Statue of Benjamin Franklin (University of Pennsylvania)
Statue of Benjamin Franklin | |
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John J. Boyle | |
Year | 1896–1899 |
Type | Bronze |
Dimensions | 230 cm × 130 cm × 150 cm (90 in × 53 in × 59 in) |
Location | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
39°57′7″N 75°11′37.25″W / 39.95194°N 75.1936806°W | |
Owner | University of Pennsylvania |
A bronze statue of a seated
Details
It was commissioned by department store founder
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
1706–1790
VENERATED
FOR BENEVOLENCE
ADMIRED FOR TALENTS
ESTEEMED FOR PATRIOTISM
BELOVED FOR
PHILANTHROPY
WASHINGTON
(On back of pedestal):
PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA BY JUSTUS C STRAWBRIDGE 1899
(On back of statue):
JOHN J. BOYLE 1899
HENRY-BONNARD BRONZE CO FOUNDERS NY 1899
GIFT OF JUSTUS C STRAWBRIDGE
A signed Founder's mark also appears on the back of the statue.[3]
In 1938, when the Post Office was razed, the City gave the statue on permanent loan to the University of Pennsylvania, an Ivy League university in Philadelphia. Franklin was a founder of the university. It was relocated to the Penn campus, and rededicated on January 21, 1939.
It was cleaned and reinstalled in 1980.
Replica
A copy of the statue was given by the New England Society to France in 1906. It is located at the Trocadéro in Paris.
Gallery
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The statue in its original location outside the Main Post Office in Philadelphia, c. 1906
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The cast in Paris
See also
References
- ^ "Philadelphia Public Art Person: Benjamin Franklin". Philart.net. 1981-06-27. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Detail View". PhillyHistory. Retrieved 2019-11-30.
- ^ "Benjamin Franklin, (sculpture)". SIRIS