Editing Philadelphia City Hall (section)

=== Alexander Milne Calder ===

The statue was designed and created by sculptor Alexander Milne Calder (1846-1923), who also designed all 250 sculptures decorating the building's exterior. Calder, grandfather of the famous mobile artist Alexander Calder, dedicated much of his career to the City Hall project.

Calder based his depiction of Penn on thorough historical research. The Historical Society of Pennsylvania helped determine the authentic 17th-century Quaker clothing Penn would have worn. Penn holds the charter of Pennsylvania in his hand, symbolizing the founding of the commonwealth.