Artwork
AMOR
(1998)
by
Robert Indiana (1928 - 2018)
Sister Cities Park, 18th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
On the occasion of the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ visit to the U.S., the Philadelphia Museum of Art in partnership with the Association for Public Art presented the installation of Robert Indiana’s AMOR.
Artwork
Magic Carpet
(2014)
by
Candy Coated (b. 1970)
The Oval, in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
For summer 2014, artist Candy Coated temporarily transformed The Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art into a magical environment of color, pattern, illusion, and movement.
Artwork
Fingerspan
(1987)
by
Jody Pinto (b. 1942)
Wissahickon Creek trail near Livezey Dam, Fairmount Park
Pinto wanted to link the human body with the natural environment in such a way that viewers themselves, passing through the work, would help to establish the connection.
Three bronze Native Americans that represent Philadelphia’s three main waterways: the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers, and Wissahickon Creek.
Just four days after the death of General Grant in 1885, the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art) formed a committee to create a fund for erecting an appropriate memorial.
Artwork
Maja
(1942)
by
Gerhard Marcks (1889-1981)
Maja Park, Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 22nd Street (south side)
After years in storage, Gerhard Marcks’ bronze Maja recently returned to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in a new public park, “Maja Park”. The sculpture once stood on the East Terrace of the nearby Philadelphia Museum of Art for decades.
On Independence Day in 1810, the Society of the Cincinnati of Pennsylvania resolved to create a memorial to General George Washington, who had served as president of the organization from its founding until his death in 1799.
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.
In honor of the U.S. Bicentennial, the people of Poland donated this bronze sculpture of Tadeusz (Thaddeus) Kosciuszko, who came from Poland to fight in America’s Revolutionary War.
Artwork
Sleeping Woman
(1991)
by
Stephen Berg (1934 - 2014),
Tom Chimes (1921 - 2009)
Kelly Drive on the Schuylkill River retaining wall between "Cowboy" and "Playing Angels," Fairmount Park
Poet Stephen Berg and visual artist Tom Chimes describe Sleeping Woman as a “choral voice rising out of the site.” The collaborative work was created specifically for its location along the Schuylkill River.