Statue of Kate Smith

A statue of Kate Smith by Marc Mellon[1][2] was installed outside Philadelphia's Xfinity Live!, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, until 2019.[3] The 8-foot (2.4 m) bronze sculpture was commissioned by the Philadelphia Flyers and unveiled on October 8, 1987.[4] It was placed into storage in 2010 because of the demolition of Spectrum.[5]

Statue of Kate Smith
The statue in 2017
ArtistMarc Mellon
Year1987 (1987)
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectKate Smith
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, US

See also

References
  1. "The Philadelphia Flyers plan to erect..." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  2. Tornoe, Rob. "Flyers cover Kate Smith statue, dump 'God Bless America' over past racist songs". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  3. "Kate Smith statue removed, Flyers ax her 'God Bless America' after racist songs come to light". NBC Sports Philadelphia. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  4. Winkler, Sheldon (2019-05-08). The Music of World War II: War Songs and Their Stories. ISBN 978-0-359-64779-8.
  5. "Kate Smith Goes Into Storage As Spectrum Demolition Nears". 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2020-06-11.


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