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Philadelphia has more public art than any other American city, according to a recent survey of outdoor sculpture sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. This is not so surprising since Philadelphia’s extraordinary collection of public art is a result of the city’s long and impressive tradition of cultural and civic involvement.

With superb examples of every period and material, the city’s unrivaled collection forms a veritable “museum without walls.”

The Dream Garden Dream Garden

Louis Comfort Tiffany meets Maxfield Parrish in a one-of-a-kind creation

Independence National Historical Park / Historic District / Center City East

One of only three such works ever undertaken by Tiffany Studios, the piece is comprised of 24 panels that took six months to install in its Philadelphia setting. In 1998, after the piece was put up for sale and casino magnate Steve Wynn attempted to purchase it, a citywide outcry nixed the deal, and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts purchased its alumnus’ famous Dream Garden to make sure it would remain where it has always been.

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