Philadelphia - University City: UPenn - King Solomon

            King Solomon, designed by Cubist sculptor Alexander Archipenko, was installed along the 36th Street Walkway south of Walnut Street on the University of Pennsylvania campus in 1985.  Archipenko did not normally work at this scale, but shortly before his death he completed a 4-foot model and left instructions with his widow, who suprvised the casting of the 14.5-foot, 1.5 ton version in 1968.  The statue depicting an Old Testament monarch with a mix of hard angles and hollow curved spaces, is on permanent loan from Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Loria.

The University of Pennsylvania, commonly referenced as Penn or UPenn, is a private Ivy League research university.  It is one of nine colonial colleges, established in 1740 by Benjamin Franklin, who first convened the board of trustees in 1749, arguably making it the fifth-oldest institution of higher learning in the country.  The current core comps covers 299 acres in a contiguous area of West Philadelphia's University City, with the older heart comprising the University of Pennsylvania Campus Historic District.  The university currently has four undergraduate schools serving approximately 10,000 students and 12 graduate and professional schools, serving another approximately 13,000 students.

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Taken on: July 13, 2024

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