{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Street Art Cities","provider_url":"https://streetartcities.com","title":"Philadelphia Muses by Meg Saligman","description":"Done on June 1, 1999 - this mural creates an art landscape filled with figures and elements that symbolize the 9 muses or art. \"In the center of the composition is an arts machine spinning out spheres, symbols of the perfect art form. Through portraits of local performing artists and references to works of art by local artists, Saligman honors the following forms of creative expression.\" From right to left:1. the bearded man with the flute symbolizes sound2. the woman in the brown robe in front of a colored pencil is based on a figure from a Maxfield Parrish painting and symbolizes the visual arts3. the woman in the large sphere holding a sun represents the human spirit4. the singing woman in the green brocade is the muse of performance5. the ballet dancer, bear a sphere enclosing the globe, shows discovery6. the seated man with with a book is the muse of words7. the man in the contorted pose symbolizes invention8. the woman in the white robe is the muse of movement9. the sculpture on the far left with the falling balls symbolizes craft","author_name":"Melanee Jeker","author_url":"https://streetartcities.com/users/00167adf-6036-4f5c-b06a-27c708f0951d","thumbnail_url":"https://streetartcities.com/media/0/0e6f0036-8946-4cb1-a226-c9df55d90830/1024.jpg","thumbnail_width":1024,"width":480,"height":480,"html":"","cache_age":3600}