Rittenhouse Hotel 210 West Rittenhouse Square Philadelphia Pennsylvania
Date:
1988. Installed 1989. Dedicated 1989
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia survey, 1993.
Image on file.
Evangelos Frudakis Sc. 1988 (On fountain rim:) "Welcome"/Evangelos Frudakis signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
A standing figure of a barefoot young woman, smaller than life-size, in a flowing dress, apparently running or skipping. Her proper right leg is forward and supports her weight. She is on her toes with the heel up. Her proper left leg is back and outstretched with the foot slightly pointed. Her arms are held out to her sides at approximately 45 degrees. Her proper left hand holds a rose. Her hair is flowing in the wind and she looks to the proper left.