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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.

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 Correspondence regarding the gift of a Gobelins tapestry from the French Republic to the city of Philadelphia, including a 1918 letter from André Tardieu, High Commissioner of the French Republic, offering the tapestry to the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and a 1918 letter from the Fairmount Park Commission notifying Tardieu of the unanimous resolution to accept the gift. Also includes a 1925 City Council resolution, correspondence from Mayor W. Freeland Kendrick, and an Art Jury resolution...

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,...