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Manship, Paul,
Sims, Joseph Patterson,
Emblem -- Zodiac
Landscape -- Celestial
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences
History -- United States
Figure female -- Full length
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Aero Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, sculptor.
Sims, Joseph Patterson, b. 1890, architect.
Title:
Aero Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
1948. Dedicated June 1, 1950.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone or granite.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 96 in. Diam. 6 ft.; Base: approx. H. 116 in.
Inscription:
(Sphere is inscribed with the Latin names of constellations and planets) (Base, front:) AERO/MEMORIAL/WORLD WAR I/1917-1918 (Base, front:) JULIAN BIDDLE/HOWARD FOULKE DAY/(...transcription illegible) ON DOWNS, JR./ (...transcription illegible) CHRISTIAN CLANZ/WILLIAM BESSE KOEN/(...transcription illegible) TON WOODWARD (A plaque with the insignia of the Fairmount Park Art Association appears on the base.)
Description:
Bronze sphere mounted on a cylindrical-shaped base which rests on a low, two-stepped square base. The sphere is covered with an open design which illustrates the signs of the zodiac. At the base of the sphere is a gold-colored figure of a reclining female. The sculpture is dedicated to aviators who died in World War I. The piece is installed across from the main entrance of the Franklin Institute.
Subject:
Emblem -- Zodiac
Landscape -- Celestial
Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight
History -- United States -- World War I
Figure female -- Full length
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131
Located Logan Square, 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Remarks:
The base was designed by Joseph Sims in 1949. SOS! survey and Bach publication indicate that the base is made of granite, but the Fairmount Park Art Association publication notes that the base is made of limestone.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 294.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 229.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 294.
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 75009257
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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