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 William D. Disston's request to relocate the marble statue he donated to the city from Horticultural Hall to the Philadelphia Museum of Art (1938), including consultation with Henri Marceau of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Marceau's assessment that the work was competent but of no outstanding merit, and that frankness was necessary 'even at the expense of having the gift cancelled,' informed the Commission's decision to decline the request. Also includes notes and...