Dream Garden
Curtis Center lobby, 601-45 Walnut Street (Independence Square West)Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
Dream Garden in the Lobby of the Curtis Building
Photo: Robert J. Moran
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Made for Cyrus Curtis by the Louis C. Tiffany Studios, the 260-color mosiac was based on a painting by Maxfield Parrish. Measuring 15 by 49 feet, Dream Garden contains over 100,000 pieces of favrile glass.
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Landmark Trivia
- In June of 1998, Dream Garden was sold to casino owner Steve Wynn, who planned to move it to Las Vegas. Philadelphia historians, artists and press protested the proposed move — and the Pew Charitable Trusts agreed to provide $3.5 million to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in order to purchase the important work. The work is now owned by the Pennsylvania Academy, and is permanently installed in the Curtis Center lobby.
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