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| Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site |
2027 Fairmount Avenue
Philadelphia , PA 19130
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Admission
$12.00 Adults
$10.00 Senior Citizens
$8.00 Students
$8.00 Kids (Age 7 - 12)
Opened in 1829 as part of a controversial movement to change the behavior of inmates through “confinement in solitude” the wagon wheel or “radial” style, Eastern State Penitentiary was the architectural inspiration for over 300 prisons worldwide. The design by British architect John Havilland encompassed 11 acres with state of the art plumbing, sewage systems, and 450 centrally-heated cells and established ESP as an architectural marvel. |
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| Artist: Eastern State Penitentiary |
Website: www.easternstate.org/exhibits/index.php#art
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Artist Statement:
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site welcomes new artists to its growing art installation program and continues to feature many of the visitors' favorite installations. Artists are chosen for their ability to address Eastern State's primary themes - including issues of crime and justice, architectural history, and the site's fascinating past - with a memorable, thought-provoking approach. New installations include Mary Jo Bole’s “Purge Incomplete,” detailing the intriguing history of plumbing at the penitentiary, and Troy Richards’ “The Criminal Us: Anonymous Confessions Juxtaposed,” detailing the differences and similarities between confessions of the convicted and of those outside the criminal justice system.
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