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Year: 1970

Bird
Harold Kimmelman, 1970
* bird
* Just inside Roosevelt Playground. South corner, Hellerman and Walker.
* 40.026400,-75.053750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lower Northeast tour
* See also:
+hksculpt.com




Bronze Figure
Neil Lieberman, 1970 (approximate)
* abstract form
* Southeast corner, University Ave. and Curie Blvd..
* 39.947500,-75.198425 [map] [nearby]
* On the University City South Medical Complex tour




Bronze Sphere
Klaus Ihlenfeld, 1970 (installed)
* sphere
* Grass plaza. On the grounds of Fairmount Manor Apartments. East of 7th between Wallace and Fairmount.
* 39.963100,-75.149050 [map] [nearby]
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Klaus Ihlenfeld page




Butterfly
Harold Kimmelman, 1970
* big abstract butterfly
* South side of Delancey West of 2nd.
* 39.943625,-75.145700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Society Hill tour
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+hksculpt.com




Dedicated to the American Secretary
Costantino Nivola, 1970
* abstract standing person
* Moved slightly Northeast some time before June 20, 2014, from back against the wall of the building as in the second picture, to up against the sidewalk railing as in the first picture.
* Plaza. South side of Market, between 4th and 5th.
* 39.950250,-75.148000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Independence Mall tour
* Exhibits: Moved, Labor
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Costantino Nivola page




Family
Neil Lieberman, 1970 (approximate)
* abstract standing people
* pictures have been retouched to remove some of the white paint
* Wall. Ford Recreation Center. North side of Snyder between 6th and 7th.
* 39.922950,-75.157600 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour




Giant Three-Way Plug, Scale A
Claes Oldenburg, 1970 (installed 2010)
* big electric plug
* In the Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden. Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.966950,-75.181950 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Claes Oldenburg page
+theolinstudio.com's Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden page




Kangaroos
Harold Kimmelman, 1970
* kangaroos
* Lawrence Court, running from Spruce to Cypress between 4th and 5th.
* 39.944625,-75.149300 [map] [nearby]
* On the Society Hill tour
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+hksculpt.com




Mitosis
Clark B. Fitz-Gerald, 1970 (approximate)
* big plant
* picture of the artist with the piece provided by and copyright Stephen Fitz-Gerald
* Northwest Corner 78th and Lindbergh.
* 39.903800,-75.243600 [map] [nearby]
* On the Southwest Philly tour
* See also:
+Clark Fitz-Gerald gallery from sfitzgeraldfineart.com




St. Mary's School Doors
1970
* Partial representations of John Adams, John Carroll, Katherine Drexel, Michael Francis Egan, Robert Harding and George Washington
* small partial people, hats, staff, ship, weapons, crosses
* Visible through the gate. Designed to echo the stained glass doors. The reference to Katherine Drexel is from the school's website.
* North entrance. Saint Mary Interparochial School. South side of Locust, East of 5th.
* 39.946080,-75.149510 [map] [nearby]
* On the Society Hill tour
* Exhibits: Religious, War
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's John Adams page
+wikipedia.org's John Carroll page
+wikipedia.org's Katherine Drexel page
+wikipedia.org's Michael Francis Egan page
+jstor.org article about Robert Harding
+wikipedia.org's George Washington page
+saintmarys.us




St. Mary's School Sign
1970 (year of the building)
* sign, school logo, symbolic heart, rose, book
* In the school logo the book under the heart is more pronounced
* West wall. Saint Mary Interparochial School. East side of 5th, South of Locust.
* 39.945960,-75.149725 [map] [nearby]
* On the Society Hill tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+saintmarys.us




St. Rita of Cascia Statue
1970 (approximate, new mold 2010)
* Statue of Saint Rita of Cascia
* small standing person, habit, crosses
* Just South of the National Shrine of St. Rita of Cascia. West side of Broad, South of Ellsworth.
* 39.936100,-75.167400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* Exhibits: Religious
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Saint Rita of Cascia page
+saintritashrine.org




The Family
Charles Parks, 1970
* small people standing, sitting and kneeling
* Marshall Walkway (1 block South of Poplar between 6th and 7th).
* 39.966250,-75.148100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Black Lives
* See also:
+ wikipedia.org's Charles Parks page




The Wedges
Robert Morris, 1970
* geometric forms
* Northeast from Kelly Drive and Sedgely Drive.
* 39.970075,-75.184175 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kelly Drive tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Robert Morris page




Three Boys at Play
Harold Kimmelman, 1970
* small people standing
* Wall. South side of the building Starr Garden. West side of 6th between Lombard and South.
* 39.942750,-75.152525 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* See also:
+hksculpt.com




Untitled
Mack Maroshick, 1970
* group of children standing spelling the word cat
* Earlier pictures found on the internet suggest this piece may have been reconfigured since it was originally installed.
* Wall. North side of the Shot Tower Recreation Center. North side of Carpenter West of Front.
* 39.934800,-75.146100 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* See also:
+ushistory.org's Shot Tower page