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Year: 1991

Vine Street Neighborhood Relief
Michael Borsuk, William Wilson, 1986 - 1991
* big buildings and bridge
* Bridge (676 overpass). Spanning 3rd, 4th, and 5th North of Wood.
* 39.957050,-75.145800 [map] [nearby]
* On the Old City tour
* See also:
+spanamwar.com's Michael Borsuk memorial page




Indian Land Commemorative
Bob Hazous, 1988 - 1995
* big abstract standing people, birds
* On the traffic island next to Penn Treaty Park. Delaware and Marlborough.
* 39.966800,-75.129400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* See also:
+bobhazous.com
+wikipedia.org's Penn Treaty Park page




Tierra
Sidney Goodman, 1990 - 1995
* standing person, group of babies, detached face
* Pieces on the grounds tend to move over time
* Grounds of Woodmere Art Museum. Corner of Germantown Avenue and Bells Mill Road.
* 40.082550,-75.219700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Germantown Avenue tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Sidney Goodman page
+woodmereartmuseum.org




Alder Street Garages
Isaiah Zagar, 1991
* abstract forms, parts of people, actual bottles and plates, bicycle wheel
* Walls. East side of Alder, South of South.
* 39.942680,-75.159125 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org




Bell Atlantic Tower Fountain
Vincent Kling, Kling Lindquist Partnership, KlingStubbins (Architects), 1991
* fountain, architectural elements
* The Bell Atlantic Tower is attributed to the Kling Lindquist Partnership on the building's wikipedia page.
* Plaza. Behind Three Logan Square. Southeast corner of 18th and Cherry. One block South of the Parkway.
* 39.956000,-75.16900 [map] [nearby]
* On the JFK North tour
* See also:
+turnerconstruction.com's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's page for the building
+wikipedia.org's Vincent Kling page
+wikipedia.org's KlingStubbins page




Chinatown Sound Barrier
1991
* symbol and text
* Wall. South side of Vine at 10th.
* 39.956725,-75.155750 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour




Monet's Haystacks
Stuart Netsky, 1991
* reference to the haystack paintings of Claude Monet
* abstract
* freely accessible when the building is open if you can manage the stairs or the escalators if they're on
* inscription: Billboard flickers on Plastic Panels on Wood. Purchased by the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts for the City of Philadelphia Percent for Art Program
* Inside South wall, 2nd floor. Kimmel Center. South side of Spruce, West of Broad.
* 39.946520,-75.165575 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of the Arts tour
* See also:
+stuartnetsky.com
+wikipedia.org's Claude Monet page
+ensembleartsphilly.org's Kimmel Center page




Skin of the Bride
Isaiah Zagar, 1991 - 2000
* big abstract, words
* Was on the South side of Vine between 2nd and 3rd on the walls of the Painted Bride Art Center, which is no longer the home of the Painted Bride. The mosaic was dismantled in 2023.
* Walls.
* 39.955725,-75.143950 [map] [nearby]
* Exhibits: Missing, Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org




Sun Arc
Gary Weisman, 1991
* abstract figures, list of months
* visible through the fence
* Plaza. South side of East Passyunk Community Center. Northeast corner, 11th and Mifflin.
* 39.926175,-75.163700 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Philly tour
* See also:
+garyweisman.net
+eastpassyunkcommunitycenter.org