Philadelphia muses

For the design of their new home, they hired 22 year old Philadelphia architect James Windrim, who would later design the Masonic Temple on Broad St. His plans called for a fairly simple, two story pressed brick structure. In , they added a third story, see photo, above, from about On the second floor were a lecture room and the medical library, below.

Even with the added third floor, by the College had outgrown the space. In , they abandoned the Locust Street location and moved to 22nd Street, where they remain today. The first Free Library of Philadelphia, which had been chartered in , opened in in three rooms in the southwestern part of City Hall.

The Free Library was to stay there for fifteen years. When it needed to expand again, the Trustees looked to the former College of Physicians building at Locust and 13th, see ad, right. The Inquirer argued that although location was not as central, the new building would have much more space for collections. In addition, it was near the Historical Society which was diagonally across the street and the Library Company which was a half block up Locust at Juniper. The paper speculated that Locust St.

Philadelphia Muses by Meg Saligman. Photo by Steve Weinik. Philadelphia Muses has remained one of our most iconic projects since its creation in In the center of the composition is an arts machine spinning out spheres, symbols of the perfect art form.

Then my eyes widened, and I saw everything that surrounds her: images representing all mediums of creation. This moment will always be imprinted in my mind. TK: They say the average time a person spends looking at a work of art is 17 seconds.

That you stood so long says a lot about the work, and about you. KI: I think my talent is being inspired. My talent is to admire. And this, this was something to look up to. It was shoes to fill. It was scary and beautiful and breathtaking and entertaining. KI: When you look at this painting, you see that the artist is diligent, consistent, and serious about what they do. This inspires how I work. I want to be consistent, and be diligent, and most of all, be true.

TK: Tell me about your upcoming record. Are there visual elements to it? The song, and the album, are about relinquishing the image people see when they look at me and discovering what I actually am.