Artwork
Wilt Chamberlain
(2004)by Omri Amrany (b. 1954)
Southeast corner of the Wells Fargo Center, 11th Street south of Pattison AvenueA sculpture of the former 7-foot-1 Philadelphia 76er outside of the Wells Fargo Center.
The Labor Monument: Philadelphia’s Tribute to the American Worker
(2010)by John Kindness (b. 1951)
Elmwood Park, 71st Street and Buist Avenue, Southwest PhiladelphiaCelebrating Philadelphia’s pivotal and unique role in the American labor movement, the artwork transforms Elmwood Park into a community gathering space and an “outdoor history lesson.”
King Solomon
(1968)by Alexander Archipenko (1887 - 1964)
University of Pennsylvania, 36th Street Walkway south of Walnut StreetIn 1985 this majestic bronze came to the University of Pennsylvania campus on extended loan from the parents of a Penn student.
Einar Jónsson’s sculpture of the Icelandic hero Thorfinn Karlsefni, who is said to have visited America’s shores as early as 1004. Little is known of Karlsefni except what is recorded in the “Saga of Eric the Red.”
The New England Society of Pennsylvanians asked Augustus Saint-Gaudens to make a replica of “The Puritan” located in Springfield, Massachusetts for the city of Philadelphia. Gaudens made some changes in the figure’s dress and adjusted the facial characteristics for “The Pilgrim.”
John Paul Jones
(1957)by Walker Kirtland Hancock (1901 - 1998)
William M. Reilly Memorial: Revolutionary War Heroes, terrace northwest of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, at Waterworks DriveIn a 1779 battle, Captain of the Continental navy, John Paul Jones captured a British ship and famously said, “I have not yet begun to fight.”
General Casimir Pulaski
(1947)by Sidney Waugh (1904 - 1963)
William M. Reilly Memorial: Revolutionary War Heroes (1938-1961) Terrace northwest of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, at Waterworks DriveOpposite the Montgomery monument in the William M. Reilly Memorial is a stern, sword-wielding portrait of General Casimir Pulaski, a Polish nobleman who served under George Washington during the American Revolution.
General Richard Montgomery
(1946)by J. Wallace Kelly (1894 - 1976)
William M. Reilly Memorial: Revolutionary War Heroes; Terrace northwest of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, at Waterworks DriveGeneral Richard Montgomery’s career was both spectacular and short. In 1772 he emigrated to the American colonies, and when the Revolutionary War broke out he was commissioned a brigadier general.
George Washington
(1790, cast 1922)by Jean Antoine Houdon (1741 - 1828)
Washington Square, Walnut Street between 6th and 7th StreetsJean Antoine Houdon’s full-figure sculpture of George Washington in Washington Square Park.