Anthony J. Drexel (Ezekiel)

Anthony J. Drexel
Artist Moses Jacob Ezekiel
Year 1904
Type Bronze
Dimensions 170 cm × 140 cm × 150 cm (66 in × 54 in × 60 in)
Location Philadelphia
Coordinates 39°57′14.68″N 75°11′12.76″W / 39.9540778°N 75.1868778°W / 39.9540778; -75.1868778
Owner Drexel University

Anthony J. Drexel is a bronze statue by Moses Jacob Ezekiel. It is located at 32nd Street and Market Street, Philadelphia.[1]

It was dedicated on June 17, 1905, at Belmont and Lansdowne Avenues. It was relocated to Drexel University, in December 1966, and again in 2003.[2]

The inscription reads:
(Sculpture, proper right front, on oriental carpet near base:)

M. Ezekiel


(Base, front:)

ANTHONY J. DREXEL

A SON OF PHILADELPHIA WHO
DID HONOR TO HIS NATIVE CITY
BY THE UPRIGHTNESS OF HIS
LIFE HIS INTEGRITY AS A
GREAT FINANCIER AND HIS
GENEROUS INTEREST
IN THE PUBLIC

WELFARE


(Base, left side:)
FOUNDER OF THE DREXEL
1826 1893
(Base, rear:)
INSTITUTE OF ART
PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS
OF PHILADELPHIA BY HIS FRIEND JOHN H. HARJES
1904
(Base, right side:)
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY

1826 1893 signed [3]

References

  1. "Statues around Philadelphia, Part Three". Phillyhistory.org. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2011.
  3. "Anthony J. Drexel, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey. 1993. Retrieved September 1, 2011.

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