Type Bronze Artist John J. Boyle Phone +1 215-546-7550 | Created 1887 Year 1887 | |
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Dimensions 230 cm × 100 cm (90 in × 40 in) Owner City of PhiladelphiaFairmount Park Commission Address Schuylkill River Trail - Philadelphia to Valley Forge, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA Similar Smith Memorial Arch, Aero Memorial World War I, Girard Bridge, Shakesp Memorial | ||
Stone Age in America is a bronze statue by John J. Boyle. It is located in Fairmount Park, on Kelly Drive, near Boathouse Row.
It was completed in 1887, and displayed at the American Art Association. In 1888, it was exhibited in Philadelphia. It was temporarily shown at 9th and Chestnut streets. It was at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. Stone Age in America is one of 51 sculptures included in the Association for Public Art's Museum Without Walls: AUDIO™ interpretive audio program for Philadelphia's outdoor sculpture.
The inscription reads:
Boyle
Thiebaut. Freres
Fondeurs
(Base, circular bronze plaque:)
Fairmount Park Art Association
Presented 1888
References
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