A statue erected for the 1876 Centennial Exhibition of Rev. Dr. John Witherspoon, who signed the Declaration of Independence and was the only active clergyman in the Continental Congress.
Face down on a hard pedestal, Brower Hatcher’s space traveler has crash-landed in the midst of a Center City plaza. The plaza surrounding the sculpture takes the form of an ancient amphitheater and garden, with columns, classical fragments, vines, and other plantings, and a mysterious small pyramid.
The Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art) commissioned John J. Boyle to create a Native American sculpture for Fairmount Park. At its current site, Stone Age in America takes its place with other sculptures “emblematic” of American history.
Poet Stephen Berg and visual artist Tom Chimes describe Sleeping Woman as a “choral voice rising out of the site.” The collaborative work was created specifically for its location along the Schuylkill River.
Commissioned to honor the Pennsylvania Railroad employees who died in World War II, Walker Hancock’s heroic bronze presents the Archangel Michael, angel of the Resurrection, lifting a lifeless soldier in his arms.
A former jewelry maker, Matthias Baldwin designed the first U.S.-made steam locomotive in 1831. His company became one of the largest makers of locomotives in the world.
A memorial in Fairmount Park to General Meade, best known for defeating General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Giant-sized versions of checker pieces, chess pieces, dominoes, bingo chips, and board game pieces are scattered all over the plaza
Bell-like aluminum sculptures cluster together and serve as an entranceway on the University of Pennsylvania campus.
Three related steel sculptures based on linked tetrahedrons and octahedrons.