At A Glance
Cast from figures at the Imperial Head Mechanical Works near St. Petersburg, Russia
The sculptures once guarded the Eastwick mansion, Bartram Hall, located near Bartram’s Garden
Based on originals at the 14th century Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, Italy
The lions were conserved and relocated to the Mann Center’s main entrance in 2019
These two bronze lions are based upon originals at the 14th century Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, Italy. Cast in 1849 from figures at the Imperial Head Mechanical Works near St. Petersburg, Russia, the sculptures once guarded Bartram Hall, industrialist Andrew M. Eastwick’s mansion located near Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philadelphia. Eastwick purchased the sculptures when he and his business partners were in Russia to build engines and cars for the St. Petersburg & Moscow Railroad. The sculptures were donated to the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art) by Mrs. A.M. Eastwick, and given to the park in 1887.
In 2019, the lions were conserved and relocated to the main entrance of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.
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