Aero Memorial, (sculpture)

Object Details

sculptor

Manship, Paul 1885-1966

architect

Sims, Joseph Patterson b. 1890

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985

City of Philadelphia.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 294.

Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 229.

Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.

Image on file.

Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 294.

(Sphere is inscribed with the Latin names of constellations and planets) (Base, front:) AERO/MEMORIAL/WORLD WAR I/1917-1918 (Base, front:) JULIAN BIDDLE/HOWARD FOULKE DAY/(...transcription illegible) ON DOWNS, JR./ (...transcription illegible) CHRISTIAN CLANZ/WILLIAM BESSE KOEN/(...transcription illegible) TON WOODWARD (A plaque with the insignia of the Fairmount Park Art Association appears on the base.)

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Summary

Bronze sphere mounted on a cylindrical-shaped base which rests on a low, two-stepped square base. The sphere is covered with an open design which illustrates the signs of the zodiac. At the base of the sphere is a gold-colored figure of a reclining female. The sculpture is dedicated to aviators who died in World War I. The piece is installed across from the main entrance of the Franklin Institute.

1948. Dedicated June 1, 1950

Control number

IAS 75009257

Type

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture

Sculptures

Medium

Sculpture: bronze; Base: limestone or granite

Owner/Location

Administered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131

Located Logan Square 20th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

Topic

Emblem--Zodiac

Landscape--Celestial

Allegory--Arts & Sciences--Flight

History--United States--World War I

Figure female--Full length

Record ID

siris_ari_15580

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