Considered one of the masterpieces of antiquity, this sculptural group was originally carved in marble by Praxiteles, a renowned ancient Greek Attic sculptor.
A Civil War commemorative sculpture in front of the Union League showing a First Regiment soldier marching in full uniform.
A memorial to President William McKinley depicted in a characteristic pose in the midst of delivering a speech. Below him sits a symbolic figure representing wisdom instructing a youth.
Military might and political intelligence, twin necessities of the new republic, are the subject of Erwin Frey’s two figures: The Revolutionary Soldier and The Statesman.
Political intelligence and military might, twin necessities of the new republic, are the subject of Erwin Frey’s two figures: The Statesman and The Revolutionary Soldier.
Though trained as an engineer, McClellan was best known for his military activities during the Civil War. He had the reputation of being a brilliant but sometimes overly cautious general.
To balance the spiritual and emotional energies of “The Preacher” and “The Poet,” the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial committee commissioned a figure to represent the scientific impulse that has spurred America’s intellectual and technological development.
The two base relief panels are located opposite each other and mark the sides of the entrance to the North Terrace of the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial.
The City of Philadelphia and Temple University worked together to make the subway station at Broad Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue safer and more attractive through public art.