Association for Public Art
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| Abbreviation | aPA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1872 [1] |
| Purpose | Commission, preserve, promote and interpret public art in Philadelphia |
| Headquarters |
1528 Walnut Street, Suite 1000 Philadelphia, PA 19102 |
Region served | City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Executive Director | Penny Balkin Bach[2] |
| Website | http://www.associationforpublicart.org/ |
Established in 1872 in Philadelphia, the Association for Public Art (formerly the Fairmount Park Art Association) is the nation's first private, nonprofit public art organization dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning.[3] The Association for Public Art (aPA) commissions, preserves, promotes and interprets public art in Philadelphia,[4] and it is largely due to the work of the aPA that Philadelphia is said to have more public art than any other American city.[5] The aPA has acquired and commissioned works by many famous sculptors (including Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Alexander Stirling Calder, Daniel Chester French, Frederic Remington, Paul Manship, and Albert Laessle);[6] supported city planning projects; established an outdoor sculpture conservation program; and sponsored numerous publications, exhibitions, and educational programs.[7] The aPA interprets and preserves more than 200 works of art throughout Philadelphia[8] - working closely with the City's Public Art Office, Fairmount Park, and other organizations and agencies responsible for placing and caring for outdoor sculpture in Philadelphia[9] - and maintains an inventory of all of the city's public art.[10]
History
Chartered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1872, the Fairmount Park Art Association (now the Association for Public Art) was founded by a group of concerned citizens in the late nineteenth century who wanted to beautify Philadelphia's urban landscape with public art to counter the city's encroaching industrialism. The Association initially focused on enhancing Fairmount Park with outdoor sculpture, but the organization's mission expanded in 1906 to include the rest of the city as a whole: to "promote and foster the beautiful in Philadelphia, in its architecture, improvements, and the city plan."[11] Friends Charles H. Howell and Henry K. Fox conceived of the Fairmount Park Art Association, and the organization's first president was Anthony J. Drexel, founder of Drexel University.[6] The Association's first official venture was purchasing Hudson Bay Wolves Quarreling Over the Carcass of a Deer (1872) by Edward Kemeys,[12] and its first major undertaking was commissioning Alexander Milne Calder for an equestrian statue of Major General George Meade in 1873.[13]
Name Change
In May 2012, the Fairmount Park Art Association changed its name to the Association for Public Art (aPA). The change was made to more clearly communicate the nature and scope of the organization's work, and to distinguish itself from other local and national public art agencies[14] The organization's first major project under its new name was Open Air (2012), a world-premiere interactive light installation for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.[15]
Public Artworks
Commissioned works:
- Magic Carpet (2014) by Candy Coated (formerly Candy Depew) [16]
- Symbiosis (2011, installed 2014) by Roxy Paine [17]
- Open Air (2012) by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer [4]
- The Labor Monument: Philadelphia’s Tribute to the American Worker (2010) by John Kindness [18]
- Common Ground (2009) by John Stone and Lonnie Graham in collaboration with Lorene Cary for Project H.O.M.E. [19]
- Embodying Thoreau: Dwelling, Sitting, Watching (2003) by Ed Levine [20]
- I have a story to tell you…(2003) by Pepón Osorio [21]
- Manayunk Stoops: Heart and Home (1996) by Diane Pieri [22]
- Pavilion in the Trees (1993) by Martin Puryear [23]
- Sleeping Woman (1991) by Tom Chimes and Stephen Berg [24]
- Fingerspan (1987) by Jody Pinto [25]
- Louis Kahn Lecture Room (1982) by Siah Armajani [26]
- El Gran Teatro de la Luna (1982) by Rafael Ferrer
- The Spirit of Enterprise (1950-1960) by Jacques Lipchitz [27]
- Aero Memorial (1948) by Paul Manship [28]
- The Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial Sculpture Garden (1933-1961), various artists [29]
- Shakespeare Memorial (1926) by Alexander Stirling Calder [30]
- Cowboy (1908) by Frederic Remington [31]
- General Ulysses S. Grant (1897) by Daniel Chester French and Edward C. Potter [32]
- James A. Garfield Monument (1895) by Augustus Saint-Gaudens [33]
- Stone Age in America (1887) by John J. Boyle [34]
Works acquired and owned by the aPA:
- Iroquois (2007) by Mark di Suvero [35]
- The Wedges (1970) by Robert Morris [36]
- Atmosphere and Environment XII (1970) by Louise Nevelson [37]
- Rock Form (Porthcurno) (1964) by Barbara Hepworth [38]
- Three-Way Piece Number 1: Points (1964) by Henry Moore [39]
Works initiated by the aPA:
- The Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther (1929) by Auguste Kiss
- Thorfinn Karlsefni (1915-1918) by Einar Jónsson (initiated with J. Bunford Samuel)
- Billy (1914) by Albert Laessle
- Duck Girl (1911) by Paul Manship
- The Medicine Man (1899) by Cyrus E. Dallin
- Dickens and Little Nell (1890) by Frank Edwin Elwell[40]
- The Lion Fighter (original 1858, cast 1892) by Albert Wolff
- The Dying Lioness (1873, cast 1975) by Wilhelm Franz Alexander Friedrich Wolff
- Lion Crushing a Serpent (1832) by Antoine Louis Barye
Publications
- New Land Marks: public art, community, and the meaning of place, 2001
- Public Art in Philadelphia, 1992
- Form and Function: Proposals for Public Art for Philadelphia, 1982
- Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia’s Treasures in Bronze and Stone, 1974
Awards and Recognition
- Best of Philly ® 2014 – New Public Artwork for Roxy Paine's Symbiosis, 2014 [41]
- Inaugural Tyler Tribute Award for aPA Executive Director Penny Balkin Bach, 2013 [42]
- PAD award for achievement in the field of public art for aPA Executive Director Penny Balkin Bach, 2013[43]
- AASLH Award of Merit, American Association for State and Local History, 2011 [44]
- PNC Arts Alive Award for Arts Innovation in Honor of Peggy Amsterdam, Arts and Business Council of Greater Philadelphia, 2011[45]
- Named one of "10 great sculpture gardens across the USA," USA Today, 2011 [5]
- aPA public art projects I have a story to tell you... and Embodying Thoreau: dwelling, sitting, watching named among "the country's best," Year in Review, Americans for the Arts, 2004[46]
- EDRA/Places Award for Place Planning, Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) and the publication Places, A Forum of Environmental Design, 2002[47]
- Henry J. Magaziner EFAIA Award, the AIA Philadelphia Historic Preservation Committee, 2002[47]
- Award for Outstanding Commitment to the Preservation and Care of Collections, The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works and Heritage Preservation, 2000[48][49]
- First-place SOS! Achievement Award, Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!), 1999[50]
- The Herbert Adams Memorial Medal for outstanding service to American sculpture, National Sculpture Society, 1979
- Centennial Award of Honor from The Philadelphia Chapter of American Institute of Architects, 1969
See also
References
- ↑ Webster, Richard (1981). Philadelphia Preserved. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 226. ISBN 0-87722-215-0.
- ↑ "Board and Staff". aPA official web site. 2013-01-14. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "aPA Name Change Press Release" (PDF). Canary Promotion + Design. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- 1 2 "Open Air Press Release" (PDF). Canary Promotion + Design. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- 1 2 http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/10great/story/2011-10-27/10-great-places-to-see-art-enhance-nature/50966144/1
- 1 2 White, Theo B. (1975). Fairmount: Philadelphia's Park. Philadelphia, PA: The Art Alliance Press. p. 94. ISBN 0879820152.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (2001). New Land Marks: public art, community, and the meaning of place. Washington, DC: Grayson Publishing. p. 7. ISBN 0-9679143-4-5.
- ↑ http://fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2010/122010/12052010/589034
- ↑ "MWW Launch Press Release" (PDF). Canary Promotion + Design. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ↑ Institutional Networks Serving Artists
- ↑ Bach, Penny (2001). New Land Marks: public art, community, and the meaning of place. Washington, DC: Grayson Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 0-9679143-4-5.
- ↑ Fairmount Park Art Association (1974). Sculpture of a City. New York, NY: Walker Publishing Co., Inc. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-8027-0459-7.
- ↑ Fairmount Park Art Association (1974). Sculpture of a City. New York, NY: Walker Publishing Co., Inc. p. 119. ISBN 978-0-8027-0459-7.
- ↑ http://associationforpublicart.org/name-change/
- ↑ http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/the-feed/item/38159-name-change-for-fairmount-park-art-association
- ↑ http://associationforpublicart.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/The_Oval_Magic_Carpet_Press_Release_6_2014.pdf
- ↑ http://www.canarypromo.com/roxypaine
- ↑ "Labor Monument Press Release" (PDF). Association for Public Art. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "Common Ground Press Release" (PDF). Association for Public Art. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "Embodying Thoreau Press Release" (PDF). Association for Public Art. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "I have a story to tell you Press Release" (PDF). Association for Public Art. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "Manayunk Stoops Press Release" (PDF). Association for Public Art. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ "Pavilion in the Trees Press Release" (PDF). Association for Public Art. Retrieved 2013-01-14.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 259. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ http://www.fleisher.org/about/kahn-room.php
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 223. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 229. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ George and Penn, Alice L. and Elan (2006). Philadelphia: A Pictorial Celebration. New York, NY: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. p. 116. ISBN 978-1-4027-2384-1.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 217. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 212. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 208. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 207. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 206. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ http://articles.philly.com/2007-01-11/news/25220348_1_sculpture-iroquois-parkway-site
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 237. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ Bach, Penny (1992). Public Art in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University Press. p. 236. ISBN 0-87722-822-1.
- ↑ http://associationforpublicart.org/interactive-art-map/rock-form
- ↑ http://associationforpublicart.org/interactive-art-map/three-way-piece-number-1-points
- ↑ "Philadelphia Public Art: Dickens and Little Nell". Philart.net. Retrieved 2014-05-13.
- ↑ http://www.phillymag.com/best-of-philly/symbiosis/
- ↑ http://www.temple.edu/tyler/news/2013-tyler-tribute-award.html
- ↑ http://publicartdialogue.org/award
- ↑ http://aaslh.org/documents/RichmondBanquetProgram4web.pdf
- ↑ http://www.artsandbusinessphila.org/awards/awardhonorees2011.asp
- ↑ http://associationforpublicart.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Year_in_Review_2004_Press_Release_7-15-2004.pdf
- 1 2 http://associationforpublicart.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/130th_Anniversary_Press_Release_5-6-2002.pdf
- ↑ http://www.heritagepreservation.org/news/aic_hp.htm
- ↑ http://associationforpublicart.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/AIC_Heritage_Award_Press_Release_10-31-2000.pdf
- ↑ http://associationforpublicart.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SOS_Press_Release_11-11-1999.pdf