Author: Lynn Carroll, C’93
Do you recognize this guy?
Hint: His name is Mario and he lives really close to Penn…
This sculpture can be found at 33rd and Market Streets, and is known by most as “the Drexel Dragon.” The sculpture was created by alumnus Eric Berg, W’68, GFA’74. You can see some of his other bronze sculptures nearby, such as an African warthog for the Philadelphia Zoo, a Sea Turtle for Camden’s Adventure Aquarium, and “Philbert” the pig at Reading Terminal Market. You can view his incredibly detailed, lifelike work here. Eric is living proof that you can still earn a living as an artist, even if you got your first degree from Wharton!
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