Biker and Rower (Father of Grace Kelly)
Image by Tony Fischer Photography
A statue of Grace Kelly’s father, John B. (Jack) Kelly is seen beside a biker along the Schuykill River in Philadelphia.
More about Jack Kelly:
"…Though eventually outshone (at least outside Philadelphia) by his famous daughter, Jack Kelly was a celebrity in his own right, winning three Olympic gold medals in rowing. His son, John Jr., was also an Olympic rower. East River Drive was renamed Kelly Drive in his honor after John Jr.’s death in 1985. Now John B. Kelly III, known as J. B., is the president of Vesper Boat Club, at the midpoint on Boathouse Row…"
"…Boathouse Row is also the launching point for a public art walk, two and a half miles long, that goes up Kelly Drive and ventures over to the west side of the river before coming back. Besides Jack Kelly’s statue, there are about 30 other works of art, including statues of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and a figure called “The Pilgrim,” with a Bible in his left hand, peering out onto a water as if catching a glimpse of everything that is happening on a busy river…"
source: travel.nytimes.com/2008/04/18/travel/escapes/18american.h…
