William Penn (Calder)
William Penn is a bronze statue of William Penn, the founder of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by Alexander Milne Calder.[1]
| William Penn | |
|---|---|
 The William Penn statue in January 2007 | |
| Year | 1894 |
| Type | Bronze |
| Dimensions | (447 1/2 in) |
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| 39°57′10″N 75°09′49″W | |
| Owner | City of Philadelphia |
It is located atop the Philadelphia City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was installed in 1894. It was cast in fourteen sections, and took almost two years to finish.
For almost 90 years, an unwritten gentlemen's agreement forbade any building in the city from rising above the hat on the Penn statue. This agreement ended in 1985, when final approval was given to the Liberty Place complex. Its centerpieces are two skyscrapers, One Liberty Place and Two Liberty Place, which rose well above the height of Penn's hat.
Gallery
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1894 - The statue, ready for liftup
Tacony Iron Works employee, 18-year-old Frederik Ullberg with the head of Alexander Milne Calder's statue of William Penn.
Left side view of the William Penn statue
References
- "William Penn, (sculpture)". Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. Retrieved December 30, 2011.
External links
- William Penn at Philadelphia Public Art
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