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]
anthony, drexel, ezekiel, anthony, drexel, bronze, statue, moses, jacob, ezekiel, drexel, university, founder, anthony, joseph, drexel, located, 32nd, street, market, street, philadelphia, anthony, drexelartistmoses, jacob, ezekielyear1904typebronzedimensions1. 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 Anthony J DrexelArtistMoses Jacob EzekielYear1904TypeBronzeDimensions170 cm 140 cm 150 cm 66 in 54 in 60 in LocationPhiladelphiaCoordinates39 57 14 68 N 75 11 12 76 W 39 9540778 N 75 1868778 W 39 9540778 75 1868778OwnerDrexel UniversityIt 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 See also EditList of public art in PhiladelphiaReferences Edit Statues around Philadelphia Part Three Phillyhistory org 2009 04 16 Retrieved 2016 04 18 Creese Student Center Archived from the original on October 19 2011 Retrieved September 3 2011 Anthony J Drexel sculpture Save Outdoor Sculpture Pennsylvania Philadelphia survey 1993 Retrieved September 1 2011 External links Edithttp www philart net artist php id 197 This public art article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anthony J Drexel Ezekiel amp oldid 1117831155, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
