We are also a city of animal lovers (especially what I consider Philly's own breed of dog, the loveable mutt Pitbull) with organizations representing, including -- The Monster Milers, New Leash on Life, City of Elderly Love, Citizens for No Kill Philadelphia, Philadoptables, City Kitties, Hand2Paw, to name just a small few.
More than seventy artists are represented, including Winslow Homer, Thomas Eakins, John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper, and Marsden Hartley.
Song lyrics are generously represented, including Tom Waits's "Train Song and Robert Johnsonn's "Love in Vain".
Other important design movements are also represented, including Art Deco and the Streamline style.
Every major designer and mass merchant is represented, including Versace, Banana Republic and F. A. O. Schwarz.
Eight choreographers are represented, including Heidi Latsky, Sondra Loring, Wendell Beavers and Cyndi Lee.
This year, 22 different countries are represented, including newcomers from the Philippines, Iceland and Poland.
Fifty-five Chinese artists will be represented, including Chen Zhen, Feng Mengbo and Liu Wei.
And over 140 living goldsmiths and designers are represented including Wendy Ramsay, Peter Chang and Marjorie Schick.
The other artists represented — including Jean-Michel Basquiat and Dieter Roth — are no slouches, either.
While a majority of Indians here are Hindus, other religions are represented, including Christianity, Sikhism, Islam, Buddhism, Jainism and Judaism.
