"Jaques Lipchitz (1891-1973), who gained fame early on with the Cubist sculptures he made in Paris before World War I, enjoyed a special relationship with the city of Philadelphia. His involvement with the city spanned more than fifty years, beginning in 1922 when Dr. Albert C. Barnes commissioned him to execute bas-reliefs for the Barnes Foundation building in nearby Merion and culminating in 1976 when his monumental sculpture Government of the People was posthumously unveiled near City Hall." Using previously unpublished information and conversations with people who knew Lipchitz when he was working in Philadelphia, Michael R. Taylor casts new light on a remarkable artist. His essay is extensively illustrated with outstanding works by Lipchitz from throughout the area, including the Philadelphia Museum of Art, whose already impressive holdings of Lipchitz's art - the largest collection outside Israel - were further enriched by the recent gift of five sculptures from the Jacques and Yulla Lipchitz Foundation in honor of the Museum's 125th Anniversary.