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Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial: The Laborer, (sculpture). Artist:  Ben-Shmuel, Ahron, 1903-1986, sculptor. Title:  Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial: The Laborer, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Laborer, (sculpture). Dates:  1958. Installed 1958. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: granite; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. 6 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 10 in. x 30 in. x 30 in. Inscription:  (Base, front:) LABORER/HE WROUGHT MIRACLES (Base, left side:) AHRON BEN-SHMUEL/SCULPTOR unsigned Description:  This work is one of four sculptures installed on the North Terrace that illustrates the "inner energies" which shaped this country. The Laborer, an expression of physical energy, is a depiction of a bare-chested male figure dressed in a heavy apron, work gloves, and a hard hat. He stands turned slightly to his proper left, and both of his hand rest on his left thigh. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Labor Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Sculpture Owner:  Coadministered by City of Philadelphia, Fairmount Park Commission, Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19131 Coadministered by Fairmount Park Art Association, 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103 Located Fairmount Park, North Terrace, Kelly Drive south of Girard Avenue Bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania References:  Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 250-257. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 225. 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. 251. Related Works:  Companion to: 88320077 Companion to: 88320078 Companion to: 76009459 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 88320079   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88320079 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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