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What is the origin of the Fairmount Park Art Association?

April 26, 2017art Association Fairmount origin park

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What is the origin of the Fairmount Park Art Association?

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It was founded in 1872 for “adorning Fairmount Park with statues, busts, and other works of art.” Anthony Drexel was its first president. Source: Fairmount Park, a History and Guidebook, 1974, p.26, Esther M.

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It was founded in 1872 for “adorning Fairmount Park with statues, busts, and other works of art.” Anthony Drexel was its first president. Source: Fairmount Park, a History and Guidebook, 1974, p.26, Esther M. Klein, 917.