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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.

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Includes reproduction of Alex Nemerov's article from the journal American Art Frederic Remington: Within and Without the Past (1991)

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...

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The Sculpture and Fountain Collection contains materials documenting the sculptures and fountains throughout Philadelphia that the Department of Parks and Recreation maintains. Both photographic materials and records, such as restoration plans, are contained within the collection.