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''Anthony J. Drexel'' is a bronze statue by Moses Jacob Ezekiel. It is located at 32nd Street and Market Street, Philadelphia.〔http://phillyhistory.org/blog/index.php/2009/04/statues-around-philadelphia-part-three/〕 It was dedicated on June 17, 1905, at Belmont and Lansdowne Avenues. It was relocated to Drexel University, in December 1966, and again in 2003.〔http://www.drexel.edu/creesestudentcenter/infodesk/legendsandtraditions.html〕 The inscription reads: (Sculpture, proper right front, on oriental carpet near base:) (Base, front:) A SON OF PHILADELPHIA WHO DID HONOR TO HIS NATIVE CITY BY THE UPRIGHTNESS OF HIS LIFE HIS INTEGRITY AS A GREAT FINANCIER AND HIS GENEROUS INTEREST IN THE PUBLIC WELFARE (Base, left side:) FOUNDER OF THE DREXEL 1826 1893 (Base, rear:) INSTITUTE OF ART PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS OF PHILADELPHIA BY HIS FRIEND JOHN H. HARJES 1904 (Base, right side:) SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY 1826 1893 signed ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anthony J. Drexel (Ezekiel)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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