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Jones, Dexter,
Emblem -- Seal
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
City Seal, (sculpture).
Artist:
Jones, Dexter, 1926-1986, sculptor.
Title:
City Seal, (sculpture).
Dates:
Installed 1966.
Medium:
Gold-leafed bronze bas-relief.
Dimensions:
H. 132 in.
Inscription:
(On banner beneath the shield:) PHILADELPHIA MANETO
Description:
Two female figures flank a shield decorated with a ship.
Subject:
Emblem -- Seal
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Sculpture
Owner:
Municipal Services Building, Rayburn Plaza, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
Remarks:
Funds for this piece were provided through the city's fine arts requirement.
References:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974.
Illustration:
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 334.
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 75009353
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Inventory of American Sculpture
75009353
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