Philadelphia owns more than 1,000 public artworks. Scores are missing.
Known for its outdoor art, Philadelphia has twice gutted its public arts office, and officials have not inventoried the collection in decades. At least 85 works are recorded as missing.
I love Philadelphia, but I’d never taken the City Hall tours. Don’t make the same mistake.
Being a tourist in your own city sometimes involves admitting you've ignored experiences hiding in plain sight.
Miami Herald24d
Popular ‘Portal’ art sculpture stripped of copper wires in act of thievery, PA cops say
The Portal art installation was unveiled in Philadelphia ... The Portal was then relocated to the city of brotherly love. Philadelphia Parks and Recreation announced the Portal was “down ...
Time Out28d
This city was just named the best in the U.S. for street art—again
For the second time in three years, Philly has snagged the top spot as the Best City for Street Art in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. A panel of experts made the nominations, and ...
The Scranton Times-Tribune6d
I love Philadelphia, but I’d never taken a City Hall tour. Don’t make the same mistake
PHILADELPHIA — As I walked through Philadelphia City Hall this month ... marbles high above us and said that behind them was a sculpture of a penny farthing, and asked if we knew what that ...