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    		• Rockwell, Peter,
     
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    		• Delta Group,
     
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    		• Figure group
     
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    		• Recreation -- Dancing
     
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    		• Recreation -- Sport & Play
     
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    		• Animal -- Dog
     
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    		• Animal -- Cat
     
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    		• Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
     
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    		• Sculpture
     
     
    Children at Play, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Rockwell, Peter, 1936-2020, sculptor.
    Delta Group, designer.
    Title: 
    Children at Play, (sculpture).
    Other Titles: 
    Ned Wolf Memorial Sculpture, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    ca. 1978.
    Medium: 
    Sculpture: bronze; Base: concrete.
    Dimensions: 
    Sculpture: approx. H. 60 in. x W. 252 in. x 64 in.; Base: approx. H. 18 in. x W. 252 in.
    Inscription: 
    unsigned
    Description: 
    The sculpture depicts four figures (two adults and two children) dancing in a circle with their hands clasped together. Nearby is a cat and a dog. The sculpture rests on a circular concrete base.
    Subject: 
    Figure group
    Recreation -- Dancing
    Recreation -- Sport & Play
    Animal -- Dog
    Animal -- Cat
    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 Fairmount Park, Saylor's Grove, Lincoln Drive, Wissahickon Avenue, & Rittenhouse Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19144
    Remarks: 
    The sculpture was a gift from the family of the late Ned Wolf. The inscription on a nearby plaque reads: CHILDREN AT PLAY/GIVEN BY/EDWIN DAVID WOLF/1938-1976/SCULPTURED BY HIS FRIEND/PETER ROCKWELL.
    References: 
    Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
    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 PA001158
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