[TheForge] Plans for a "Samuel Yellin" tour of (downtown) Philadelphia
Steve Smith
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Thu Oct 9 21:34:00 2003
Wish I could be there.
Steve Smith
Bruce Freeman wrote:
> Friends and Internet Acquaintances:
>
> As I've mentioned over theforge in the past few weeks, my friend Sara
> and I are planning to do an informal, mostly walking tour of (downtown /
> center city) Philadelphia to view the ironwork of Samuel Yellin. We are
> welcoming others to join us who have interest in or knowledge of Samuel
> Yellin's work.
>
> (Sara is particularly interested in buildings that were designed by her
> grandfather, a well-known architect of the early part of the last
> century, who not only employed Yellin exclusively for ornamental
> ironwork, Sara tells me, but gave Yellin a letter of introduction to
> architects in Boston, only a year after Yellin opened his first shop.)
>
> We will meet at 10 AM on Saturday, October 25 at the Rosenbach Museum
> and Library (2010 Delancy Place, Philadelphia;
> http://www.rosenbach.org/main.html; 215.732.1600), where there is an
> exhibit of Yellin's "...fiendish and fanciful ironwork creatures
> (monsters, gargoyles, and devils), along with technical drawings that
> aided in their creation...." (I have not checked admission price.)
>
> Since I don't know all of you, we will need some means of recognizing
> each other. One means would be to wear something "blacksmithish" like a
> tee-shirt from an ABANA chapter. But I think it would be better if we'd
> come up with some other means of recognizing each other. Any good
> ideas?
>
> I intend to plan the route of the tour from Magaziner's book, "The
> Golden Age of Ironwork," (http://www.bookmasters.com/skipjack/006.htm)
> from which I expect to learn the locations of the less-known Yellin
> works. We will not be venturing far from center city, so this tour will
> not include such locations as Valley Forge.
>
> I can give no advice where to park in Philly. This area of town likely
> has some rather expensive parking garages, so carpooling into Philly may
> save you some considerable money. (If anyone can give better
> suggestions, please do.)
>
> I envision we will spend at least an hour at the Yellin exhibit there.
> I don't yet have Magaziner's book, but I'm hopeful will be within
> walking distance of some of them. With luck, we can leave our cars
> parked and do the rest of the day on foot, stopping for lunch at some
> local (possibly vegetarian) restaurant. If necessary, we would later
> drive to another location for additional viewing.
>
> At some point we'll break for dinner, and this will mark the end of the
> tour, proper. No later than 6:15 PM, my friend and I will leave Philly
> and head for Princeton, to get to Rum and Onions Halloween contra dance
> by 7:30 for the costume parade. So this won't be a particularly long
> day.
>
> (This contra dance is open to the public. Contra dancers among you are
> encouraged to attend, but I don't recommend this dance for beginners.
> Halloween costume optional.
> http://www.princetonol.com/groups/pcd/archives/a03_rumandonions.pdf)
>
> No formal RSVP is needed to attend this tour, but I'd like to get a
> sense of who and how many are coming, so let me know. This strikes me
> as a good outing to include spouce or significant other, but not kids.
> (If your kid is REALLY interested in Yellin, bring him!)
>
> Regards,
>
> Bruce Freeman
>
> P.S. This tour is not an official function of any group, including
> NJBA and ABANA.
>
>
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