| Contributor |
Serz, John, ca. 1810-ca. 1878, artist. |
|
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
|
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
|
Wilson, Joseph M. 1838-1902, architect. |
| Title |
[View showing the grounds of the Centennial Exhibition of 1876, West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pa.] [graphic]. |
| Publisher |
[Philadelphia] |
| Publisher |
PA. Philadelphia. 1876 |
| Date |
[1876] |
| Physical Description |
1 drawing: ink and watercolor; 33 x 51 cm.(13 x 20 in.) |
| Description |
Shows four of the main buildings near the Schuylkill River. Includes the Art Gallery, Main Building, Machinery Hall, and Horticultural
Hall. Also shows sailing vessels, including the steamboat "Belmont," traversing the river in the foreground. Majority of the
buildings were built after the designs of Herman Schwartzmann, Henry Pettit and Joseph M. Wilson. The centennial of the United
States was celebrated through an international exhibition of industry, agriculture, and art in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia.
|
| Notes |
Probably by John Serz. |
|
Cataloging funded by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (PW-506-19-10), 2010-2012. |
|
Gift of Madelyn Wolke, Lucianne Reichert, and Clifford A. Mohwinkel Jr. |
| Subject |
Centennial Exhibition (1876 : Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Buildings. |
|
Vessels -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
| Geographic subject |
Fairmount Park (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
|
Schuylkill River (Pa.) |
| Genre |
Watercolors -- 1870-1880. |
|
Ink drawings -- 1860-1870. |
| Associated name |
Pettit, Henry, 1842-1921, architect. |
| Associated name |
Schwarzmann, Hermann J., 1846-1891, architect. |
| Associated name |
Wilson, Joseph M. (Joseph Miller), 1838-1902, architect. |
| Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| albums - Serz [P.9773.3] |
| Accession number |
P.9773.3 |
