Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net

Year: 2015

Big Daddylonglegs
John W. Parker, 2015
* big abstract insect
* North corner of the driveway, Park Towne Place. South side of the Parkway, West of 22nd.
* 39.961340,-75.177140 [map] [nearby]
* On the Parkway and Pennsylvania tour
* See also:
+parktowneapthomes.com

City Hall Gates
John McArthur, Jr., Vitetta, 2015 (originally designed around 1871)
* abstract ironwork
* Pictures are of the South gates. Location is for the West gates.
* Gates. All four pavilions. City Hall. East side of 15th at Market.
* 39.952485,-75.164420 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's John McArthur, Jr. page
+vitetta.com
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page

Do Good Things
2015 (possibly 2016)
* In memory of Jack David Mazur
* plants, sun, hands, abstract forms
* inscription:
In memory of our friend and neighbor
Jack David Mazur
1/21/39 - 9/20/14
"Do good things."
* Wall. Northwest corner, 25th and Aspen.
* 39.968990,-75.178625 [map] [nearby]
* On the Fairmount tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic

Innovation Plaza
Exit Design, 2015
* References to Kathleen McNulty Mauchly Antonelli, John Backus, Jean Jennings Bartik, Britton Chance, Rebecca Cole, Eleuthere Irenee du Pont, J. Presper Eckert, Jr., R. Buckminster Fuller, Frances Snyder Holberton, Osagie Imasogie, Alan Kay, Stephanie L. Kwolek, John W. Mauchly, Marlyn Wescoff Meltzer, Frank Piasecki, Judith Rodin, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hubert J. P. Schoemaker, Krishna Singh, Michael Solomonov, Frances Bilas Spence, Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum, Andy Warhol, Judy Wicks and Blanka Zizka
* abstract geometric forms, some internally lit
* inscription:
"The best way to predict the future is to invent it." - Alan Kay
"You must do the thing you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." - Andy Warhol
* Plaza. 37th from Market to Chestnut.
* 39.955645,-75.196295 [map] [nearby]
* On the Chestnut 29th to 40th tour
* See also:
+exploreexit.com's entry for this piece
+exploreexit.com
+wikipedia.org's Kathleen Antonelli page
+wikipedia.org's John Backus page
+wikipedia.org's Jean Bartik page
+wikipedia.org's Britton Chance page
+wikipedia.org's Rebecca Cole page
+wikipedia.org's Eleuthere Irenee du Pont page
+wikipedia.org's J. Presper Eckert page
+wikipedia.org's Buckminster Fuller page
+wikipedia.org's Betty Holberton page
+law.penn.edu's Osagie Imasogie page
+wikipedia.org's Alan Key page
+wikipedia.org's Stephanie Kwolek page
+wikipedia.org's John Mauchly page
+wikipedia.org's Marlyn Meltzer page
+wikipedia.org's Frank Piasecki page
+wikipedia.org'a Judith Ronin page
+wikipedia.org's Eleanor Roosevelt page
+wikipedia.org's Hubert Schoemaker page
+holtecinternational.com's Kris Singh page
+wikipedia.org's Michael Solomonov page
+wikipedia.org's Frances Spence page
+wikipedia.org's Ruth Teitelbaum page
+wikipedia.org's Andy Warhol page
+judywicks.com
+wikipedia.org's Blanka Zizka page

Joe Frazier Monument
Stephen Layne, 2015
* Statue of Joe Frazier
* standing person, boxing gloves
* Also listed on the artist's site as the "Smokin' Joe" Frazier Monument and Smoking Joe Frazier's Monument. The Public Art Association simply lists it as Joe Frazier.
* In front of Xfinity Live. Southwest corner, 11th and Pattison.
* 39.904575,-75.168975 [map] [nearby]
* On the South Broad tour
* Exhibits: Athletic, Black Lives
* See also:
+stephenlaynestudio.com
+wikipedia.org's Joe Frazier page
+xfinitylive.com

Light Matrix
Leo Villareal, 2015
* abstract light display
* Awning. North side of Market, West of 36th.
* 39.956350,-75.194700 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+villareal.net

Parkade on 8th
WRT, 2015
* big abstract colored forms, lights
* Parking garage. South side of Arch, spanning 8th.
* 39.953065,-75.153100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Convention District tour
* See also:
+wrtdesign.com page for this piece
+wrtdesign.com

Schell Street Cosmos
Lynn Denton, 2015
* abstract
* surrounded by Schell Street Walls
* Wall. West side of Schell, just South of South.
* 39.942330,-75.156740 [map] [nearby]
* On the Lombard-South tour
* Exhibits: Mosaic
* See also:
+lynnbdenton.com

The Porch Fence
Groundswell Design Group, 2015
* trees
* Fence. The Porch. South side, 30th Street Station. Along the North side of Market, East of 30th.
* 39.954777,-75.182130 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+groundswelldesigngroup.com
+wikipedia.org's 30th Street Station page

The Porch Swings
Bill Curran Design, Gehl Studio, 2015
* big swings
* The Porch. South side, 30th Street Station. North side of Market between 29th and 30th.
* 39.954850,-75.182050 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* See also:
+billcurrandesign.com
+gehlpeople.com
+wikipedia.org's 30th Street Station page

Water Under the Bridge
Beth Clevenstine, Paul Santoleri, 2015
* big water, fish, plants, turtles, butterfly
* The deer was just hanging out next to the walkway as I was taking pictures.
* Walkway stairs and walls. Fountain Street Steps. Between the South side of Umbria at Fountain Street and the Manayunk Canal.
* 40.032100,-75.233100 [map] [nearby]
* On the Manayunk tour
* Exhibits: New, Mosaic
* See also:
+muralarts.org page for this piece
+bethclevenstine.com
+paulsantoleri.com

William H. Gray III 30th Street Station Sign
Calori and Vanden-Eynden Design, 2015
* station renamed for William H. Gray III
* big name, sign
* There is another, less dramatic version on the 29th Street side. The station was renamed in 2019 and the back panel was added to both signs. The first picture is the original.
* Southwest corner, 30th Street Station. Northeast corner, 30th and Market.
* 39.955070,-75.18297 [map] [nearby]
* On the Avenue of Technology tour
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+wikipedia.org's William H. Gray III page
+wikipedia.org's 30th Street Station page