Scope and Contents Correspondence and architectural drawings related to the installation of the Giant Frog in Rittenhouse Square (1941), including a letter from architect Paul Philippe Cret discussing the Fairmount Park Commission's authority to bypass Art Jury approval, the proposed relocation of the Joan of Arc sculpture to Rittenhouse Square, and efforts to fast-track Art Jury approval before the Rittenhouse Square Flower Show. Architectural drawings by Cret are titled 'New footing and base for granite...

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,...

Scope and Contents Records documenting the unveiling and site grading of the Joan of Arc statue (1890), specifications for removing and resetting the bronze statue and limestone pedestal by Zantzinger, Borie, and Medary (1919), and decades of proposed relocations including architectural drawings and correspondence by Paul Philippe Cret (1937-1938) and a 1944 resolution to relocate. Also includes correspondence regarding lighting (1949), a $15,000 restoration grant from the French Heritage Society (2008), a...