Scope and Contents

Correspondence from the Fairmount Park Art Association presenting the sculpture and requesting a site (1901), a 1902 request to Chief Engineer Jesse T. Vodges for a new site, and correspondence regarding removal of graffiti from the sculpture (1997)

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,...