Statue of Anthony J. Drexel explained

Anthony J. Drexel
Artist:	Moses Jacob Ezekiel
Year:	1904
Type:	Bronze
Height Imperial:	66
Width Imperial:	54
Length Imperial:	60
Imperial Unit:	in
Metric Unit:	cm
City:	Philadelphia

Anthony J. Drexel is a bronze statue by Moses Jacob Ezekiel of Drexel University founder Anthony Joseph Drexel.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:)

(Base, front:)

(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]

See also

• List of public art in Philadelphia

External links

• http://www.philart.net/artist.php?id=197

Notes and References

1. Web site: Statues around Philadelphia, Part Three . Phillyhistory.org . 2009-04-16 . 2016-04-18.
2. Web site: :: Creese Student Center :: . September 3, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111019201120/http://drexel.edu/creesestudentcenter/infodesk/legendsandtraditions.html . October 19, 2011 .
3. Web site: Anthony J. Drexel, (sculpture). Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey. 1993. September 1, 2011.