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Finding of Moses

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Proposed sculpture in 1885 by Herman Kirn

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Finding of Moses, 1885

 File — Drawer 7.2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from sculptor Herman Kirn regarding a sketch for The Finding of Moses, proposed for placement in the lily pond near Horticultural Hall (1885), and a letter from the Committee on Plans and Improvements to the Fairmount Park Commission recommending adoption of a resolution to construct the sculpture (1885). No record of the sculpture's construction has been identified.

Dates: 1885