Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Alexander Milne Calder made Pennsylvania
his home in 1868 and earned the commission to create the decorative
sculptural program for the City Hall of Philadelphia. This
project consumed much of his career, and while supervising it, he
oversaw a small army of artisans and workmen who used Old World skills
in the "tremendous decorative sculptural program" (Baigell 58)
One
of his best-known works is likely the huge statue of William Penn on
top of the (showing 500 of 1242 characters). |
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