Sculpture
Barnes Foundation hosts reboot of August Rodin
Painter Anselm Keifer has made a series of works in response to his kindred spirit, Auguste Rodin. They're on display at the Barnes, the only U.S. venue for the exhibition.
2 years ago
Lost Rodin bust finds a home in Philadelphia
A forgotten bust by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, hiding in plain sight in a small New Jersey town for 80 years, is now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
2 years ago
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Destination unknown: Philly to move Rizzo statue
The statue has been a polarizing public artwork for years, with critics calling for its removal, given Rizzo’s record on police brutality, especially in communities of color.
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Art project helps Philadelphia celebrate collective consciousness in monumental way
“If you had to pick a monument that represented contemporary Philadelphia, what would you choose?”
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For Delaware artist Robert Straight, inspiration begins with the canvas itself
Have you ever looked at a blank canvas? Really looked at it? Those tiny little threads, woven together, it's that pattern gives Robert Straight his inspiration.
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Stay or go? Philadelphia sounds off on the Rizzo statue controversy
Ask Philadelphians for opinions on the Frank Rizzo statue, and you’ll get some serious attitude. The city recently invited citizens ...
2 years ago
3,000 suggestions later, Rizzo statue’s future still in limbo
The chance to have your say about what Philadelphia should do with the statue of former Mayor Frank Rizzo is over. But it will be ...
2 years ago
Architect of Philadelphia’s Vietnam memorial talks about why he served and why he protested
This story is part of a WHYY series examining how ...
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Sculpture marks Delaware company’s escape from 87th floor on 9/11 [video]
A company that had offices in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, reveals a sculpture at its Delaware headquarters in honor of 9/11 ...
2 years ago
ListenA long-dead Pa. governor’s trip across town: Stolen Beaver bust recovered in FDR Park
The stolen bronze bust of a Civil War-era military commander was discovered Friday morning, abandoned beneath an Interstate 95 ...
2 years ago
Kenney administration will ask Philly Art Commission to review Rizzo statue location
Philadelphia’s mayor has promised a review of whether to move the Frank Rizzo statue that has again inspired controversy following ...
2 years ago
(Theresa Stigale, EOTS Flickr Group) " title="l_yo-frank-theresa-stigale-original" width="360" height="280"/> Kenney says he’s listening to all sides on whether Rizzo statue should go
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said he’s listening to all sides on whether the statue of former mayor Frank Rizzo should be moved or ...
2 years ago
Missing Saint Pantaleon statue found in South Philly
This Thursday is the feast day of Saint Pantaleon, a third-century physician from the region that is now Turkey, who is known as the patr ...
3 years ago
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Reconditioned LOVE sculpture will return when JFK Plaza reopens
Robert Indiana’s LOVE statue is one of Philadelphia’s most photographed sculptures. It is also the most frequently van ...
3 years ago
A ‘Philadelphia Cornucopia’ diminished but still impossible to ignore
In honor of the Democratic National Convention, the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts this summer is hosting too many Washingtons to coun ...
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