by Susan | Aug 25, 2025 | Monuments
Freedom is a bronze public sculpture in the form of a large slab and a freestanding statue by sculptor Zenos Frudakis. The sculpture invites viewers to pose for a photograph in an empty cavity. When it was installed in 2001, tit was on the facade of the HQ of...
by Susan | Jul 28, 2025 | Monuments
In a spectacular setting in Bristol’s Lion’s Park with the Delaware River to her back, this statue of Harriett Tubman, pointing to the North Star, haversack slung over her shoulder, was commissioned by the African-American Historical and Cultural Society...
by Susan | Jun 30, 2025 | Monuments
This Gettysburg Battlefield monument was dedicated on July 3, 1938, commemorating the 1913 Gettysburg reunion for the 50th anniversary of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. Discussions for some sort of monument to commemorate North/South peace was proposed as early as...
by Susan | Jun 2, 2025 | Monuments
Commissioned by B’nai B’rith for the United States Centennial, “Religious Liberty” was dedicated in Fairmount Park on Thanksgiving Day in 1876. Carved in Rome from a single block of Carrara marble, the statue is by Sir Moses Ezekiel, an...
by Susan | Mar 25, 2024 | Monuments
Designed by architect Maya Lin, the Elizabeth Evans Baker Peace Chapel at Juniata College was constructed in 1989. The Peace Chapel is on 14 acres just east of the campus, part of the larger 315-acre Baker-Henry Nature Preserve, which is owned by the college. The...
