Statue of Anthony J. Drexel

Anthony J. Drexel is a bronze statue by Moses Jacob Ezekiel of Drexel University founder Anthony Joseph Drexel. It is located at 32nd Street and Market Street, Philadelphia.^[1]

Anthony J. Drexel
Artist	Moses Jacob Ezekiel
Year	1904
Type	Bronze
Dimensions	170 cm × 140 cm × 150 cm (66 in × 54 in × 60 in)
Location	Philadelphia
Coordinates	39°57′14.68″N 75°11′12.76″W
Owner	Drexel University

It was dedicated on June 17, 1905, at Belmont and Lansdowne Avenues. It was relocated to Drexel University, in December 1966, and again in 2003.^{[2][failed verification]}

The inscription reads:
(Sculpture, proper right front, on oriental carpet near base:)

M. Ezekiel

(Base, front:)

ANTHONY J. DREXEL

A SON OF PHILADELPHIA WHO
DID HONOR TO HIS NATIVE CITY
BY THE UPRIGHTNESS OF HIS
LIFE HIS INTEGRITY AS A
GREAT FINANCIER AND HIS
GENEROUS INTEREST
IN THE PUBLIC

WELFARE

(Base, left side:)
FOUNDER OF THE DREXEL
1826 1893
(Base, rear:)
INSTITUTE OF ART
PRESENTED TO THE CITIZENS
OF PHILADELPHIA BY HIS FRIEND JOHN H. HARJES
1904
(Base, right side:)
SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
1826 1893 signed ^[3]

See also

• List of public art in Philadelphia