
Sculpture
Burned remnants of prized Jackie Robinson statue found after theft from public park in Kansas
Authorities say fire crews found the burned bronze remnants of a prized statue of Jackie Robinson that was stolen last week from a public park in Kansas.
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Philadelphia Art Commission approves work to begin on Harriet Tubman statue
Alvin Pettit’s statue design, “A Higher Power: The Call of a Freedom Fighter,” was selected from five finalists in a year-long process.
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Listen :48The tribes wanted to promote their history. Removing William Penn’s statue wasn’t a priority
Tribal leaders had envisioned an exhibit for the plaza that would highlight the culture, history, traditions and perceptions of the Native Americans who had lived there.
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This year, the nativity scene has turned 800 years old. Glencairn Museum samples their endless variety.
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Listen 2:22Haunted Local History, Composer James Newton Howard, New Tubman Statue
It's Studio 2 spooky season. Author Jennifer Green talks about 'Dark History of Penn's Woods II' and music and film composer James Newton Howard spills his creative guts.
Air Date: October 31, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:16Design for Philly’s new Harriet Tubman statue unveiled
The statue shows the fierce abolitionist and former slave as a reverent warrior for liberation.
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Listen 1:12Isaiah Zagar’s iconic Painted Bride mosaic in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood is coming down
The 7,000-square-foot tile mosaic wrapping the former performance venue had been in legal limbo for five years.
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Listen 1:27Laurel Hill Cemetery has a hot rod hearse with the previous owner still inside
FYNLRYD has found its forever home parked just inside the gates of Laurel Hill East.
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Some of the Spiral Q exhibit’s signature pieces take stances on urgent social issues, including calls to defund police and immigration enforcement agencies.
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‘Sublime’ folk sculptures by William Edmondson at the Barnes Foundation
Eight decades after his landmark exhibition at MOMA, William Edmondson’s “Monumental Vision” gets refreshed at the Barnes.
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Listen 1:17Contemporary art ‘reanimates’ historic sculpture garden on the Schuylkill River
Maren Hassinger’s “Steel Bodies” reanimates a vision of American history at the Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial along the Schuylkill River.
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Listen 1:27A new era begins for Eyes Gallery as it reopens on South Street
The Philadelphia gem, more than a half-century old, inaugurates its new location this weekend.
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W.B. Saul students win gold at Philadelphia Flower Show for ‘electric blue’ prom-inspired exhibit
Horticulture is a major at the magnet high school, which maintains a 130-acre campus in Roxborough.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art creates a new department for Black and African art
A gift of 300 pieces of African art will seed the new Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art.
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Feb. 16 - Feb. 19: Black dance tribute in Del., “Disney 100” exhibit in Philly, and “The Wild Party” in South Jersey are among weekend event highlights.
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