Tour The Art
Tour The Art
- Title:
- Kopernick
- Artist:
- Talcott, Dudley
- Date:
- 1972
- Materials:
- stainless steel, granite base
- Location:
- 18th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway
- District:
- 5
- Description:
- The memorial sculpture Kopernick honors Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543), who laid the foundations of modern astronomy. The sculpture represents Copernicus's belief that the earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the sun. The 16-ft stainless steel circle is the artist's representation of this concept with the circular form in the center representing the location of the sun. Organizational gift, Polish-Americans of Philadelphia.
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