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More Smithsonian Searches     Who else has...     Calder, Alexander Milne,     McArthur, John, Jr.,     Powell, W. Bleddyn,     Cassani, John,     Tacony Iron & Metal Works,     Portrait male -- Penn, William     Occupation -- Other     History -- United States     Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia     Sculpture

William Penn, (sculpture). Artist:  Calder, Alexander Milne, 1846-1923, sculptor. McArthur, John, Jr., 1823-1890, architect. Powell, W. Bleddyn, architect. Cassani, John, caster. Tacony Iron & Metal Works, founder. Title:  William Penn, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1888. Installed 1894. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze. Dimensions:  H. 37 ft. 3 1/2 in. Description:  Standing portrait of William Penn at thirty-eight. He stands erect, his proper right hand extended to offer a blessing. In his proper left hand he holds a scroll and leans against a tree stump. He is dressed in a long buttoned jacket, shirt with ruffles at the neck and cuffs, knee britches, stocking, shoes with buckles, and a broad-brimmed hat. His hair is long and he stares down at the ground. Subject:  Portrait male -- Penn, William -- Full length Occupation -- Other -- Explorer History -- United States -- Colonization Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 Located City Hall, Penn Square, Broad & Market Streets, top of clock tower, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  When Calder finished the plaster model in 1888, there was no foundry in the country capable of casting the figure. Tacony Iron and Metal Works was created to cast not only the figure of Penn, but also the tower metalwork. The figure was cast in fourteen sections and took almost two years to finish. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Institute of Contemporary Art, 1976. Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 104-109. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 63. Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993. Illustration:  Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 104-109. Related Works:  For related works see: 76005434. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS 77001305   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 77001305 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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