Philadelphia's Outdoor Art: A Walking Tour
- ISBN-10
- 0940159724
- ISBN-13
- 9780940159723
- Category
- Art / Sculpture & Installation
- Pages
- 149
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002
- Publisher
- Camino Books
- Author
- Roslyn F. Brenner
Description
This Updated & Expanded edition includes many new works of art that have been installed on Philadelphia's sidewalks & in public areas in the ten years since the book's last edition.
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