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This is listed as one of the Peace Monuments dedicated in 1950-1954. It is a memorial to the aviators of Pennsylvania killed in World War I. Paul Manship (1885-1966) was the sculptor and Joseph Patterson Sims (1890-1953) was the architect. The sculpture is made of bronze and limestone it is shaped like a celestial sphere, the outer structure suggests an astronomical instrument, and the figures illustrate signs of the zodiac. First proposed during World War I by the Aero Club of Pennsylvania, the memorial was commissioned by the Fairmount Park Art Association. It was donated to the City of Philadelphia in 1950.

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This is listed as one of the Peace Monuments dedicated in 1950-1954. It is a memorial to the aviators of Pennsylvania killed in World War I. Paul Manship (1885-1966) was the sculptor and Joseph Patterson Sims (1890-1953) was the architect. The sculpture is made of bronze and limestone it is shaped like a celestial sphere, the outer structure suggests an astronomical instrument, and the figures illustrate signs of the zodiac. First proposed during World War I by the Aero Club of Pennsylvania, the memorial was commissioned by the Fairmount Park Art Association. It was donated to the City of Philadelphia in 1950.