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Philadelphia City Hall: Exterior Sculptures, (sculpture). Artist:  Calder, Alexander Milne, 1846-1923, sculptor. Hamilton, James G. C., assistant. McArthur, John, Jr., 1823-1890, architect. Powell, W. Bleddyn, architect. Perkins, Samuel, architect. Cassani, John, caster. Tacony Iron & Metal Works, founder. Title:  Philadelphia City Hall: Exterior Sculptures, (sculpture). Dates:  1872-1894. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Marble, granite and bronze. Description:  (Northeast:) Indian and dog (Northwest:) Indian woman and child (Southwest:) Swedish Settler (Southeast:) Swedish woman and lamb (On tower faces:) eagle (Center pavilion north:) Fame (Center pavilion east:) Industry and peace (Center pavilion south:) Law and liberty (Center pavilion west:) Prayer and meditation (Pediments:) Coat of arms for the City of Philadelphia and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Central dormers north:) Vikings (Central dormers east:) Asians (Central dormers south:) Africans (Central dormers west:) American Indians (On pediments above dormers figures representing the continents:) (North Pediment:) Europeans and horse (East pediment:) Asians and elephants (South pediment:) Africans and camel (West pediment:) American Indians and buffalo (Spandrels in center pavilions:) Liberty and History (North) Science and Art (East) Executive Power and Judicial Power (South) Admonition and Repentance (West); (Keystones over central archway:) William Penn (North) Benjamin Franklin (East) Moses (South) Sympathy (West); (Entrance keystones:) Liberty & Knowledge (Northwest pavilion) War and Peace (Northeast pavilion) Indian chief and woman (Southeast pavilion) Resolution and unidentified head (Southwest pavilion) (In crypt below tower:) Elephant (Africa) Bear (America) Tiger (Asia) Bull (Europe). (Throughout the building additional sculptures representing) plants, animals, the elements, arts, sciences and professions. Subject:  Ethnic -- African Ethnic -- Asian Ethnic -- Indian Ethnic -- Swedish Allegory -- Quality -- Grandeur Allegory -- Other -- Triumph Allegory -- Civic -- Liberty Allegory -- Civic -- Law Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- History Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Art Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Science Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Buffalo Animal -- Bear Animal -- Camel Animal -- Elephant Animal -- Sheep Animal -- Tiger Animal -- Sheep Allegory -- Place -- Asia Allegory -- Place -- Europe Allegory -- Place -- America Portrait male -- Penn, William Portrait male -- Franklin, Benjamin Religion -- Old Testament -- Moses 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, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Remarks:  James G. C. Hamilton was Calder's assistant on this project. Some of the sculpture on the building is sheltered. IAS files contain a brief guide to City Hall sculpture which lists the titles and locations of each piece of sculpture. References:  Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985 Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 94-103. Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 203. 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. 94-103. Related Works:  For related work see: 77001305. 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 76005434   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 76005434 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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