William Penn Annex East in Philadelphia in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Bicentennial Dawn, Philadelphia
A Multi-Unit Sculpture by Louise Nevelson
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2014
1. Bicentennial Dawn Marker
My search in life has been for a new seeing, a new image, a new insight, a new consciousness. This search includes the object as well as the in-between places – the dawns and the dusks, the objective world, the heavenly spheres, the places between the land and the sea… Man’s creations arrest the secret images that can be found in nature.
Bicentennial Dawn is a place, an environment that exists between night and day – solid and liquid – temporal and eternal substances. It can be experienced as a monument to the past as well as the spores of the future. Contemplation is the means by which we extend our awareness. Bicentennial Dawn is a contemplative experience in search of awareness that already exists in the human mind. The inner and the outer equal one.
Louise Nevelson
1975
Erected 1975.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women.
Location. 39° 57.063′ N, 75° 9.048′ W. Marker is in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia County. It is in William Penn Annex East. Marker is at the intersection of Market Street and North 6th Street, on the left when traveling north on Market Street. The marker is on the James
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. 6th & Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Indelible (within shouting distance of this marker); Rohm and Haas [Headquarters] (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Indelible (within shouting distance of this marker); Oney Escapes! (within shouting distance of this marker); The Names of the People Who Lived on This Block (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Contagion and Liberty (about 300 feet away); Chef Hercules (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Philadelphia.
Also see . . .
1. Louise Nevelson. Wikipedia biography. (Submitted on April 16, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Bicentennial Dawn (1976) by Louise Nevelson (1899 - 1988). "Association for Public Art" entry. (Submitted on April 16, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2013
2. Bicentennial Dawn, first unit, behind the lobby glass.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2014
3. Bicentennial Dawn, second unit, behind the lobby glass.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, September 2014
4. Bicentennial Dawn, third unit, behind the lobby glass.
by Lynn Gilbert, 1976
5. Louise Nevelson
Credits. This page was last revised on July 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. This page has been viewed 240 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 3, 2017, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 5. submitted on April 16, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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