Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Year: 1968
Bear
Dexter Jones,
1968
* small
bear
* East side of 11th, just North of Cecil B. Moore.
* 39.978100,-75.152400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
Benjamin Franklin in Fireman's Hat
Dexter Jones,
1968
* Head of Benjamin Franklin
* big
head,
hat
* Wall.
North side of Arch, East of 4th.
* 39.952425,-75.146450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Old City tour
* Exhibits: Police and Fire Fighters
* See also:
+ushistory.org's The Electric Ben Franklin
Dancing Children
Henry Mitchell,
1968
* small
people
dancing,
sitting,
hats,
bench,
baby carriage,
knitting needles,
dog
* Above the entrance.
Cobbs Creek Recreation Center.
West side of 63rd at Locust.
* 39.957965,-75.248125 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+cantonartcollection.com's Henry Mitchell bio
Flame
Sherl Joseph Winter,
1968
* flame,
fountain
* Originally in the main quad between Market and Chestnut, 32nd and 33rd. Moved 2006. The first picture is from the original location, the second picture is from the new location off, and the third picture is from the new location on.
* On the campus of Drexel University.
Southeast corner 33rd and Race.
* 39.958690,-75.189050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+winterartstudio.com
+drexel.edu
For the Greater Glory of God
1968 (approximate year of building)
* standing person,
Jesuit motto
* Wall.
St. Joe's Prep.
Northwest corner, 17th and Girard.
* 39.972300,-75.164500 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Southwest tour
* Exhibits: Religious,
Unidentified
* See also:
+sjprep.org
Green Man
1968
* face,
plants
* Some time between 1968 and 1999 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:
+wikipedia.org's Green Man article
John J. Carlin Tablet
1968 (approximate)
* Relief bust of John J. Carlin
* small
head,
eyeglasses
* inscription:
This tablet was erected by
oarsmen of the rowing world
in honor of
John J. Carlin
1896 - 1968
Circa 1914-1968
He was a man dedicated to the amateur sport of rowing and devoted 54 years to
its development and leadership encompassing
All phases:- schoolboy, club, college, national, international, and olympic.
Treasurer - Schoolboy R.A. of A.
President - Fairmount R.A.
Coach - University of Pennsylvania
Commodore - Schuylkill Navy
Chairman - Gold Cup Committee
President - N.A.A.O.
Chairman - U.S. Olympic and Pan-Am Rowing Committee
Continental Representative of F.I.S.A.
Oarsmen of the past, present, and future have and will benefit from his vigor and zeal.
* Wall.
Schuylkill Grandstand.
River side of Kelly Drive.
* 39.985900,-75.201985 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
Lincoln the Lawyer
Emil Seletz,
1968
* Bust of Abraham Lincoln
* head
* inscription:
Presented by
Emil Seletz, M.D. "32" Sculptor
Josepha Seletz, M.D. "76"
Jimmy Seletz, J.D.
Dedicated to
Marvin Wachman, President
* In front of the Temple University Law School.
East side of Broad, South of Montgomery.
* 39.979890,-75.157350 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* See also:
+latimes.com article about Emil Seletz and his busts of Lincoln
+wikipedia.org's Abraham Lincoln page
+law.temple.edu
Mother and Child (or See the Moon)
Evelyn Keyser,
1968 (Smithsonian says 1964)
* seated
people
* Moved to the current location in 2017. Was in a plaza in front of the original Health Center where the new building now stands. Last picture is from the original location.
* In front of the South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center.
West side of Broad, South of Morris.
* 39.928975,-75.168875 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+inquirer.com Evelyn Keyser obituary
+vsba.com's Community Health and Literacy Center page
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Branch Fascia
Joseph J. Greenberg, Jr.,
1968 (date of building)
* abstract relief
* Fascia.
Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library.
Southwest corner 6th and Girard.
* 39.970200,-75.146650 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+nytimes.com Joseph J. Greenberg obituary
+freelibrary.org's Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library page
Russell Conwell
Boris Blai,
1968
* Bust of Russell Conwell
* big
head
* Conwell and his wife, Sarah S. Conwell, are buried behind the sculpture. The waterfall in the background of the third picture was added in 2017.
* The waterfall is part of the O'Connor Plaza Fountain
* inscription:
Russell H. Conwell, Founder of Temple University, 1843-1925
* Conwell's burial site.
Lower Northwest corner of Founder's Garden.
Liacouras and Polett Walks.
* 39.981350,-75.155700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* See also:
+findagrave.com entry for this piece
+wikipedia.org's Boris Blai page
+wikipedia.org's Russell Conwell page
+sikora-wa.com page for their Founder's Garden reimagining
Three Disks, One Lacking
Alexander Calder,
1968
* abstract form
* Originally on the top floor of the Reading Terminal Headhouse. Was part of the exhibition of Calders at 22nd and the Parkway for several years, and then moved to the current location in late March or Early April of 2009 when the Calder exhibit was taken down. The first two pictures are from the current location, the third is from the original location.
* Northeast corner, 17th and the Parkway.
* 39.955740,-75.167225 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* Exhibits: Moved
* See also:
+calder.org
Welsh Society Plaque
1968
* One line biographies of Thomas Jefferson,
John Marshall,
Gouverneur Morris,
Robert Morris
and
William Penn
* small
dragon
logo
* inscription:
The Welsh Society
Philadelphia
Organized March 1, 1729
Gogoniant i Dduw
Glory to God
Commemorating the Welsh contributions
to the founding of the City of Philadelphia
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and the United States of America
William Penn, 1644-1718, proclaimer of freedom of religion
and planner of New Wales, later named Pennsylvania
Robert Morris, 1734-1806, foremost financier of the
American Revolution and signer of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826, third President of the
United States and author of the Declaration of Independence
Gouverneur Morris, 1752-1816, author of the final draft
of the Constitution of the United States
John Marshall, 1755-1835, Chief Justice of the
United States and Father of American Constitutional Law
Erected on St. David's Day, March 1, 1968
* East wall.
City Hall.
Market at Juniper.
* 39.952250,-75.162750 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+philadelphiawelsh.org
+wikipedia.org's Thomas Jefferson page
+wikipedia.org's John Marshall page
+wikipedia.org's Gouverneur Morris page
+wikipedia.org's Robert Morris page
+wikipedia.org's William Penn page
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page
Women Washing
Dexter Jones,
1968
* three people,
one standing,
two kneeling,
plants,
basket,
water
* Wall.
Lindbergh, Northeast of 58th.
* 39.928310,-75.218950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Southwest Philly tour
* Exhibits: Labor