PA-127 Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial

Marker text: Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial
Founded in 1898 as the Graphic Sketch Club; oldest free community art school in the United States. Nearly 5,000 students study art here annually. Alumni include Frank Gasparro, former chief engraver for U.S. Mint, and Louis Kahn, renowned architect.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission 2005

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Location: 719 Catherine St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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