William Penn - New Castle, DE
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N 39° 39.587 W 075° 33.779
18S E 451706 N 4390149
A statue of William Penn in downtown New Castle, in a grassy median strip.
Waymark Code: WM11CFF
Location: Delaware, United States
Date Posted: 09/27/2019
Views: 3
Taken from the website, "A standing, larger than life-sized figure of William Penn. At his side, in his proper left hand he holds a white oak twig with leaves. He holds a bowl with a small pitcher (porringer), a key and turf in his proper right hand. He is dressed in the style of a gentleman of the period, with hat, ruffled shirt, waistcoat, doublet, breeches and buckled shoes. He stands on a circular plinth set on a square base."
TITLE: William Penn, (sculpture).
ARTIST(S): Parks, Charles Cropper, 1922-2012, sculptor. Tallix, founder.
DATE: 1984
MEDIUM: Statue: cast bronze; Base: brick.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS DE000045
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
Located New Castle Common, New Castle, Delaware
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
No differences noted.
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