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Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· 28d

Today's random page is the entry for "Twilight Tales" (Delia King, 2013) www.philart.net/art/Twilight... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Flat circles of various sizes and colors with geometric hex symbols painted on them in different colors, light green cross-hatch triangles and dark green 5 leaf green plants arranged, overlapping on the brick wall around the green metal door on the North side of the Starr Garden rec center building..

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· 29d

Today's random page is Person: Elizabeth II www.philart.net/person/Eliza... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: relief bust from the context wall of the Bicentennial Bell, unidentified artist, installed 2024)

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 16

Today's random page is Artist: Ritter and Shay (Architects) www.philart.net/artist/Ritte... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: detail from the First National Bank Building, O.W. Ketcham Terra Cotta Works, Ritter and Shay (Architects), 1928)

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 15

Today's random page is Person: George Wythe www.philart.net/person/Georg... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: "Declaration of Independence". Tiequn Geng, Guangxi Qihe Bronze Studio, Dr. Komuro Hiromi, Dr. QiongZhao (Ellen) Schicktanz, John Trumbull, installed 2017)

Large bronze relief of John Trumbull's famous "Declaration of Independence" painting which shows the five-man drafting committee presenting their draft of the Declaration to the Congress. 52 men are shown, 17 standing, the rest sitting. George Wythe is the leftmost.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 14

Today's random page is Year: 1921 www.philart.net/year/1921.html #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: detail from "Civil War Sailors Memorial" by Hermon Atkins MacNeil)

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 13

Today's random page is Person: Saint Francis of Assisi www.philart.net/person/Saint... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art #Christian (pictured: otherwise unidentified statue on the South side of St. Clement's)

Small stone sculpture of St. Francis mounted on a plinth. He is standing wearing a long robe, with the hood down, looking down and to his right. His elbows are bent with his hands in front of his stomach and a bird perched in the crook of each elbow. The brown stone wall of the church is in the background and there are plants in the bottom half of the picture including some yellow flowers.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 12

Added the Armenian Heritage Walk (Simon Koumjian III, 2026) www.philart.net/art/Armenian... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Boulders from Armenia with flowers and long grasses next to a path with grey and red pavers. Also grass, trees, the Art Museum, the Museum drive, and sky.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 12

Today's random page is the entry for "Law, Prosperity, and Power" (Daniel Chester French, 1880) www.philart.net/art/Law_Pros... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art #sculpture

Marble statue of three people: a fully clothed woman standing holding a piece of paper over head with one topless person on each side of her, sitting at her feet, their bodies leaning away from her. To her right at the left of the picture is a man, his face turned toward the camera, at her left, facing the right of the picture is a woman looking straight ahead. In the foreground at the bottom of the picture are some small yellow flowers and in the background are mostly bare trees and a solid white cloud sky.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 11

Today's random page is Person: Joseph Haydn www.philart.net/person/Josep... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: detail from "Joseph Haydn", Idusch and Son, presented as an award 1906)

Bronze bust of Joseph Haydn taken from below and slightly to his right. In the background is a grey sky and mostly bare trees with some yellow leaves.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 10

Today's random page is the entry for the Fitler Square Fountain (unidentified artist, installed 1976) www.philart.net/art/Fitler_S... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Round black metal fountain in the middle of a round pool. At the top is a round bowl with a very low spout supported by a long base with two stylized long neck birds like handles, which sits on a larger elevated flat circle. Water spills from the bowl to the circle and into the pool. Also visible are two white pipes in the lower left and behind the fountain a low iron fence which surrounds the pool, grass, a red brick walkway, a sculpture of a ram on a red base, trees, parked cars, and a couple of houses.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 9

Today's random page is Person: Fred Shero www.philart.net/person/Fred_... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: detail from "Fred Shero", Chad Fisher, 2014)

Bronze statue of Fred Shero. The picture was taken at about a 45 degree angle to his right and from just below the shoulders up. Shero is wearing glasses and a tie and is looking straight ahead. Bits of a wall, sign, and sky are in the background.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 8

Today's random page is the entry for the Honickman Center South Wall (ennnead (Architect), 2024) www.philart.net/art/Honickma... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Circles and squares on wall behind reflecting glass. The circles are white and most have black Xs on them. The squares are different colors, some solid and some with other shapes (smaller squares or triangles) that are different colors.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 7

Today's random page is Artist: Clark Mills www.philart.net/artist/Clark... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: "Bishop Matthew Simpson", 1896 (posthumously cast, installed 1902, designed 1882 or earlier))

Bronze sculpture of Simpson taken from below and about 45 degrees to the right. He is standing, wearing a knee length coat, his right arm bent at the elbow, pointing up from his waist, hist left hand at his side holding a piece of paper. The green leaves of a tree and patches of grey sky are behind him.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 6

Today's random page is Person: Charles Allen Smith www.philart.net/person/Charl... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: detail from "Charles Allen Smith", Francis P. Moitz, 1917)

Marble statue of a young man wearing a sailor's uniform with his arms at his sides. The picture is from the waist up, taken from the front and below. The branches of a leafy green tree are in the background.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 5

Today's random page is the entry for "Big Daddylonglegs" (John Parker, 2015) www.philart.net/art/Big_Dadd... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Big (18 feet tall maybe?) red metal arch/abstract insect resting on two white slabs on the grass. In the background are parked cars, trees, a patch of sky and small glimpses of the Parkway.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 4

Today's random page is the entry for "When I was Hungry and Thirsty" (Timothy Schmalz, installed 2017) www.philart.net/art/When_I_w... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Bronze statue of Jesus sitting on the ground cross-legged, covered in a cloak, head down, right hand out, palm up, between a chalice and a plate. The statue is sitting on a salmon-colored flat stone base. There are white petals scattered on the grass around the base and some are in the cup and on the plate. A plaque on the brown stone wall behind the statue, above and to the left, says "The Hungry and Thirsty Jesus
Matthew 25:35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in..."

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 3

Today's random page is Landmark: Loews Hotel www.philart.net/landmark/Loe... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: PSFS Sign, George Howe (Architect), William Lescaze (Architect), 1932)

Big red neon PSFS sign on the roof of what is now the Loews Hotel taken from street level after dark. The sign is in the upper right hand corner of the picture. The hotel is below it. Part of City Hall is in the foreground.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 2

Moved the "Joe Frazier Monument" (Stephen Layne, 2015) to where "Rocky" had been. www.philart.net/art/Joe_Fraz... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Bronze statue of Joe Frazier wearing boxing gloves, shorts, and boots. He is leaning forward, heals off the ground, looking over his left shoulder, elbows bent, both hands in front of him, right hand just above the waist, right hand just below. The picture is taken at a 45 degree angle to his left so that the left shoulder and leg are closest to the camera. In the background are a low black iron fence, grass, dirt, flowers, a path, bushy trees, a flagpole, parts of the Art Museum, and sky.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 2

Moved "Rocky" (A. Thomas Schomberg, 1980) back to the top of the Art Museum steps www.philart.net/art/Rocky/32... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Bronze statue of Rocky wearing boxing gloves, shorts, and boots, with his arms over his head looking at about a 45 degree angle to his right. The picture is from the front and below with the front of the Art Museum, a tree, and sky in the background.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 2

Today's random page is the entry for "Joan of Arc" (Emmanuel Fremiet, 1890 (installed 1948)) www.philart.net/art/Joan_of_... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Gold-colored statue of Joan of Arc on a horse taken from below and about 45 degrees from the left front. The horse's left front and right rear hooves are off the ground. The horse is wearing face armor. The reins are in Joan's left hand. Her right hand is raised over her head carrying a pole with a banner. She is wearing armor and has a sword on her left hip. Also visible in the picture are a metal utility pole, the tops of bare trees, the Pearlman building, and blue sky.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jul 1

Today's random page is the entry for the Packard Building Gates (Samuel Yellin, 1923) www.philart.net/art/Packard_... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art #gates

Four squares of a much larger iron gate. Each square has a flower top with 8 petals in the center, with stalks radiating from the flower to the four corner, with curls coming off each stalk that meet on the four sides to form heart-like shapes.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 30

Today's random page is Artist: Allen Evans (Architect) www.philart.net/artist/Allen... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank, Allen Evans (Architect), Frank Furness (Architect), 1908)

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 29

Today's random page is Person: Ruth Lichterman Teitelbaum www.philart.net/person/Ruth_... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: part of "Innovation Plaza", Exit Design, 2015)

Cubes with a mixture of blank grey faces, grey faces with black lettering, and black faces with white lettering stacked various configurations. There are 4 stacks visible. The tallest has 3 cubes, the biggest base is 3 by 3 cubes. Also visible in the picture are the herringbone multi-colored brick walkway in the foreground, a white slab on which 3 of the stacks are sitting, one large and two small leafless trees, a white wall with vertical grey stripes, a cloud-filled sky and a bit of a residential tower.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 28

Today's random page is the entry for the Masonic Temple Entrance ( ames H. Windrim (Architect), 1868 - 1873) www.philart.net/art/Masonic_... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Concentric marble columns and arches all with different geometric patterns and the wall above the top arch, the whole picture displaying about 30 feet in height Also visible in the picture are the door to the Temple, a sign in the lower right hand corner with white on black letters and a group of people in the doorway.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 27

Today's random page is Landmark: Chemistry Laboratories Cret Wing www.philart.net/landmark/Che... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: "The Alchemist", Donald De Lue, 1940)

White stone relief of a seated man in flowing robes mounted on a brick wall under a white stone ledge. He is sitting at the right of the picture, looking left wearing long robes and a hood over the back of his head. His right hand is raised to about the height of the top of his head, palm facing the camera. His left elbow is bent, his hand palm up holding a sphere that's connected by a hose to some sort of pot sitting on a small piece of furniture behind his knees.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 26

Today's random page is the entry for "Spiral Ears" (Ming Fay, 1995) www.philart.net/art/Spiral_E... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Cast aluminum gold/brown irregular tubular spiral hanging from a white ceiling taken from below with the lower end in the foreground.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 25

Today's random page is Artist: Henry Kreis www.philart.net/artist/Henry... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: "The Birth of a Nation", 1943)

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 24

Today's random page is the entry for the Mosaic Icons at 34th and Brandywine (unidentified artist and year). www.philart.net/art/Mosaic_I... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

Three white on black round mosaic icons attached in a row to an iron fence with vertical bars: a book, a person on a bicycle, and a shopping cart. Also visible in the picture are the sidewalk, the very low wall the fence is mounted on, and beyond the fence green plants, the tan wall of a building and a small patch of sky.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 23

Today's random page is the entry for "The Miner" (John B. Flannagan, 1938) www.philart.net/art/The_Mine... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art

White marble statue of a crouching miner taken from below and to the left. His left knee is on the ground. His right knee is bent. The fingers of his right hand (in the foreground) are just below the base, bent and holding a mining pan under his forearm and against his right knee. He is looking down. A black bowl, the branches of a tree, and sky are also visible in the picture.

Philadelphia Public Art @ philart.net@philartdotnet· Jun 22

Today's random page is Landmark: St. Andrew Lithuanian Catholic Church www.philart.net/landmark/St_... #Philly #PublicArt #VisitPhilly #art (pictured: Our Lady of Fatima Pray for Us, unidentified artist and year)