Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
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
1991
* fountain,
architectural elements
* 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
* Exhibits: Unidentified
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