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Public art comes to life in Rittenhouse Square with live animal sculpture-making workshops and demonstrations.
The Association for Public Art remembers longtime trustee Philip Price, Jr., who passed away in February at the age of 88. Price joined the Board in 1991, and generously supported a number of our projects as well as other nonprofit organizations in Philadelphia. He funded the restoration and recasting of the “Billy” goat sculpture in Rittenhouse Square, which his grandfather, Eli Kirk Price II, gifted to the City of Philadelphia through this Association.
General Galusha Pennypacker Memorial
(1934)by Albert Laessle (1877 - 1954)
Logan Square Benjamin Franklin Parkway and 19th StreetGalusha Pennypacker, a native of Chester County, Pennsylvania, became at age 22 the youngest general to serve in the Civil War.
Penguins
(1917)by Albert Laessle (1877 - 1954)
Philadelphia Zoo, near Bird House entrance; zoo admission (fee) required to view this sculptureAlbert Laessle’s small animal groupings are unique in their realistic yet lively portrayal. The artist’s studio was close to the Philadelphia Zoo, which gave him easy access to animal models.
William Penn
(1890, cast 1892)by Alexander Milne Calder (1846 - 1923)
City Hall Tower, Broad and Market StreetsOver thirty-six feet tall and weighing more than 53,000 pounds, Alexander Milne Calder’s William Penn atop City Hall is one of Philadelphia’s most prominent landmarks.
Your Move
(1996)by Daniel Martinez (b. 1957), Renee Petropoulis (b. 1954), Roger White (b. 1952)
Municipal Services Building Plaza, John F. Kennedy Boulevard between 15th and Broad StreetsGiant-sized versions of checker pieces, chess pieces, dominoes, bingo chips, and board game pieces are scattered all over the plaza
Government of the People
(1976)by Jacques Lipchitz (1891 - 1973)
Municipal Services Building Plaza, Broad Street and John F. Kennedy BoulevardAt first glance, the sculpture appears to be an inverted pyramid of human arms, legs, and torsos, but upon further study, the figures begin to emerge more clearly.
Swann Memorial Fountain
(1924)by Alexander Stirling Calder (1870 - 1945)
Logan Square, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 19th StreetThree bronze Native Americans that represent Philadelphia’s three main waterways: the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, and Wissahickon Creek.
Wilt Chamberlain
(2004)by Omri Amrany (b. 1954)
Southeast corner of the Wells Fargo Center, 11th Street south of Pattison AvenueA sculpture of the former 7-foot-1 Philadelphia 76er outside of the Wells Fargo Center.