''Stone Age in America'' is an 1887 bronze statue by
John J. Boyle located in Philadelphia, in
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is the largest municipal park in Philadelphia and the historic name for a group of parks located throughout the city. Fairmount Park consists of two park sections named East Park and West Park, divided by the Schuylkill River, with ...
on Kelly Drive near
Boathouse Row
Boathouse Row is a historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the east bank of the Schuylkill River just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of 15 boathouses housing social and row ...
.
It was displayed at the
American Art Association
The American Art Association was an art gallery and auction house with sales galleries, established in 1883.
It was first located at 6 East 23rd Street (South Madison Square) in Manhattan, New York City and moved to Madison Ave and 56th St. in ...
, and in 1888 was exhibited in Philadelphia where it was temporarily shown at 9th and Chestnut streets. It was exhibited at the 1893
World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition (also known as the Chicago World's Fair) was a world's fair held in Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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''Stone Age in America'' is one of 51 sculptures included in the
Association for Public Art
Established in 1872 in Philadelphia, the Association for Public Art (formerly Fairmount Park Art Association) is the United States' first private, nonprofit public art organization dedicated to integrating public art and urban planning. The Assoc ...
'
Museum Without Walls: AUDIO™interpretive audio program for Philadelphia's outdoor sculpture.
The inscription reads:
Boyle
Thiebaut. Freres
Fondeurs
(Base, circular bronze plaque:)
Fairmount Park Art Association
Presented 1888
"Stone Age in America, (sculpture)"
''SIRIS''
See also
* List of public art in Philadelphia
This is a list of public artworks in Philadelphia. The Association for Public Art estimates the city has thousands of public artworks; the Smithsonian lists more than 700. Since 1959 nearly 400 works of public art have been created as part of ...
References
External links
*http://www.joeyablonsky.com/stoneage.htm
*http://www.visitphilly.com/music-art/philadelphia/stone-age-in-america/
*http://exhibit.juncanoo.com/p/tour-3--boathouse-row-and-kelly-drive/26--stone-age-in-america--1887-/
Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia
1887 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Pennsylvania
East Fairmount Park
Statues in Pennsylvania
Sculptures of women in Pennsylvania
1887 establishments in Pennsylvania
Sculptures of bears
Sculptures of Native Americans
Sculptures of children in the United States
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