Artwork Details
- Title
- John B. Kelly
- Artist
- Harry Rosin (1897 – 1973)
- Year
- 1965; installed 1967
- Medium
- Bronze, on granite base
- Dimensions
- Height 4'9", width 3'3", depth 3'2" (base height 5'1″, width 5'1", depth 5')
Artwork Description
Great champion oarsman John B. Kelly, Sr. (1889-1960) appears in a single scull in this bronze monument erected by the Friends of Jack Kelly. A native Philadelphian, Kelly was a three-time Olympic champion in Men’s Rowing, winning the Gold Medal in singles and doubles in 1920 and the doubles in 1924. He was father to actress Princess Grace Kelly, and John B. Kelly, Jr., also an accomplished oarsman. The family was active in Philadelphia’s political, sporting, and civic life during the twentieth century.
Rosin studied and taught for three decades at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He created two sculptures for the Ellen Philips Samuel Memorial on Kelly Drive and Mr. Baseball in South Philadelphia.
Artwork Credits
Gift of private citizens to the City of Philadelphia
Owned by the City of Philadelphia
Artwork Media
Museum Without Walls
Voices:
LINDA BANTEL is an art historian and former Director of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Museum.
CLETE GRAHAM has served as Commodore of Schuylkill Navy of Philadelphia.
JOHN B. KELLY III is a rower, a member of the Vesper Boat Club, and the grandson of John B. Kelly.
Producer: Sarah Lilley