Administered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131
Located Logan Circle East side, 18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
Installed Sept. 16, 1946
Notes:
Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 301.
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Summary:
Standing portrait of Fitzsimons dressed in a long jacket with large cuffs, a buttoned vest, a high-necked shirt with a ruffle in front, knickers, stockings, and buckled shoes. His hair is brushed back from his face and his head is turned to his proper left. His proper left knee is bent and his foot is forward. Both arms are at his sides, and he holds a quill pen in his proper right hand.
