Ellen Phillips Samuel Memorial: The Immigrant, (sculpture)

Object Details

Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985; Fairmount Park Art Assoc., "Sculpture of a City: Philadelphia's Treasures in Bronze & Stone," NY: Walker Publ., 1974, pg. 250-257.; Bach, Penny Balkin, "Public Art in Philadelphia," Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1992, pg. 223.; Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Summary: This sculpture is part of a six-piece group (two bronze monuments and four stone figures installed on the Central Terrace) that depicts the themes of westward expansion and America welcoming immigrants. The Immigrant is a bare-chested male figure kneeling on his proper left knee. Under his proper left arm he holds a rolled up blanket. With his proper right arm he clutches a pole and uses it to support himself. He rests his head against the stick and looks down at the ground.

Installed 1933

Owner/Location: Coadministered by City of Philadelphia Fairmount Park Commission Memorial Hall, West Park, P. O. Box 21601 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19131; Coadministered by Fairmount Park Art Association 1616 Walnut Street, Suite 2012 Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103; Located Fairmount Park Central Terrace, Kelly Drive south of Girard Avenue Bridge Philadelphia Pennsylvania

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums