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    		• Etting, Emlen,
     
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    		• Kling, Vincent,
     
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    		• Ronald D. Simpson Sign Co.,
     
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    		• A & R Engineering Co.,
     
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    		• Mythology -- Egyptian
     
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    		• Homage -- Dilworth, Richardson
     
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    		• Abstract
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    The Phoenix Rising, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Etting, Emlen, 1905- , sculptor.
    Kling, Vincent, architect.
    Ronald D. Simpson Sign Co., fabricator.
    A & R Engineering Co., engineering firm.
    Title: 
    The Phoenix Rising, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Richardson Dilworth Memorial Sculpture, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1978.
    Digital Reference: 
    Image Image Image
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: aluminum covered with epoxy finish; Base: stone.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. 15 x 10 x 4 ft.; Base: approx. 25 x 4 x 3 ft.
    Inscription: 
    Ronald D. Simpson Sign Co. Founder's mark appears.
    Description: 
    An abstract fan-like sculpture mounted on a tall thin triangular column-like base, set in a circular hole below ground level. The base and sculpture rise above ground level and are surrounded by a thick circular rail.
    Subject: 
    Mythology -- Egyptian -- Phoenix
    Homage -- Dilworth, Richardson
    Abstract
    Object Type: 
    Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Administered by City of Philadelphia, Department of Public Property, Municipal Services Building, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
    Located Dilworth Plaza, Northeast end of City Hall at the intersection of Broad & Market Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Remarks: 
    Initiated by Dilworth Memorial Committee. Nearby plaque reads: PRESENTED TO/THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA/BY THE FRIENDS/AND FAMILY OF/RICHARDSON DILWORTH/1898-1974.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
    Illustration: 
    Image on file.
    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 PA000498
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