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Title: Anthony J. Drexel
Description: Anthony J. Drexel is a bronze statue by Moses Jacob Ezekiel.It is located at 32nd Street and Market Street, Philadelphia. 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. The inscription reads:(Sculpture, proper right front, on oriental carpet near base:) (Base, front:) (Base, left side:) FOUNDER OF THE DREXEL1826 1893 (Base, rear:) INSTITUTE OF ARTPRESENTED TO THE CITIZENSOF PHILADELPHIA BY HIS FRIEND JOHN H. HARJES1904(Base, right side:) SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY 1826 1893 signed
Author(s): Moses Jacob Ezekiel