Eli Kirk Price II
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Eli Kirk Price II was a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, called "the foremost civic and cultural leader in early twentieth-century Philadelphia". He was the commissioner of Fairmount Park
during the planning and development of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
, of which he was one of the principal planners. Later, he was instrumental in obtaining funding for the new Philadelphia Museum of Art
building. He was President of the museum from 1926–1933.
He was the grandson of Eli Kirk Price
. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Pennsylvania
respectively in 1881 and 1883, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1883.
Price was responsible for the purchase and installation of the sculpture of Billy the goat in Rittenhouse Square
. He died in 1933 of a heart attack. The Price Fountain in Eakins Oval
is dedicated to his memory.
He is buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia.
Fairmount Park
Fairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of 63 parks, with , all overseen by the Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation, successor to the Fairmount Park Commission in 2010.-Fairmount Park proper:...
during the planning and development of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a scenic boulevard that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Named for favorite son Benjamin Franklin, the mile-long Parkway cuts diagonally across the grid plan pattern of Center City's Northwest quadrant...
, of which he was one of the principal planners. Later, he was instrumental in obtaining funding for the new Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is among the largest art museums in the United States. It is located at the west end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia's Fairmount Park. The Museum was established in 1876 in conjunction with the Centennial Exposition of the same year...
building. He was President of the museum from 1926–1933.
He was the grandson of Eli Kirk Price
Eli Kirk Price
Eli Kirk Price was a Philadelphia lawyer, a commissioner of Fairmount Park from the time of its founding, and a member of the American Philosophical Society....
. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
respectively in 1881 and 1883, and was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1883.
Price was responsible for the purchase and installation of the sculpture of Billy the goat in Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square
Rittenhouse Square is one of the five original open-space parks planned by William Penn and his surveyor Thomas Holme during the late 17th century in central Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The park cuts off 19th Street at Walnut Street and also at a half block above Manning Street. Its boundaries are...
. He died in 1933 of a heart attack. The Price Fountain in Eakins Oval
Eakins Oval
At the end of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, just in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, is Eakins Oval. The loop of road is usually host to a large volume of traffic as it connects the core of the city with Fairmount Park, Kelly Drive , and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive...
is dedicated to his memory.
He is buried in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia.