The Wrestlers, 1885-1997
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from John Bellangee Cox presenting reproductions of The Wrestlers and Silenus and the Infant Bacchus to the Fairmount Park Commission and notifying them of selected sites, and proposing a new pedestal and location for the Hudson Bay Wolves (1885). Also includes correspondence approving placement of The Wrestlers in front of Memorial Hall and the relocation of The Boxer to the interior of Memorial Hall (1951), a letter confirming the relocation of The Wrestlers from Lemon Hill to Memorial Hall (1952), correspondence and a fact sheet regarding a proposed relocation of The Wrestlers (1997), clippings, a meeting agenda, and sculpture inventory sheets.
Dates
- 1885-1997
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.0 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository
1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 United States
215-683-0211
theresa.stuhlman@phila.gov
