Ephemera
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: ephemera (general object genre)
Found in 19 Collections and/or Records:
Manayunk Stoops, 2001-2006
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:
2001-2006
Pavilion in the Trees, 1987-2025
File — Drawer 7.3
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:
1987-2025
Penn Treaty, 1987-2007
File — Drawer 7.3
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:
1987-2007
Philadelphia Korean War Memorial, 1992-2002
File — Drawer 7.3
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:
1992-2002
Philadelphia Vietnam Veterans Memorial, 1986-2016
File — Drawer 7.3
Scope and Contents
Records related to the planning, establishment, and ongoing administration of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, including correspondence, legal agreements, grant reports, minutes, brochures, and anniversary materials (1984-2016).
Dates:
1986-2016
Sculpture: Exhibits, 1986-2001
File — Drawer 7.3
Scope and Contents
Programs, brochures, ephemera, press releases, and clippings related to sculpture exhibitions and events in Fairmount Park (1986-2001).
Dates:
1986-2001
Sculpture: Interpretation - tours, 1936-2008
File — Drawer 7.3
Scope and Contents
Ephemera, brochures, and planning materials related to sculpture tours and interpretive programs in Fairmount Park, including a 1979 statuary tour, a 2008 outdoor sculpture audio program planning summary, a 1936 newsletter, and a 1978 clipping.
Dates:
1936-2008
Spanish Cannons and Carriage, 1905-2006
File — Drawer 7.3
Scope and Contents
Records documenting the Fairmount Park Art Association's presentation of the cannons to Fairmount Park (1905), a recommendation to transfer them to Memorial Hall due to weather damage (1909), and the Association's successful effort to resist donating the cannons to the World War II scrap metal campaign, resulting in a resolution that they retain their position in front of Memorial Hall (1942). Also includes correspondence and an agreement regarding fabrication of a cannon carriage by...
Dates:
1905-2006
Swann Memorial Fountain, 1916-2025
File — Drawer 7.3
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from the Philadelphia Fountain Society regarding Maria E. Swann's bequest for a memorial fountain to her husband Dr. Wilson C. Swann, proposing Logan Square as the site and outlining an endowment fund for maintenance (1916-1919), and a Fairmount Park Commission resolution accepting the offer (1919). Also includes an Art Jury resolution approving the full-size models of the figures including 'Wissahickon,' turtle, and frog (1922), correspondence regarding floodlighting design...
Dates:
1916-2025