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This is a list of public artworks in Philadelphia. The Association for Public Art estimates the city has hundreds of public artworks; [1] the Smithsonian lists more than 700. [2] Since 1959 nearly 400 works of public art have been created as part of the city's Percent for Art program, the first such program in the U.S. [3]
Philadelphia Contemporary is an arts organization that commissions and presents contemporary visual art, performance art, and spoken word. [1] It was founded in 2016 with the intention to build a new non-collecting museum in Philadelphia for contemporary art in all of its forms.
Originally doing business as Lionword [10] and then as Philly Word Art, [12] [13] Duffy specialized in Philadelphia sports figures and landmarks. [ 14 ] He has also created custom pieces for clients, such as portraits of their favorite athlete [ 10 ] or images formed by writing people’s wedding vows.
In 2014 the Mural Arts Program celebrated its 30th anniversary with the book "Philadelphia Mural Arts @30" [20] and an exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. In 2016, the organization was renamed Mural Arts Philadelphia. In 2017, the program worked with Monument Lab to produce several works of public art in Philadelphia. [21] [22]
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The Institute of Contemporary Art or ICA is a contemporary art museum in Philadelphia. The museum is associated with the University of Pennsylvania, and is located on its campus. The Institute is one of the country's leading museums dedicated to exhibiting the innovative art of our time. Robert Chaney is its director of curatorial affairs. [1]
Woodmere Art Museum, located in the Chestnut Hill section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has a collection of paintings, prints, sculpture and photographs focusing on artists from the Delaware Valley and includes works by Thomas Pollock Anshutz, Severo Antonelli, Jasper Francis Cropsey (The Spirit of Peace), Joan Wadleigh Curran, Daniel Garber, Edward Moran, Violet Oakley, Herbert Pullinger ...
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