Anthony J. Drexel (Ezekiel)
Anthony J. Drexel | |
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Artist | Moses Jacob Ezekiel |
Year | 1904 |
Type | Bronze |
Dimensions | 170 cm × 140 cm × 150 cm (66 in × 54 in × 60 in) |
Location | Philadelphia |
39°57′14.68″N 75°11′12.76″W / 39.9540778°N 75.1868778°W | |
Owner | Drexel University |
Anthony J. Drexel is a bronze statue by Moses Jacob Ezekiel of Drexel University founder Anthony Joseph Drexel. It is located at 32nd Street and Market Street, Philadelphia.[1]
It was dedicated on June 17, 1905, at Belmont and Lansdowne Avenues. It was relocated to Drexel University, in December 1966, and again in 2003.[2][failed verification]
The inscription reads:
(Sculpture, proper right front, on oriental carpet near base:)
(Base, front:)
A SON OF PHILADELPHIA WHO
DID HONOR TO HIS NATIVE CITY
BY THE UPRIGHTNESS OF HIS
LIFE HIS INTEGRITY AS A
GREAT FINANCIER AND HIS
GENEROUS INTEREST
IN THE PUBLIC
(Base, left side:)
FOUNDER OF THE DREXEL
1826 1893
(Base, rear:)
INSTITUTE OF ART
PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS
OF PHILADELPHIA BY HIS FRIEND JOHN H. HARJES
1904
(Base, right side:)
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
1826 1893 signed [3]
See also
References
- ^ "Statues around Philadelphia, Part Three". Phillyhistory.org. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ ":: Creese Student Center ::". Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
- ^ "Anthony J. Drexel, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey. 1993. Retrieved September 1, 2011.
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