Alexander Stirling Calder(click name for more of that artist's work)Scroll down for 8 pictures
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The statue of William Pennat the pinnacle of the Hall is also by Calder


Indian & Dog (Northeast)

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0006000/06523_0010032789 (added ca. 9/21/2007)



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0006000/06523_0010032799 (added ca. 9/21/2007)



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Indian woman & child (Northwest)

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Swedish Settler (Southwest)

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Swedish woman and lamb (Southeast)

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0006000/06523_0010032829 (added ca. 9/21/2007)


This is one of the four eagles

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Foreground: Government by People; Background: Atop the City Hall is William Penn& Other Calder Bronzes

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0006000/06524_0010032849 (added ca. 9/21/2007)


Foreground: Benjamin Franklin Craftsman; Background: Atop the City Hall is William Penn& Other Calder Bronzes

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0006000/06527_0010033049 (added ca. 9/22/2007)

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Medium: Bronze
Artist: Alexander Stirling Calder(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: City Halls; History, American
Location: Broad & Market Sts Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Nearest Metro: N/A() (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76005434 (dcMem ID #6523 )

Links & other sources
Wikipedia article on Philadelphia City Hall
Pew Trusts article on restoration of the Calder pieces
Wikipedia on Philadelphia
Philadelphia City website
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