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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 805 Collections and/or Records:

A Hill of Hope, 1987, 2018

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates: 1987; 2018
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

Abraham Lincoln, c. 1936-2019

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates: c. 1936-2019
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

Admiral George W. Melville, 1962-1968

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the loan of the statue to the U.S. Navy and its relocation from Franklin D. Roosevelt Park to the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard (1967), a press release announcing the relocation (1968), a sculpture inventory page (1962), and clippings (1962, undated).

Dates: 1962-1968
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

Aero Memorial, 1950-present

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates: 1950-present
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

Aero Memorial, 1917-1930

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents

File includes correspondence mainly related to solicitation of donations for erection of the memorial.

Dates: 1917-1930
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

Air, 2014-2015

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates: 2014-2015
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

Alexander Graham Bell Memorial, 1958-1962

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates: 1958-1962
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

Alexander von Humboldt, 1869-1902, 1936-1966, 2008

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents note From the Collection: The Sculpture and Fountain Collection documents the public sculptures and fountains of the Fairmount Park System in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Series 1 contains photographs and visual materials depicting individual sculptures and fountains, ranging from nineteenth century works to contemporary installations. Series 2 contains administrative and historical records for individual sculptures and fountains, including correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, architectural drawings, clippings,...
Dates: 1869-1902; 1936-1966; 2008
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

All Wars Memorial to Colored Soldiers and Sailors (2 of 2), 1970-2020, bulk: 1982-1995

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding efforts in the 1980s to relocate the memorial to a more prominent position within the park, including discussion of a PBS documentary featuring the memorial, and arrangements for a 1994 rededication ceremony. Also includes a transcript of remarks delivered at the rededication ceremony.

Dates: 1970-2020; Majority of material found within 1982-1995
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

American War Mother and Her Sons, 1926-2020, bulk: 1936-1937

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence regarding the Philadelphia Chapter of American War Mothers' request to relocate the monument and the Art Jury's denial on the grounds that relocation would violate the 1928 condition requiring the monument be screened by a cliff in Wister Woods to conceal the unsatisfactory design of the rear (1926-1937). Also includes a 1928 dedication program, clippings (1928, 1929, 1948), and a 2020 University of Pennsylvania student essay on the memorial.

Dates: 1926-2020; Majority of material found within 1936-1937
Found in: Fairmount Park Historic Resources Archive / FP.2011.001, Sculptures and Fountains Collection / Sculpture and Fountain Records

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