Details
Contributor Traubel, M. H. (Morris H.), 1820-1897, printer.
Collins & Autenrieth, architect.
Title Humboldt Monument in Fairmount Park, designed by Collins & Autenrieth, for the Humboldt Festival Committee. [graphic].
Publisher Philadelphia: M. H. Traubel lith
Date [ca. 1869]
Physical Description 1 print: lithograph mounted on paper; 36 x 49 cm. (14.25 x 19.25 in.)
Description View showing a rendering of the monument, surrounded by trees and bushes, to be erected in honor of German natural scientist Alexander von Humboldt in East Fairmount Park. Monument composed of a bust of Humboldt resting on a column pedestal adorned with lion-mouthed fountains and two cherubs holding a globe marked "Cosmos" (representing Humboldt's 5-volume work about his knowledge of the earth). A stone canopy with benches protects the monument under and near which a lady and two gentlemen stand. Also shows a short level of stairs leading to the monument. The cornerstone of the monument, commissioned by German societies, was laid facing the entrance to Girard Avenue Bridge during a celebration of the centennial of the birth of Humboldt on September 13, 1869. The completed monument, including a full-length sculpture by Frederick Drake, was unveiled on July 4, 1876 during the Centennial Exhibition.
Notes Not in Wainwright.
Philadelphia on Stone
POS 366
Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Bb 632 H 881
Collins & Autenrieth, were German-born Philadelphia architects who worked on several projects for the German immigrant community of Philadelphia.
Subject Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 -- Monuments.
Monuments & memorials -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
Geographic subject Fairmount Park (Pa.) -- East.
Genre Lithographs -- 1860-1870.
Associated name Collins & Autenrieth, architect.
Location Historical Society of Pennsylvania | HSP Bb 632 H 881