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Year: 2000
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
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Isaiah Zagar,
1994 - 2013
* big
abstract
partial people,
plates, dishes, cups, bottles,
bicycle parts,
words
* Large portions are visible from the sidewalk. See the website for admission information.
* Courtyard/garden.
South side of South between 10th and 11th.
* 39.942825,-75.159400 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
Rose and the Firefighters
Isaiah Zagar,
1995 - 2004
* big
abstract
partial people,
words
* Walls.
West side of Alder between South and Kater and North side of Kater West of Alder.
* 39.942600,-75.159190 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
Carlos Carpet
Isaiah Zagar,
2000 (repaired 2011)
* abstract forms,
dogs,
parts of people,
cursive words,
plants,
bottles
* Walls.
North side of Bainbridge West of 5th.
* 39.941085,-75.151425 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+phillymagicgardens.org
Compass
2000 (very approximate)
* abstract
unlabeled compass
* West side of 17th, South of Market.
* 39.952635,-75.168700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Rittenhouse Square tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
Freedom
Zenos Frudakis,
2000
* small
people
standing,
parts of people,
tools,
cat
* Wall.
South side of Vine, West of 16th.
* 39.957975,-75.166000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Franklin Town tour
* See also:
+zenosfrudakis.com
Homage to Mike Mattio, Master Plumber
Isaiah Zagar,
2000
* images, names, and a quote referencing William Blake,
Paul Cezanne,
Ornette Coleman,
Charles Darwin,
Miles Davis,
Eric Dolphy,
Donatello,
El Greco,
Duke Ellington,
Ella Fitzgerald,
Paul Gauguin,
Stan Getz,
Wassily Kandinsky,
Brenda Kunda,
Laocoon,
Laozi,
Mike Mattio,
Katie McNamara,
Henry Chapman Mercer,
Thelonius Monk,
Henry Moore,
Edvard Munch,
Simon Rodia,
Henri Rousseau,
Clarence Schmidt,
Rebecca Sloan,
Paolo Uccello,
Vincent van Gogh
and
Johannes Vermeer
* big
standing person,
wearing a hat
and carrying a plunger and wrench,
right side up and upside down faces,
crouching person,
names and other words,
a Darwin finch
* The list of referenced people was compiled by looking at pictures, watching the video, and web searches. There may be more.
* inscription:
(2 excerpts from the intermingled text; the second is a Laozi quote):
Rembembering
the bath tub
the warm water
the big people
their hands
their faces
everyone giggling
There was something formlessly fashioned that existed before Heaven & Earth
without sound without substance
dependent on nothing
unchanging all pervading unfailing
* Reed St. wall.
South side of Bainbridge West of 5th.
* 39.940935,-75.151450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+ facebook video about this piece
+phillymagicgardens.org
+wikipedia.org's William Blake page
+wikipedia.org's Paul Cezanne page
+wikipedia.org's Ornette Coleman page
+wikipedia.org's Charles Darwin page
+wikipedia.org's Miles Davis page
+wikipedia.org's Eric Dolphy page
+wikipedia.org's Donatello page
+wikipedia.org's El Greco page
+wikipedia.org's Duke Ellington page
+wikipedia.org's Ella Fitzgerald page
+wikipedia.org's Paul Gauguin page
+wikipedia.org's Stan Getz page
+wikipedia.org's Wassily Kandinsky page
+wikipedia.org's Laocoon page
+ wikipedia.org's Laozi page
+wikipedia.org's Henry Chapman Mercer page
+wikipedia.org's Thelonius Monk page
+wikipedia.org's Henry Moore page
+wikipedia.org's Edvard Munch page
+wikipedia.org's Watts Towers of Simon Rodia page
+wikipedia.org's Henri Rousseau page
+wikipedia.org's Clarence Schmidt page
+wikipedia.org's
Paolo Uccello page
+wikipedia.org's Vincent van Gogh page
+wikipedia.org's
Johannes Vermeer page
Powelton Village Playground Entrance
2000
* abstract
arch,
live plants
* Entrance.
Powelton Village Playground.
Northeast corner, 35th and Powelton.
* 39.960150,-75.192325 [map] [nearby]
* On the Powelton tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified
Sun Ra
Josey Stamm,
2000
* Mosaic including depiction and symbols of Sun Ra
* big
partial people,
musical instruments,
sun and Saturn
* Retaining wall.
North end of Vernon Park.
East side of Germantown, North of Chelten.
* 40.036240,-75.177025 [map] [nearby]
* On the Germantown Avenue tour
* Exhibits: Black Lives,
Mosaic
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's Sun Ra page
+ushistory.org's Vernon Park tour page
Taller Puertorriqueno Mosaic
Joe Brenman,
2000
* big
abstract mosaic
* Wall.
Education and Cultural Programs Building Taller Puertorriqueno.
Southeast corner 5th and Huntingdon.
* 39.990375,-75.140475 [map] [nearby]
* On the Kensington tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+inliquid.org's Joe Brenman page
+tallerpr.org
Tom Foglietta
Zenos Frudakis,
2000
* Bas-relief bust of Thomas Foglietta
* small
head and upper torso
* inscription:
City Councilman
Citizen of Philadelphia
Ambassador to Italy
Congressman
Champion of Historic Preservation
* Northeast of the center of Washington Square.
Southwest of 6th and Walnut.
* 39.947250,-75.152000 [map] [nearby]
* On the Washington Square tour
* See also:
+zenosfrudakis.com
+wikipedia.org's Thomas M. Foglietta page
+wikipedia.org's Washington Square page