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The Whispering Bells: A Tribute to Crispus Attucks, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Beauchamp, Reginald E. 1906-  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: metal and brass
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Administered by City of Philadelphia Department of Public Property Municipal Services Building Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19107
Located Afro-American Historical and Cultural Museum 7th & Arch Streets Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
1976. Dedicated May 26, 1976
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Image on file.
unsigned
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Summary:
Thirteen brass bells of various sizes hang at different heights from a grid suspended between four black-painted metal poles. The bells are suspended about twenty feet over the ground, and the inside of each bell is painted either red or green. None of the bells has a clapper.
Topic:
Homage--Attucks, Crispus  Search this
History--United States--Black History  Search this
Control number:
IAS PA001106
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338009