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Statue of Anthony J. Drexel

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Anthony J. Drexel
ArtistMoses Jacob Ezekiel
Year1904
TypeBronze
Dimensions170 cm × 140 cm × 150 cm (66 in × 54 in × 60 in)
LocationPhiladelphia
Coordinates39°57′14.68″N 75°11′12.76″W / 39.9540778°N 75.1868778°W / 39.9540778; -75.1868778
OwnerDrexel University

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][failed verification]

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]

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References

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  1. ^ "Statues around Philadelphia, Part Three". Phillyhistory.org. 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
  2. ^ ":: Creese Student Center ::". 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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