Smith's Throne: Science's Stomp on Error, June 12, 1926

Smith's Throne: Science's Stomp on Error, June 12, 1926

Pennsylvania's Prize: In 1926, John C. Bell, a university trustee, gifts the Edgar Fahs Smith Statue, R. Tait McKenzie's design, symbolizing science's triumph over mistake.

The Edgar Fahs Smith Statue graces the University of Pennsylvania. A gift from John C. Bell, its design was orchestrated by R. Tait McKenzie. Smith sits, his boot atop a serpent's head, emblematic of victory. He faces off with the Fisher Fine Arts Library.

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