. & Christian St., 916 S. Swanson St). just outside the back door of the house closest to the church. Was missing when checked on August 17 2014. Per an email from the Historic Gloria Dei Preservation Corporation received on June 27, 2022, the statue was given to descendants of John Hanson.
* inscription:
John Hanson, 1715-1783, First President of US Under Articles of Confederation, 1781-82
John Nystrom, 1829-1885, engineer, inventor, ship builder, author
John Ericsson, 1803-1889, inventor, engineer, scientist
John Dahlgren, 1809-1890, U.S. Admiral - inventions influenced world navies
Johan Risingh, 1617-1672, last governor of New Sweden, author, economist
Johan Printz, 1592-1663, Governor of New Sweden
John Morton, 1724-1777, Signer of Declaration of Independence
Erected October 7, 1967 by Swedish Colonial Society and the Vasa Order of America in Sweden
* 39.934500,-75.143800 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing
* See also:
+colonialswedes.net
+vasaorder.com
+isssuu.com article about Carl Lindborg
+wikipedia.org's John A. Dahlgren page
+wikipedia.org's John Ericsson page
+wikipedia.org's John Hanson page
+wikipedia.org's John Morton page
+wikipedia.org's John Nystrom page
+wikipedia.org's Johan Printz page
+wikipedia.org's Johan Risingh page
+nps.gov's Gloria Dei Church (Old Swedes) page
