Sculpture: Conservation, 1926-2004
File — Drawer: 7.3
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and memoranda regarding the conservation, maintenance, and restoration of park sculptures (1926-2004), including a 1926 report on corrosion stains on park monuments and a 1994 memorandum regarding the annual sculpture wash and wax program. Also includes 1997 City of Philadelphia sculpture survey entries for twenty-seven works, and clippings (1958-1993).
Dates
- 1926-2004
Conditions Governing Access note
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 5.0 Linear feet
Language of Materials
English
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Florentine Lions
- Franz Schubert (sculpture)
- Gambol II: Mare and Foal
- Goethe (sculpture)
- Joseph Haydn (sculpture)
- Nereid Fountain
- Night (sculpture)
- Pavilion in the Trees
- Rebecca at the Well
- Reverend Doctor John Witherspoon (sculpture)
- Schiller (sculpture)
- Singing Rock Sitting Place
- Smith Memorial Arch
- Sundial
- The Journeyer
Repository Details
Part of the Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive Repository
Contact:
1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 United States
215-683-0211
theresa.stuhlman@phila.gov
1515 Arch Street, 10th Floor
Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19102 United States
215-683-0211
theresa.stuhlman@phila.gov