List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 1
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This is a list of public art in Ward 1 of Washington, D.C..
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (i.e. sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue | Leo Lentelli | 1932 | Shrine of the Sacred Heart 38°55′53″N 77°2′10.31″W / 38.93139°N 77.0361972°W | Bronze & granite | Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. W. 10 ft. (2,500 lbs.). | Shrine of the Sacred Heart[1] | |
Kauffmann Memorial | William Ordway Partridge | 1897 | Rock Creek Cemetery - Section B | Bronze & granite | Overall: approx. 70 x 163 x 144 in.; Figure: approx. H. 4 ft.; Relief panels: approx. H. 15 in. W. 26 in. | Rock Creek Cemetery[2] | |
Guglielmo Marconi | Attilio Piccirilli | 1940 | 16th St. & Lamont St. N.W. | Bronze & granite | Female figure: approx. 95 x 72 x 36 in.; Base: approx 200 x 182 x 54 in.; Marconi: approx. 40 x 30 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 95 x 32 x 18 in. | United States Department of the Interior[3] | |
Perry Lions | Roland Hinton Perry | 1906/2002 | Taft Bridge 38°55′22.04″N 77°3′4.25″W / 38.9227889°N 77.0511806°W | Cast Concrete | 4 lions. Each lion: approx. 7 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft.; Each base: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. x 16 ft. | D.C. Department of Public Works[4] | |
Joan of Arc | Paul Dubois | 1922 | Meridian Hill Park 38°55′14.52″N 77°2′8.57″W / 38.9207000°N 77.0357139°W | Bronze & granite | Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 10 in. W. 6 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. H. 52 in. W. 11 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[5][6] | |
James Buchanan Memorial | Hans Schuler | 1930 | Meridian Hill Park 38°55′11″N 77°02′06″W / 38.91965°N 77.03498°W | Bronze & granite | Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 2 in. W. 6 ft. 7 in.; | United States Department of the Interior[7] | |
Cascading Waterfall | John Joseph Earley & George Burnap | 1936 | Meridian Hill Park 38°55′11.44″N 77°2′8.38″W / 38.9198444°N 77.0356611°W | Concrete | Fountain: approx. w. 300 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[8] | |
The Parable | Jimilu Mason | 1990 | Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd., N.W. 38°55′31.46″N 77°2′17.11″W / 38.9254056°N 77.0380861°W | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 60 in. (500 lbs.). | Festival Center[9] | |
Two Men Reading | Unknown | Howard University, 601 Fairmont St., N.W. | Stone | Howard University[10] | |||
A Bridge Across and Beyond | Richard Hunt | Howard University, Blackburn Center | Steel | Howard University[11] | |||
Symbiosis | Richard Hunt | Howard University, 2400 6th St, N.W. | Corten Steel | H. 9 ft x W. 4 ft. | Howard University[12][13] | ||
Students Aspire | Elizabeth Catlett | 1977 | Howard University, 2300 6th St, N.W., building facade | Bronze | Approx. h. 14 ft. w. 4 ft. 6 in. | Howard University[14] | |
Family Circle | Herbert House | 1991 | 18th & Harvard St., N.W. 38°55′37.33″N 77°2′28.88″W / 38.9270361°N 77.0413556°W | Steel | Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 36 in. Diam. 84 in. | DC Art/works?[15] | |
Francis Asbury | Augustus Lukeman | 1921 | 16th St & Mt. Pleasant St., N.W. | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 100 x 60 x 132 in.; Base: approx. 100 x 140 x 200 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[16] | |
The Servant Christ | Jimilu Mason | 1986 | Christ House, 1717 Columbia Rd. | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. 3 in. D. 2 ft. | Christ House[17] | |
McMillan Fountain | Herbert Adams | 1912 | McMillan Reservoir | Bronze | H. 12 ft. | McMillan Reservoir[18] | |
Fortitude | James King | 1979 | Howard University - Science Valley | Metal | Howard University[19][20] | ||
Bairstow Eagle Lampposts | Ernest C. Bairstow | 1906 | Taft Bridge | Painted iron | 24 lampposts. Each lamppost: approx. H. 17 ft. W. 4 ft. Diam: 20 in.; Each base: approx. H. 5 ft. 8 in. W. 4 ft. | District of Columbia[21] | |
Serenity | Jose Clara | 1925 | Meridian Hill Park | Carrara Marble | Sculpture: approx. H. 79 in. W. 5 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 22 in. W. 99 in. | United States Department of the Interior[22][23] | |
Dante Alighieri | Ettore Ximenes | 1921 | Meridian Hill Park | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. | United States Department of the Interior[24] | |
New Leaf | Lisa Scheer | 2007 | Georgia Avenue – Petworth Metro Station 38°56′12.58″N 77°1′27.15″W / 38.9368278°N 77.0242083°W | Bronze | 8 x 45 x 2.5 | Washington Metro[25][26] | |
Woven Identities | Megan Walsh & Casa Del Pueblo Youth | 1999 | Columbia Heights Metro Station - West Entrance | Washington Metro[25][27] | |||
Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders | Jerome Meadows | 1997 | Unity Park - Columbia Rd., Euclid St. and Champlain St., N.W. | [25] | |||
This is How We Live | Garin Baker | 2008 | 239 Elm Street, N.W. | Paint | DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities[25] | ||
(Here I Stand) In The Spirit of Paul Robeson | Allen Uzikee Nelson | 2001 | Georgia & Kansas Aves. N.W. | [28] | |||
Spirit of Freedom | Ed Hamilton | 1988 | Vermont Ave. & U St. N.W. | Bronze | [29] | ||
Emiliano Zapata | Mexican Cultural Institute | Bronze | [30] | ||||
The Mama Ayesha's Restaurant Presidential Mural | Karla Cecilia Rodas Cortez (Karlisima) | 2009 | 1967 Calvert Street Northwest | Paint | Mural 60' x 24' | Mama Ayesha's[31] |
References
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Kauffmann Memorial (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Guglielmo Marconi (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Perry Lions (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Joan of Arc (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ↑ National Park Service (2009). "Joan of Arc". Park Statues - Photos. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Buchanan, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Cascading Waterfall (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "The Parable (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "(Two Men Reading) (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "A Bridge Across and Beyond (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Symbiosis (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ↑ Aeja O. Washington (2004). "Bison". Images of the Capstone. Howard University. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Students Aspire (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Family Circle (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Francis Asbury (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "The Servant Christ (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ↑ Louise Todd Ambler & Marilyn Gage Hyson (2003). "McMillan Fountain (sculpture)". Untitled Checklist. Smithsonian. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Fortitude (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ Aeja O. Washington (2004). "Lady Fortitude". Images of the Capstone. The Hilltop. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Bairstow Eagle Lampposts (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Serenity (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ National Park Service (2009). "Places". Meridian Hill Park. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
- ↑ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Dante Alighieri (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 "DC Public Art". Public Art Map. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ↑ "Gallery". New Arts Foundry. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ↑ Ruth Wallach. "Public Art in Washington, DC Metro (very selective)". Public Art in LA. University of Southern California. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ↑ "Here I Stand, The Spirit of Paul Robeson sculpture in Washington, D.C.". DCMemorials.com. 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ "Spirit of Freedom: African-American Civil War Memorial SE of Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C.". DCMemorials.com. 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ "ZAPATA, Emiliano statue at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C.". DCMemorials.com. 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
- ↑ "Karlisima Fine Art and Murals". Karlisima. 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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