Allow Me
![A bronze statue of a man in a business suit; in one hand he is holding an umbrella, while his other arm is extended.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Allow_Me%2C_Pioneer_Courthouse_Square.jpg/170px-Allow_Me%2C_Pioneer_Courthouse_Square.jpg)
Allow Me and (inset) the descriptive plaque mounted in the brickwork of Portland, Oregon's Pioneer Courthouse Square
Allow Me is a bronze sculpture by John Seward Johnson II. Casts of Allow Me are displayed as public art in Bath, New York; Chicago;[1] in front of the Prince Music Theater in Philadelphia;[2] on Embassy Row (2346 Massachusetts Ave. NW) in Washington DC;[citation needed] and in Portland, Oregon. Three additional casts exist in private collections in Hamilton, Ohio, Los Angeles and Fort Smith, Arkansas.[3]
See also[]
- Allow Me (Portland, Oregon)
- List of public art in Chicago
- List of public art in Philadelphia
References[]
- ^ "Monumental Marilyn Monroe Sculpture by Seward Johnson Debuts In Chicago at Pioneer Court-401 N. Michigan Ave". Reuters. July 15, 2011. Archived from the original on November 14, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ "Allow Me, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ Smith, Jesse (July 13, 2005). "Statue of Limitations: A Center City icon is on the move". Philadelphia Weekly. Review Publishing. Archived from the original on 2013-06-20. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Allow Me at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Bronze sculptures in Illinois
- Bronze sculptures in New York City
- Bronze sculptures in Pennsylvania
- Embassy Row
- Outdoor sculptures in Chicago
- Outdoor sculptures in New York City
- Outdoor sculptures in Philadelphia
- Sculptures by John Seward Johnson II
- Sculptures of men in Illinois
- Sculptures of men in New York City
- Sculptures of men in Pennsylvania
- Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
- Statues in Chicago
- Statues in New York (state)
- Statues in Pennsylvania
- Statues in Washington, D.C.