Artwork
Balance
(2009)
by
Jill Sablosky (b. 1954)
100 North Independence Mall West (7th Street and Appletree Street)
The 500 square foot sculptural seating arrangement – or “outdoor room” as the artist describes it – is made up of multiple pieces of granite, marble, and red sandstone that form the shape of the infinity symbol and are punctuated at both ends by rectangular columns.
Ile Ife Park is the founding project of The Village of Arts and Humanities in North Philadelphia, made possible through the collaboration of choreographer Arthur Hall and artist Lily Yeh.
Towering six stories high stands Amy Sherald’s Untitled featuring a young African American woman, with the artist’s signature shades of grey skin tones, bold clothing patterns, and bright backdrop
Artwork
Flow
(2015)
by
Lyn Godley (b. 1956)
Rivers Casino (formerly SugarHouse), 1001 North Delaware Avenue
Dichroic panels with programmable lights mimic the nearby Delaware River on this casino’s 7-story parking garage
Artwork
China Wedge
(1994)
by
Mei-ling Hom (b. 1951)
Pennsylvania Convention Center, Arch Street Concourse (interior)
Comprised of over 20,000 porcelain tea cups, rice bowls, and soup spoons, China Wedge symbolizes and calls attention to the Asian American immigrant experience in Philadelphia.
A three-piece mural in the Marriott Hotel lobby that captures the natural beauty of the Wissahickon Valley’s winding creek and environs.
A Philadelphia artist known for her wooden sculptures of the human form, Evelyn Keyser’s wood carving of a mother and child won her this commission for a new health center in South Philadelphia in the 1960s.
Gamekeeper’s Night Dog by artist Victoria Davila at the center of Reliance Triangle is based on the appearance and composure of the Bullmastiff breed.
According to legend, this patron saint of England rescued a princess by slaying a dragon. The sculpture was commissioned by the Society of the Sons of St. George, an organization that assisted the English community in Philadelphia.