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 arrival of the Pegasus sculptures from Vienna and arrangements for their transport and storage at Belmont, including a report of the Committee on Plans and Improvements signed by Theodore Cuyler (1871) and transcriptions of correspondence regarding subscribers to the bronze groups and their formal presentation to the city (1870-1871). Also includes a letter from John Welsh to Gustavus Remak requesting permission to relocate the sculptures from Belmont to the south...