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.

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.

A celebration of the earliest settlers of the United States, Wheeler Williams’ Settling of the Seaboard is a relief carving of four figures.

The Eternal Mother is seated with arms outstretched. Flanking her are two standing female figures: one representing Compassion and another that personifies Death. In 2019, Social Consciousness was relocated from the West Entrance of the Philadelphia Museum of Art to the University of Pennsylvania.

To accompany Maurice Sterne’s Welcoming to Freedom in the Ellen Phillips Memorial‘s Central Terrace, the Samuel Memorial committee chose to commission a figure of an unshackled slave.

The Smith Memorial Arch was initiated by Richard Smith, a wealthy Philadelphian who bequeathed a half million dollars to build a monument to Pennsylvania’s naval and military heroes of the Civil War.

In the movie “Rocky III” (1982), a massive statue of Philadelphia fighter Rocky Balboa, arms raised in triumph, is unveiled in the courtyard of the Museum of Art. In real life, actor Sylvester Stallone presented the statue to the City of Philadelphia.