Penn art project tells the story of Philadelphia through monuments | Penn Current
Penn art project tells the story of Philadelphia through monuments | Penn Current
Walking in Center City soon after joining the PennDesign faculty five years ago, Vancouver-born artist Ken Lum happened upon a blue and gold historical marker recognizing Billie Holiday, a jazz legend and Philadelphia native. Then he saw a bronze statue of John Wanamaker, a noted Philadelphia businessman, on the eastern skirt of the grounds of City Hall.