Bronzes on Display
On this page are the various Wanamaker bronzes that are on display, both at the Penn Museum and elsewhere on the University of Pennsylvania's campus and in Philadelphia. Hover over the thumbnails to see the objects' names and click on them to learn more.
These thirteen bronzes are on display in a case in the Penn Museum's Rome Gallery. Two lamps, a lantern, a candelabrum, two weights, a sistrum, a saucepan, two pitchers, a statue, and two fountain statues are in the case.
This statue, the Borghese Satyr, is on display in the Warden Garden at the Kamin Entrance to the Penn Museum. The statue is the only bronze that remains outdoors and receives regular conservation treatments.
These three statues of women, called the Peplophorai or Herculanean Women, are located just inside the Penn Museum's Trescher entrance.
There are five bronzes in the Museum's Archives. They include: a bust of Dante (MS3971, https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/71757); a water heater (MS3807, https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/177593); a bust of Ptolemy Alexander (MS3500, https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/51561); a fountain statue (MS3817, https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/107763); and a small statue of Dionysus (MS3821, https://www.penn.museum/collections/object/1695210). The Archives are open to visitors by appointment. For more information, see https://www.penn.museum/about-collections/archives.
This bronze statue, depicting a praying girl, is currently on loan to Van Pelt Library at the University of Pennsylvania. It is on display on the 6th floor of the library.
This bronze statue of Apollo with his lyre is on loan to the Lemon Hill Mansion. This mansion is a Landmark and Historical Place in Fairmount Park, Philadephia, and was built by the merchant Henry Pratt in 1800. The neoclassical mansion is known for its unique oval-shaped rooms, large porches, solid mahogany doors, and gardens, including a greenhouse of lemon trees for which the mansion is named. Today the Lemon Hill Mansion is open to visitors and host to numerous events throughout the year. Visit http://parkcharms.com/lemon-hill/ or https://www.facebook.com/LemonHill to learn more.