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My photo of Saint John Neumann’s dressed-up remains was — justifiably — called...

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Catholic churches usually have relics of saints enclosed in the altar, but to have the whole guy lying...

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Photography was not allowed at the University of Pennsylvania’s Esther M Klein Art Gallery, so I...

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When I wore this T-shirt in Europe, many people smiled knowingly — not everyone: some just minded...

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I bought a pint glass with a saying supposedly by Benjamin Franklin at the Independence Visitor Center in...

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Independence Hall was surrounded by scaffolding when I visited Philadelphia, but the mini golf course at...

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Anish Kapoor’s 1995 stainless steel sculpture Turning the World Inside Out is not quite as...

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These 25 self-portraits are formed by a small sampling of ENIAC's 17,468 vacuum tubes, of which...

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Uploaded on Oct 17, 2011  |  Map

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More art from Philadelphia, PA! This is a detail of Timothy Duffield’s monumental 1976 sculpture...

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Uploaded on Oct 11, 2011  |  Map

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Mrs. Conlon removes the last few bees from her husband’s face, after he had shown off his bee beard...

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Uploaded on Oct 6, 2011  |  Map

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The trim at the entrance of Philadelphia’s famous Wanamaker Building is carefully being touched up with gold paint.

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Eastern State Penitentiary, where Willie Sutton and Al Capone were held, used separate confinement in...

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At the Rodin Museum in Philadelphia, PA, one regularly sees PAFA students making drawings of the...

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Detail of the Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, PA, sculpted by Glenna Goodacre.

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Uploaded on Sep 19, 2011  |  Map

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The University of Pennsylvania also has a sculpture by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen. Anyone...

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Uploaded on Sep 13, 2011  |  Map

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I looked for this Claes Oldenburg sculpture when I arrived in Philadelphia, but could not find it. In...

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Not much of the building's interior shows through the glass, but it does clearly reflect City Hall and...

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Uploaded on Sep 5, 2011  |  Map

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Some of the artwork at the Philadelphia Museum of Art is slightly avant-garde... This one is a product of...

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Uploaded on Sep 1, 2011  |  Map

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