Fairmount Park, Night sculpture: Night (1872), 2001

Item — Drawer: 4-1, Box: 1

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection contains approximately 200 postcards from 1875 and 2001, though most of the postcards are from 1885 and 1915. A majority of the postcards depict Fairmount Park sites, although two Virginia and one New Hampshire postcard are included in the collection.

Of particular note are the postcards in Series I: Centennial Exposition. The postcards in this series were created in 1875 and each depicts a building from the Centennial Exposition of 1876.

Dates

2001

Extent

2 Sheets

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Description

Recto: Color photographic print depicting Stauch's Night sculpture amidst plants and trees.

Verso: Edward Stauch (1830-?); Night (1872); Bronze; Height 5'8"; Horticulture Center grounds (relocated c. 1976); North Horticultural Drive, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. The first gift of the Fairmount Park Art Association to the Fairmount Park Commission in 1872. Photograph: Wayne Cozzolimo copyright 2001.