List of public art in Atlanta
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This is a list of public art in Atlanta, in the United States. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals, and mosaics.
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2020) |
Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Wikidata | Notes |
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Adult Swim mural | Along Williams Street, near Williams Street headquarters 33°46′58″N 84°23′25″W / 33.7829°N 84.3904°W / 33.7829; -84.3904 | Mural | |||||||||
More images | Air France Flight 007 Memorial | Grounds of the High Museum of Art 33°47′23″N 84°23′06″W / 33.7898°N 84.3849°W / 33.7898; -84.3849 | Memorial | High Museum of Art | Memorial for the Air France Flight 007 disaster. Incorporates a replica of The Shade by Auguste Rodin, which was gifted by the government of France to Atlanta following the disaster.[1] | ||||||
More images | Albert Einstein Memorial | Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology 33°46′30″N 84°23′52″W / 33.775064°N 84.397864°W / 33.775064; -84.397864 | 2015 | Robert Berks | Statue | Bronze | Georgia Tech | Q2402570 | Replica of the original in Washington, D.C. | ||
More images | Atlanta from the Ashes (The Phoenix) | Woodruff Park 33°45′16.72″N 84°23′21.37″W / 33.7546444°N 84.3892694°W / 33.7546444; -84.3892694 | 1969 | James Siegler | Sculpture | Bronze | Q4816193 | ||||
Auburn Avenue bas-reliefs | Along Auburn Avenue | 1996 | Brian Owens | Bas-relief | Bronze, Granite | Four bas-reliefs honoring notable individuals from the Sweet Auburn neighborhood. The four individuals honored are Alice Dugged Cary, Carrie Steele Logan, Wesley Chapel Redding, and James Tate.[2] | |||||
Autoeater | Intersection of Peachtree Street and 10th Street 33°46′54.5″N 84°23′2″W / 33.781806°N 84.38389°W / 33.781806; -84.38389 | 2017 | Julia Venske Gregor Spänle | Sculpture | Carrera marble | Weight: 32,000 pounds (15,000 kg) | Midtown Alliance | Q99539189 | |||
More images | Ballet Olympia | Near SunTrust Plaza 33°45′45″N 84°23′13″W / 33.7626°N 84.3870°W / 33.7626; -84.3870 | 1992 | John C. Portman Jr. | Sculpture | Adapted from a sculpture by Paul Manship.[3] | |||||
More images | Statue of Barbara Asher | Intersection of Marietta Street and Broad Street 33°45′18″N 84°23′26″W / 33.7549°N 84.3906°W / 33.7549; -84.3906 | 1998 | Statue | Bronze | [4] | |||||
More images | Behold | Near Ebenezer Baptist Church 33°45′20″N 84°22′26″W / 33.755647°N 84.373885°W / 33.755647; -84.373885 | 1990 | Patrick Morelli | Statue | Bronze | [5] | ||||
More images | Statue of Bobby Dodd | Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology 33°46′25″N 84°23′36″W / 33.7737°N 84.3933°W / 33.7737; -84.3933 | 2012 | Statue | Georgia Tech | [6] | |||||
The Bridge | John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park 33°46′24″N 84°21′34″W / 33.7734°N 84.3594°W / 33.7734; -84.3594 | 1997 | Thornton Dial | Sculpture | Steel | ||||||
More images | Carnegie Education Pavilion | Hardy Ivy Park 33°45′45″N 84°23′15″W / 33.762633°N 84.387533°W / 33.762633; -84.387533 | 1997 | Monument | Q5043886 | ||||||
Concord | Near SunTrust Plaza 33°45′47″N 84°23′10″W / 33.762980°N 84.386158°W / 33.762980; -84.386158 | 1992 | John C. Portman Jr. | Sculpture | Bronze | [7] | |||||
More images | Confederate Obelisk | Confederate section of Oakland Cemetery 33°44′53″N 84°22′19″W / 33.747985°N 84.372079°W / 33.747985; -84.372079 | 1874 | Obelisk | Granite | Height: 65 feet (20 m) | Q100148300 | ||||
More images | Continuing the Conversation | Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology 33°46′22″N 84°23′42″W / 33.7729°N 84.3950°W / 33.7729; -84.3950 | 2018 | Martin Dawe | Statue | Granite Bronze | Georgia Tech | Q97609953 | |||
Statue of Dominique Wilkins | State Farm Arena 33°45′23.5″N 84°23′46″W / 33.756528°N 84.39611°W / 33.756528; -84.39611 | 2015 | Brian Hanlon | Statue | Granite Bronze | ||||||
Statue of Ellis Arnall | Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′57″N 84°23′19″W / 33.74917°N 84.38861°W / 33.74917; -84.38861 | 1997 | Zenos Frudakis | Statue | Q98549574 | ||||||
Erskine Memorial Fountain | Grant Park 33°43′53″N 84°22′24″W / 33.73139°N 84.37333°W / 33.73139; -84.37333 | 1896 | J. Massey Rhind | Fountain | Q96377382 | ||||||
More images | Statue of Eugene Talmadge | Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′54″N 84°23′17″W / 33.74833°N 84.38806°W / 33.74833; -84.38806 | 1949 | Steffen Thomas | Statue | Q98175534 | |||||
Statue of Evander Holyfield | Brian Hanlon | Statue | Statue initially was planned to be installed in front of the Flatiron Building near Woodruff Park in 2018.[8] However, this location was later dropped, and the complete statue is currently in storage, awaiting installation somewhere in Southwest Atlanta.[9] | ||||||||
More images | Expelled Because of Color | Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′56″N 84°23′16″W / 33.748966°N 84.387681°W / 33.748966; -84.387681 | 1978 | John T. Riddle | Sculpture | Q57157852 | |||||
More images | Five Points Monument | Five Points 33°45′16″N 84°23′23″W / 33.754418°N 84.389849°W / 33.754418; -84.389849 | 1996 | George Beasley | Sculpture | Bronze Steel | Q100325695 | ||||
The Flair | Georgia International Plaza 33°45′26″N 84°23′55″W / 33.7572°N 84.3985°W / 33.7572; -84.3985 | 1996 | Richard MacDonald | Statue | Bronze | Q7734329 | |||||
More images | Free Nelson Mandela | Piedmont Park 33°46′57″N 84°22′21″W / 33.7824°N 84.3726°W / 33.7824; -84.3726 | 1987 | David Hammons | Sculpture | Q5499937 | |||||
More images | Freedom of Flight | Hardy Ivy Park 33°45′48″N 84°23′15″W / 33.763212°N 84.387499°W / 33.763212; -84.387499 | 2014 | Corrina Sephora | Sculpture | [10] | |||||
More images | Gateway of Dreams | Centennial Olympic Park 33°45′37″N 84°23′37″W / 33.760407°N 84.393564°W / 33.760407; -84.393564 | 1996 | Raymond Kaskey | Monument | Q100249783 | |||||
More images | Statue of George C. Griffin | Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology 33°46′29″N 84°23′58″W / 33.774638°N 84.399342°W / 33.774638; -84.399342 | Statue | Bronze | Georgia Tech | Located near the Ferst Center for the Arts.[11] | |||||
Mural on the Glenn Building | Glenn Building 33°45′25″N 84°23′35″W / 33.756983°N 84.392969°W / 33.756983; -84.392969 | 2016 | Alexi Torres | Mural | Height: 47 feet (14 m) Width: 37 feet (11 m) | Glenn Building | [12] | ||||
More images | Statue of Henry W. Grady | Intersection of Marietta Street and Forsyth Street 33°45′20.2788″N 84°23′28.662″W / 33.755633000°N 84.39129500°W / 33.755633000; -84.39129500 | 1891 | Alexander Doyle | Statue | Q94523331 | |||||
More images | Statue of Herman Talmadge | Talmadge Plaza 33°44′57″N 84°23′22″W / 33.749221°N 84.389362°W / 33.749221; -84.389362 | 1990 | Statue | [13] | ||||||
More images | Homage to King | Intersection of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard 33°45′36″N 84°22′21″W / 33.759930°N 84.372468°W / 33.759930; -84.372468 | 1996 | Xavier Medina Campeny | Sculpture | Steel | Q5887398 | ||||
Hope Moving Forward | Martin Luther King Jr. Drive 33°45′17″N 84°24′15″W / 33.754593°N 84.404168°W / 33.754593; -84.404168 | Basil Watson | Statue | ||||||||
More images | International Peace Fountain | Woodruff Park 33°45′22″N 84°23′17″W / 33.756°N 84.388°W / 33.756; -84.388 | 1995 | Nimrod Long & Associates | Fountain | [14][15] | |||||
More images | Iron Column | Eastside Trail near the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark 33°45′58″N 84°21′36″W / 33.766042°N 84.360088°W / 33.766042; -84.360088 | 2013 | Phil Proctor | Sculpture | Iron | |||||
Statue of Jimmy Carter | Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′58″N 84°23′18″W / 33.7494°N 84.3883°W / 33.7494; -84.3883 | 1994 | Frederick Hart | Statue | Bronze | ||||||
More images | Statue of John Brown Gordon | Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′59″N 84°23′18″W / 33.74972°N 84.38833°W / 33.74972; -84.38833 | 1907 | Solon Borglum Alexander Campbell Bruce | Statue | Bronze | Q96384517 | ||||
More images | Statue of John Heisman | Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology 33°46′25″N 84°23′34″W / 33.7736°N 84.3927°W / 33.7736; -84.3927 | Statue | Georgia Tech | [16] | ||||||
Mural of John Lewis | Intersection of Auburn Avenue and Jessie Hill Jr. Drive 33°45′19″N 84°22′50″W / 33.7553°N 84.3805°W / 33.7553; -84.3805 | 2012 | Mural | Height:65 feet (20 m) | [17][18] | ||||||
Statue of John Stith Pemberton | Pemberton Place 33°45′46″N 84°23′37″W / 33.7627°N 84.3935°W / 33.7627; -84.3935 | 2007 | Russ Faxon | Statue | Bronze | ||||||
More images | Statue of Joseph E. Brown and Elizabeth Brown | Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′56″N 84°23′20″W / 33.748957°N 84.388999°W / 33.748957; -84.388999 | 1928 | Statue | [13] | ||||||
More images | Kaath | Intersection of Eastside Trail and Highland Avenue 33°45′41″N 84°21′41″W / 33.761439°N 84.361446°W / 33.761439; -84.361446 | 2018 | JD Koth | Sculpture | [19][20] | |||||
More images | Kessler Campanile | Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology 33°46′27″N 84°23′54″W / 33.77417°N 84.39833°W / 33.77417; -84.39833 | 1996 | Richard Hill | Campanile | Height: 80 feet (24 m) | Georgia Tech | Q6395158 | |||
More images | The Last Meter | Piedmont Park 33°47′12″N 84°22′40″W / 33.786596°N 84.377745°W / 33.786596; -84.377745 | 1996 | Eino | Sculpture | Bronze | Commissioned by Asics and PowerBar for the Centennial Olympic Games. Depicts a scene from the 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[21] | ||||
Lifting the Veil of Ignorance | Booker T. Washington High School 33°45′13″N 84°25′13″W / 33.753574°N 84.420185°W / 33.753574; -84.420185 | 1927 | Charles Keck | Statue | Bronze and Marble | Replica of the original statue at the Tuskegee University.[22] | |||||
More images | Lion of the Confederacy | Confederate section of Oakland Cemetery 33°44′54″N 84°22′18″W / 33.7482°N 84.3716°W / 33.7482; -84.3716 | 1894 | T. M. Brady | Sculpture | Marble | Based on the Lion Monument in Lucerne, Switzerland.[23] | ||||
More images | Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. | Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′57″N 84°23′15″W / 33.74917°N 84.38750°W / 33.74917; -84.38750 | 2017 | Martin Dawe | Statue | Bronze | Height: 8 feet (2.4 m) | Q97275664 | |||
More images | Millennium Gate | Atlantic Station 33°47′28″N 84°23′59″W / 33.79107°N 84.39975°W / 33.79107; -84.39975 | 2008 | Triumphal arch | Q1090799 | ||||||
Miss Freedom | On top of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′56.35″N 84°23′17.33″W / 33.7489861°N 84.3881472°W / 33.7489861; -84.3881472 | Copper | Q6876691 | ||||||||
Nike | Grounds of the Atlanta City Hall 33°44′57″N 84°23′25″W / 33.7492°N 84.3904°W / 33.7492; -84.3904 | 1996 | Pavlos Angelos Kougioumtzis | Sculpture | Bronze | Height: 11 feet (3.4 m) | Sculpture awarded to host city of the Summer Olympic Games since 1996. | ||||
More images | Northern White | Intersection of Eastside Trail and Freedom Parkway 33°45′51″N 84°21′34″W / 33.764061°N 84.359557°W / 33.764061; -84.359557 | 2012 | David Landis | Sculpture | Stainless steel | [24] | ||||
More images | Peace Monument | Piedmont Park 33°47′11″N 84°22′39″W / 33.78639°N 84.37750°W / 33.78639; -84.37750 | 1911 | Allen George Newman | Statue | Q98136875 | |||||
More images | Pioneer Women | Piedmont Park 33°47′12″N 84°22′39″W / 33.786794°N 84.377410°W / 33.786794; -84.377410 | 1938 | Steffen Thomas | Sculpture | Granite Bronze | |||||
Police memorial | Woodruff Park 33°45′21″N 84°23′19″W / 33.755704°N 84.388684°W / 33.755704; -84.388684 | 1980 | Steve Steinman | Memorial | Also known as Give Our Police a Hand.[25] Dedicated by the bar association of Atlanta during the Atlanta murders of 1979–1981.[26] | ||||||
More images | Statue of Richard Russell Jr. | Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol 33°44′57″N 84°23′20″W / 33.749189°N 84.388855°W / 33.749189; -84.388855 | 1975 | Statue | [13] | ||||||
More images | Statue of Samuel Spencer | 1200 Peachtree Street 33°47′16″N 84°23′02″W / 33.787858°N 84.383959°W / 33.787858; -84.383959 | 1910 | Henry Bacon Daniel Chester French Piccirilli Brothers | Statue | Q98526767 | |||||
More images | Sidney Lanier Monument | Piedmont Park 33°47′10″N 84°22′30″W / 33.786018°N 84.375032°W / 33.786018; -84.375032 | 1914 | Carrère and Hastings Edward Clark Potter | Monument | ||||||
More images | This is Something That I Had To Go Through | Intersection of Eastside Trail and Highland Avenue 33°45′40″N 84°21′44″W / 33.761014°N 84.362217°W / 33.761014; -84.362217 | 2018 | James Davis | Sculpture | [27] | |||||
More images | Statue of Thomas E. Watson | Talmadge Plaza 33°44′58″N 84°23′22″W / 33.74944°N 84.38944°W / 33.74944; -84.38944 | 1932 | Joseph Klein | Statue | Height: 12 feet (3.7 m) | Q98549578 | ||||
More images | Thomas W. Talbot Monument | Grant Park 33°44′4″N 84°22′19″W / 33.73444°N 84.37194°W / 33.73444; -84.37194 | 1948 | Monument | Tennessee marble Bronze | ||||||
More images | The Three Pioneers | Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology 33°46′23″N 84°23′44″W / 33.773020°N 84.395420°W / 33.773020; -84.395420 | 2019 | Martin Dawe | Statue | Bronze | Georgia Tech | Q97657209 | Part of the Trailblazers series, along with The First Graduate statue.[28] | ||
More images | Through His Eyes | John Wesley Dobbs Plaza 33°45′19″N 84°22′40″W / 33.7554°N 84.3778°W / 33.7554; -84.3778 | 1996 | Ralph Helmick | Sculpture | Bronze | Sculpture in honor of John Wesley Dobbs.[29] | ||||
More images | Trilon | Intersection of Peachtree Street and 15th Street 33°47′18″N 84°23′01″W / 33.7883°N 84.3836°W / 33.7883; -84.3836 | 1975 | Steffen Thomas | Sculpture | Sculpture installed in 1975 in a fountain constructed in 1916.[30] | |||||
World Athletes Monument | Pershing Point Park 33°47′42″N 84°23′17″W / 33.794900°N 84.387938°W / 33.794900; -84.387938 | 1996 | Monument | Q8035381 | |||||||
World Events | Grounds of the High Museum of Art 33°47′19″N 84°23′05″W / 33.788667°N 84.384815°W / 33.788667; -84.384815 | 1996 | Tony Cragg | Sculpture | Aluminum | High Museum of Art | [31] | ||||
More images | World War I memorial | Pershing Point Park 33°47′37″N 84°23′15″W / 33.793662°N 84.387472°W / 33.793662; -84.387472 | 1920 | Memorial | [32]
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