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The Prophet, (sculpture). Artist:  Lipkin, Jacob, 1909-1996, sculptor. Mirick, Pearson, Ilvonen, Batchelor, architectural firm. Title:  The Prophet, (sculpture). Dates:  1966. Relocated 1974. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble; Base: ferro concrete. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 96 x 30 x 30 in.; Base: approx. 30 x 42 x 48 in. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Standing figure of a man emerging from a block of stone. His head is bald on top and he has a moustache and a long beard. His proper right arm is bent behind his back and his proper right leg steps forward. His proper left arm is bent and his hand rests on his beard. Subject:  Occupation -- Religion -- Prophet Religion -- Old Testament -- Prophet 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 Penwalt Triangle, 16th & Arch streets, northwest corner, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Provenance:  Formerly located John F. Kennedy Plaza, 15th Street & John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until 1974. 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, pg. 337. 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. 337. 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 75009354   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75009354 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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