Loosely brushed blocks of color, white chalky patches and lines, and confetti-like patterns are layered over larger fields of color, and these forms are framed by sections of stripes and checkerboard grids. To Brooker, the checkerboard, seen in many of his paintings, represents “options, possibilities, and what could happen.”
Artwork
Clothespin
(1976)
by
Claes Oldenburg (1929 - 2022)
Centre Square Plaza, 15th and Market Streets
Facing City Hall tower with its sculpture of William Penn, Clothespin has the jolting and humorous effect of a familiar object seen out of context.
An attorney and civic leader, John Christian Bullitt drafted the “Bullitt Bill” which would later become Philadelphia’s City Charter.
Artwork
Giuseppe Verdi
(1907)
by
Ettore Ferrari (1845 - 1931)
Horticulture Center grounds (Belmont Avenue and North Horticultural Drive, West Fairmount Park)
A gift of the Italian Colony of Philadelphia in 1907, this was the second monument given by Italian-Americans to the City.
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.
Three slim angels concentrate raptly on their music as they hover above the grass along Kelly Drive. The work of Swedish-born artist Carl Milles, they are casts from a group of originals from the Millesgården in Stockholm, Sweden.
Artwork
Franz Schubert
(1891)
by
Henry Baerer (1837 - 1908)
Horticulture Center grounds (Belmont Avenue and North Horticultural Drive, West Fairmount Park)
This bronze monument, which honors an important Austrian composer was awarded to the United German Singers of Philadelphia at the 16th National Saengerfest.
Artwork
Night
(1872)
by
Edward Stauch (1830 - ?)
Horticulture Center grounds (Belmont Avenue and North Horticultural Drive, West Fairmount Park)
This allegorical bronze cast depicts descending nightfall as a shrouded woman. It was the first gift to the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art).
Philadelphia was one of the first cities in the nation to erect a monument to Lincoln after he was assassinated.
Galusha Pennypacker, a native of Chester County, Pennsylvania, became at age 22 the youngest general to serve in the Civil War.