Administered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131
Located Fairmount Park East side of park on Lemon Hill Drive Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
1881. Installed Oct. 23, 1882
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
City of Philadelphia, 1973.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974.
Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 201.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
SOS Conservation Notification Report, 2008.
Image on file.
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 156.
J.H. MAHONEY/SCULPTOR 1881 (Back:) AMES FOUNDRY/CHICOPEE MASS 1882 (Base, front:) MORTON MCMICHAEL (Base, left side:) AN/HONORED AND BELOVED/CITIZEN/OF/PHILADELPHIA (Base, back:) HIGH SHERIFF OF THE/COUNTY OF PHILA/FROM THE YEAR 1843/UNTIL THE YEAR 1869./PRESIDENT OF THE/FAIRMOUNT PARK COMMISSION/FROM ITS ORGANIZATION JUNE 3, 1867,/UNTIL THE DAY OF HIS DEATH. (Base, right:) IN COMMEMORATION OF THE/CIVIC SERVICES AND THE PRIVATE/VIRTUES OF/MORTON MC MICHAEL./THIS MONUMENT IS ERECTED/BY HIS FELLOW CITIZENS./A.D. MDCCCLXXXII signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Portrait of Morton McMichael seated in a chair with both arms resting on the arms of the chair and his proper left foot forward. He is dressed in a jacket, buttoned vest, and tie. His hair is parted in the middle and he sports a moustache. His proper right hand is raised in a gesture as if speaking. The sculpture rests on a square base which is installed on a raised platform. Eleven steps, plus two additional steps lead to the platform.
