Artwork Details
- Title
- Giant Frog
- Artist
- Cornelia Van Auken Chapin (1893 – 1972)
- Year
- 1941
- Medium
- Granite, on granite base
- Dimensions
- Height 3'2", width 2'4", depth 2'5" (base height 1'5", width 3'3", depth 2'11")
Artwork Description
A large granite frog sits at rest in Rittenhouse Square, apparently in concentration and is one of the many animal sculptures featured in Rittenhouse Square. Cornelia Van Auken Chapin’s Giant Frog was given to the City in 1941 by the Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association, which also commissioned the Evelyn Taylor Price Sundial, the Fountain Mosaic, and the Dr. J. William White Memorial.
Born in Waterford, Connecticut, artist Cornelia Van Auken Chapin was known for her animal sculptures and was one of the artists to exhibit work at Association for Public Art’s third Sculpture International exhibition in 1949 for the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial where more than 250,000 people came to see the 252 works on display. The exhibitions contributed not only to the Samuel Memorial but also to the general awareness of contemporary sculpture throughout the Philadelphia area.
Artwork Credits
Acquired by the Rittenhouse Square Improvement Association
Owned by the City of Philadelphia