In his will of 1890 General William M. Reilly of the Pennsylvania National Guard established a trust fund for the purpose of creating monuments to Revolutionary War heroes.
Atmosphere and Environment XII is a product of the mature style of Louise Nevelson, one of the most influential artists of the decades following World War II.
Eight wedges of painted weathering steel by artist Robert Morris form a rounded square on the grass near Kelly Drive.
Artwork
Milord la Chamarre
(1973)
by
Jean Dubuffet (1901 - 1985)
Centre Square atrium, Market Street between 15th and 16th Streets
The title translates roughly to “My Lord of the Fancy Vest,” but local people often refer to the work as “The Mummer.”
Peering through her window, partially hidden behind the shade, a woman studies the passersby. Her arms are folded, and she appears to have been standing there for some time.
Artwork
William Penn
(1774)
by
John Cheere (1709 - 1787)
Pennsylvania Hospital, Pine Street Garden, Pine Street between 8th and 9th Streets
Originally designed to be placed on top of a house with head facing downward, it no doubt influenced Alexander Milne Calder in the planning of his figure for City Hall.
Two highly decorative and symbolic mosaic murals commissioned by developer Richard I. Rubin as part of the overall renovation of One Penn Center.
Artwork
AMOR
(1998)
by
Robert Indiana (1928 - 2018)
Sister Cities Park, 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
On the occasion of the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S., the Philadelphia Museum of Art in partnership with the Association for Public Art presented the installation of Robert Indiana’s AMOR.
Artwork
Two Lines
(1988)
by
George Rickey (1907 - 2002)
Morris Arboretum, 9414 Meadowbrook Avenue
A tapering steel rod with two 30-foot arms that rotate slowly in the breeze at the Morris Arboretum.
Artwork
Wilt Chamberlain
(2004)
by
Omri Amrany (b. 1954)
Southeast corner of the Wells Fargo Center, 11th Street south of Pattison Avenue
A sculpture of the former 7-foot-1 Philadelphia 76er outside of the Wells Fargo Center.