Sculpture Zoo is this Saturday!
June 22, 11am-2pm
Swann Memorial Fountain
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Swann Fountain, Alexander Stirling Calder. Photo: Kasey McCarver
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Featured artwork
Walt Whitman (1939, cast 1957)
by Jo Davidson (1883 - 1952)
The bronze by artist Jo Davidson captures the spirit of the free-striding American bard. This is a second cast from a plaster original.
Featured artwork
Swann Memorial Fountain (1924)
by Alexander Stirling Calder (1870 - 1945)
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Conservation for Walt Whitman and Other Philadelphia Treasures
Philadelphia’s Walt Whitman sculpture by artist Jo Davidson gets special treatment just in time for poet’s 200th birthday. WHYY interviewed our conservation team about the process (VIDEO).
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