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Year: 1981

Earth, Air, Fire, Water
Christopher T. Ray, 1972 - 1990
* plants, bird, sun
* 5 metal sculptured gates. Along the Spruce and Delancey sides of Penn's Landing Square. Southeast corner, 2nd and Spruce.
* 39.944400,-75.144850 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn's Landing tour
* See also:
+chrisray.com



Masnad
Bryan Hunt, 1980 - 1981
* small abstract form
* In front of Perry World House. West side of 38th, North side of the Locust Walk Bridge.
* 39.952640,-75.199250 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* See also:
+bryanhunt.com
+upenn.edu's Perry World House page



Benjamin Franklin, Craftsman
Joe Brown, 1981
* Statue of Benjamin Franklin
* standing person, printing press
* inscription:
Presented to the
City of Philadelphia
by
Pennsylvania Freemasons
Dedicated June 27, 1981
by
The Grand Lodge Free and
Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania
 * Northwest corner, Broad and JFK.
* 39.953700,-75.163550 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* Exhibits: Labor
* See also:
+Max Buten's picture of this piece
+wikipedia.org Joe Brown page
+ushistory.org's The Electric Ben Franklin



Driftwood
Harold Kimmelman, 1981
* driftwood
* Back of the parking lot Northeast of Delancey (Three Bears) Park. North side of Cypress between 3rd and 4th.
* 39.944550,-75.147375 [map] [nearby]
* On the Society Hill tour
* See also:
+artist's page for this piece
+hksculpt.com
+threebearspark.org



Family
Timothy Duffield, 1981
* big people standing
* Was on the North side of Market St. between 18th and 19th. Permanently removed by the building's new owners some time in 2016, whereabouts unknown, possibly scrapped.
* 39.953450,-75.170950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Favorites, Missing
* See also:
+broadstreetreview.com article about the piece disappearing
+inquirer.com obituary for Timothy Duffield



Mayan Game Group
Joyce de Guatemala, 1981
* abstract Mayan sports equipment
* There's an unlocked gate on Howard with a path leading back to the piece, which is partially visible from the sidewalk
* East side of Howard, just North of West Huntingdon.
* 39.989725,-75.131900 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Joyce de Guatemala page



McVeigh Children's Relief
Anthony Visco, 1981
* small groups of children standing, sitting, sticks, balls, and swings
* Access is through the gate on D. The picture of the West side of the piece (the side with the swings, which is in much worse physical condition than the East side) has been heavily retouched to remove scribbled names.
* On the grounds of the McVeigh Recreation Center. South side of Ontario West of D.
* 40.000610,-75.121435 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* See also:
+woodmereartmuseum.org's Anthony Visco page



Pony Express Rider
Arlene Love, 1981
* horse, seated person wearing a hat
* Up on the wall. East side of 5th, South of Spring Garden.
* 39.959600,-75.146800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* Exhibits: Labor
* See also:
+Arlene Love interview on vimeo.com



Rock Chair
Scott Burton, 1981
* small chair
* In the Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden. Anne d'Harnocourt Drive (25th and Kelly Drive to the Spring Garden Bridge).
* 39.967175,-75.181450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Scott Burton page
+theolinstudio.com's Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden page



Split Button
Claes Oldenburg, 1981
* big button
* In front of the Penn Library. Woodland Walk, between 34th and 36th.
* 39.952210,-75.193700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Penn Campus tour
* Exhibits: Favorites
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Claes Oldenburg page
+library.upenn.edu



Triad
Ephraim Peleg, 1981
* geometric forms
* Between approximately 1998 and 2012 the elements in this piece were rearranged. The first picture shows the configuration circa 1998. The second was taken in September, 2012.
* Between Broad and Liacouras Walk. North of Norris.
* 39.983500,-75.156200 [map] [nearby]
* On the Temple Campus tour
* Exhibits: Moved



Walt Whitman
Leonard Baskin, 1981
* Bust of Walt Whitman
* head
* In front of Whitman Plaza. 4th and Oregon.
* 39.914700,-75.156260 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Leonard Baskin page
+wikipedia.org's Walt Whitman page