List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 8

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This is a list of public art in Ward 8 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.

Ward 8

Title Artist Year Location/GPS Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Image
Saint Martin de Porres Thomas McGlynn 1989 Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Wood & Concrete Sculpture: approx. H. 12½ ft. Diam. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. W. 3 ft. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church[1]
Chair Bassett Furniture 1959 2101 Martin Luther King Avenue, S.E. 38°51′55.44″N 76°59′22.94″W / 38.8654000°N 76.9897056°W / 38.8654000; -76.9897056 Aluminum Approx. H. 19½ ft. W. 12 ft. (4,000 lbs.). Curtis Investments[2]
Shooting for the Stars...Not Each Other Cheryl Foster 2000 Southern Court Apartments, 885 Chesapeake St., S.E. Southern Court Apartments[3]
Go With the Flow Cheryl Foster 2000 Oxon Run Swimming Pool, 4th St., S.E. & Mississippi Ave., S.E. Southern Court Apartments[3]
River Spirits of the Anacostia Martha Jackson-Jarvis 2004 Anacostia Metro Station Washington Metro[3]
Untitled Anne Allardyce-Tully 2008 Congress Heights Metro Station Washington Metro[3]
Thomas Edison Evelyn Beatrice Longman ca. 1952 4555 Overlook Ave SW Bronze [4]

References

  1. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Saint Martin de Porres (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  2. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Chair (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "DC Public Art". Public Art Map. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  4. "EDISON, Thomas A bust (ca. 1952) at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C.". Public Art Map. dcMemorials. 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
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