The National Park Service engaged the Philadelphia architectural firm Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates (formerly Venturi and Rauch) to develop a plan to convert Benjamin Franklin’s properties into a memorial.
All proceeds benefit the Association for Public’s Art (aPA) contemporary commissions and programs.
The nation’s first organization devoted to public art, Philadelphia’s Association for Public Art (aPA, formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association), announces the launch of free open digital access to more than a hundred years of art, civic and institutional history on its website.
Public art in Philadelphia is initiated by many different entities, including nonprofits, state and federal agencies, universities, museums, developers, corporations, civic groups, private donors, and artists.
We’ve gathered a number of excellent online galleries, virtual tours, and interactive maps to explore art in Philadelphia from the comfort of your home.
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.