Administered by Fairmount Park Art Association 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103
Located Penn's Landing, International Sculpture Garden Columbus Boulevard & Dock Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
Ca. 1850. Installed 1980
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 245.
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Summary:
A carved totem pole featuring a face and hands, a bird, a copper coin, and a grizzly bear. The totem is mounted on a circular pedestal covered by a stainless steel jacket collarpiece.
