Alexander Milne Calder (MILL-nee) was a Scottish American sculptor best known for the architectural sculpture of Philadelphia City Hall. Both his son, Alexander Stirling Calder, and grandson, Alexander Calder, became significant sculptors in the 20th century.
A Tacony Iron Works employee with the head of Calder's statue of William Penn in 1894; the statue now stands atop Philadelphia City Hall
William Warner Tomb, Laurel Hill Cemetery (1889)
73rd Pennsylvania Infantry monument, Gettysburg Battlefield (1889)
Indian Figure, prior to installation on City Hall, c. 1892
Philadelphia City Hall is the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Built in the ornate Second Empire style, City Hall houses the chambers of the Philadelphia City Council and the offices of the Mayor of Philadelphia.
North face of Philadelphia City Hall in July 2019
The William Penn statue prior to its placement atop Philadelphia City Hall in 1894
City Hall's Dilworth Plaza at Christmas in 2005
The North Broad Street arcade