List of public art in Detroit
This is a list of public art in Detroit .
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.
Additional works can be found at:
Selected artworks
Image
Title / subject
Location and coordinates
Date
Artist / designer
Type
Material
Dimensions
Designation
Owner / administrator
Notes
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Philip A. Hart Plaza 42°19′43″N 83°2′37″W / 42.32861°N 83.04361°W / 42.32861; -83.04361 (short title )
2001
William Kieffer and Ann Feely
sculpture
bronze
City of Detroit
[ 1]
Atom Gazelle
Belle Isle Park 42°21′2″N 82°58′10″W / 42.35056°N 82.96944°W / 42.35056; -82.96944 (short title )
1991
Richard Bennett
sculpture
stainless steel
City of Detroit
[ 2]
Balancing Act
One Campus Martius 42°20′0″N 83°2′47″W / 42.33333°N 83.04639°W / 42.33333; -83.04639 (short title )
2016
HOW and NOSM
mural
184 x 60 feet (56.1 x 18.2 m)
Library Street Collective[ 3]
Bagley Memorial Fountain
Cadillac Square 42°19′53″N 83°2′42″W / 42.33139°N 83.04500°W / 42.33139; -83.04500 (short title )
May 30, 1887 (relocated July 3, 1926)
Henry Hobson Richardson
fountain
white Worcester granite
Michigan State Historic Site
City of Detroit
[ 4]
[ 5]
[ 6]
Curved Form with Rectangle and Space
Scarab Club 42°21′34″N 83°3′47″W / 42.35944°N 83.06306°W / 42.35944; -83.06306 (short title )
2000
Lois Teicher
sculpture
stainless steel
University Cultural Center Association
[ 7]
Detroit Chimera Graffiti Mural
Russell Industrial Center , Building Number 2 42°22′39.71″N 83°3′39.89″W / 42.3776972°N 83.0610806°W / 42.3776972; -83.0610806 (short title )
between 2010 and 2012
Kobie Solomon
mural
8,750 square feet (813 square meters)
Russell Industrial Center
[ 8]
Le fleuve la garonne
Detroit Institute of Arts 42°21′32″N 83°3′54″W / 42.35889°N 83.06500°W / 42.35889; -83.06500 (short title )
early 20th century
after Antoine Coysevox
sculpture
bronze
53 x 99 1/4 x 44 3/4 inches (134.6 x 252.1 x 113.7 cm)
Detroit Institute of Arts
[ 9]
Johann Friedrich Schiller
Belle Isle Park 42°20′29″N 82°58′48″W / 42.34139°N 82.98000°W / 42.34139; -82.98000 (short title )
designed 1906, dedicated May 11, 1908
Herman Matzen
sculpture
stainless steel
approx. 6 x 4 x 8 feet (1.8 x 1.2 x 2.4 m )
City of Detroit
[ 10]
Gateway to Freedom International Memorial to the Underground Railroad
Philip A. Hart Plaza 42°19′35″N 83°2′38″W / 42.32639°N 83.04389°W / 42.32639; -83.04389 (short title )
dedicated October 20, 2001
Edward Dwight
sculpture
City of Detroit
[ 11]
General Alexander Macomb
Washington Boulevard at Michigan Avenue 42°19′55″N 83°3′3″W / 42.33194°N 83.05083°W / 42.33194; -83.05083 (short title )
dedicated September 11, 1908
Adolph Alexander Weinman
sculpture
bronze
9 feet x 44 inches x 42 inches (2.7 m x 1.1 m x 1 m)
City of Detroit
[ 12]
Gracehoper
Detroit Institute of Arts 42°21′36″N 83°3′55″W / 42.36000°N 83.06528°W / 42.36000; -83.06528 (short title )
1961
Tony Smith
sculpture
steel and paint
23 × 22 × 46 feet (7 m 1 cm × 6 m 70.6 cm × 14 m 2.1 cm)
Detroit Institute of Arts
[ 13]
Hamtramck Disneyland
Hamtramck 42°24′26.2″N 83°3′31″W / 42.407278°N 83.05861°W / 42.407278; -83.05861 (short title )
created 1992, finished 1999
Dmytro Szylak
installation
Hatch Art
[ 14]
Hazen Stuart Pingree
southwest of Woodward Avenue and East Adams Avenue 42°20′12″N 83°3′3″W / 42.33667°N 83.05083°W / 42.33667; -83.05083 (short title )
1903, dedicated May 30, 1904
Rudolf Schwartz
bronze
stainless steel
10 1/2 x 6 x 6 feet (3.2 x 1.8 x 1.8 m)
City of Detroit
[ 15]
Heidelberg Project
McDougall-Hunt neighborhood, east Detroit [ 16] 42°21′31.23″N 83°1′16.88″W / 42.3586750°N 83.0213556°W / 42.3586750; -83.0213556 (short title )
created 1986, ongoing
Tyree Guyton
installation
Tyree Guyton
[ 17]
Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain
Philip A. Hart Plaza 42°19′37″N 83°2′38″W / 42.32694°N 83.04389°W / 42.32694; -83.04389 (short title )
1972-1979, dedicated October 14, 1981
Isamu Noguchi
fountain
stainless steel and black granite
30 feet (9.1 m)
City of Detroit
[ 18]
James Scott Memorial Fountain
Belle Isle Park 42°20′6.22″N 82°59′57.52″W / 42.3350611°N 82.9993111°W / 42.3350611; -82.9993111 (short title )
1923, dedicated May 31, 1925
Cass Gilbert and Herbert Adams
fountain
marble, cement, bronze
18 feet x 75 feet (5.5 m x 22.9 m)
City of Detroit
[ 19]
Jeune fille et sa suite (Young Woman and Her Suitors)
Detroit Institute of Arts 42°21′32″N 83°3′47″W / 42.35889°N 83.06306°W / 42.35889; -83.06306 (short title )
1970
Alexander Calder
sculpture
painted steel
35 feet × 27 feet 6 inches × 19 feet (10 m 66.8 cm × 8 m 38.2 cm × 5 m 79.1 cm)
Detroit Institute of Arts
[ 20]
Monica
500 Woodward
2016
Swoon
mural
17 feet
Library Street Collective
[ 3]
Monument to Joe Louis
Philip A. Hart Plaza 42°19′43.3″N 83°2′40.36″W / 42.328694°N 83.0445444°W / 42.328694; -83.0445444 (short title )
dedicated October 16, 1986
Robert Graham
sculpture
bronze
25 feet 6 inches × 24 feet 6 inches (7 m 77.2 cm × 7 m 46.8 cm)
Detroit Institute of Arts
[ 21]
[ 22]
Nymph and Eros
Detroit Institute of Arts 42°21′33″N 83°3′55″W / 42.35917°N 83.06528°W / 42.35917; -83.06528 (short title )
early 20th century
after Philippe Magnier
sculpture
bronze
51 x 99 x 45 inches (129.5 x 251.5 x 114.3 cm)
Detroit Institute of Arts
[ 23]
Passo di danza (Step of the Dance)
One Woodward Avenue , Jefferson Avenue entrance 42°19′43″N 83°2′43″W / 42.32861°N 83.04528°W / 42.32861; -83.04528 (short title )
1963
Giacomo Manzù
sculpture
bronze
11 feet (3.4 m)
One Woodward Avenue
[ 24]
Phoenix
Scarab Club , west facade 42°21′34″N 83°3′46″W / 42.35944°N 83.06278°W / 42.35944; -83.06278 (short title )
1976
Stephen Veresh
sculpture
copper
Scarab Club
[ 25]
Pylon
Philip A. Hart Plaza 42°19′41.4″N 83°02′39.0″W / 42.328167°N 83.044167°W / 42.328167; -83.044167 (short title )
1972-1979
Isamu Noguchi
sculpture
stainless steel
20 x 7 x 7 feet (6 x 2.1 x 2.1 m)
City of Detroit
[ 26]
Russell Alger Memorial Fountain
Grand Circus Park 42°20′12″N 83°2′59″W / 42.33667°N 83.04972°W / 42.33667; -83.04972 (short title )
1920, dedicated July 27, 1921
Daniel Chester French
fountain
bronze
7 feet 6 inches x 56 inches x 58 inches (2.3 x 1.4 x 1.5 m)
City of Detroit
[ 27]
Sentry
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 42°21′31″N 83°3′39″W / 42.35861°N 83.06083°W / 42.35861; -83.06083 (short title )
1996-1997
Richard Bennett
sculpture
aluminum and gold
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
[ 28]
The Spirit of Detroit
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 42°19′45.47″N 83°2′40.66″W / 42.3292972°N 83.0446278°W / 42.3292972; -83.0446278 (short title )
1958
Marshall Fredericks
sculpture
bronze
312 inches (200.7 × 130.2 × 140.3 cm, 907.2 kg)
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
[ 29]
Stevens T. Mason
Capitol Park 42°19′59″N 83°2′58″W / 42.33306°N 83.04944°W / 42.33306; -83.04944 (short title )
dedicated May 30, 1908
Adolph Alexander Weinman
sculpture
bronze
8 feet x 30 inches x 30 inches (2.4 m x 0.76 m x 0.76 m)
City of Detroit
[ 30]
The Thinker
Detroit Institute of Arts , southeast lawn 42°21′32″N 83°3′55″W / 42.35889°N 83.06528°W / 42.35889; -83.06528 (short title )
1904
Auguste Rodin
sculpture
bronze
79 × 51 1/4 × 55 1/4 inches, 2000 pounds (200.7 × 130.2 × 140.3 cm, 907.2 kg)
Detroit Institute of Arts
[ 31]
Transcending
Philip A. Hart Plaza 42°19′40″N 83°2′41″W / 42.32778°N 83.04472°W / 42.32778; -83.04472 (short title )
dedicated August 30, 2003
David Barr and Sergio de Guisti
sculpture
steel
63 feet (19.2 m)
City of Detroit
[ 32]
United We Stand
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History , Farnsworth entrance 42°21′32″N 83°3′42″W / 42.35889°N 83.06167°W / 42.35889; -83.06167 (short title )
2016
Charles McGee
sculpture
Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
[ 33]
Unity
28 West Grand River Avenue 42°20′2″N 83°2′58″W / 42.33389°N 83.04944°W / 42.33389; -83.04944 (short title )
2017
Charles McGee
mural
118 x 50 feet
Library Street Collective
[ 3]
untitled mural
The Belt 42°20′5″N 83°2′49″W / 42.33472°N 83.04694°W / 42.33472; -83.04694 (short title )
2016
Nina Chanel Abney
mural
Library Street Collective
[ 3]
untitled mural
25 East Grand River Avenue 42°20′4″N 83°2′53″W / 42.33444°N 83.04806°W / 42.33444; -83.04806 (short title )
2015
Aryz
mural
Library Street Collective
[ 3]
untitled mural
One Campus Martius 42°20′0″N 83°2′48″W / 42.33333°N 83.04667°W / 42.33333; -83.04667 (short title )
2015
Shepard Fairey
mural
184 feet (56.1 m)
Library Street Collective
[ 3]
untitled mural
Madison Building 42°20′9″N 83°2′57″W / 42.33583°N 83.04917°W / 42.33583; -83.04917 (short title )
2014
HENSE
mural
10,000 square feet (929 square meters)
Library Street Collective
[ 3]
untitled mural
14635 East Jefferson 42°22′27″N 82°56′30″W / 42.37417°N 82.94167°W / 42.37417; -82.94167 (short title )
2016
Swoon and Baba Wayne
mural
Library Street Collective
[ 3]
Wayfinding: An Art Installation and Skate Park
Monroe Blocks 100 Monroe Avenue 42°19′58″N 83°2′42″W / 42.33278°N 83.04500°W / 42.33278; -83.04500 (short title )
from August 2017 through January 2018
Ryan McGinness and Tony Hawk
installation
4600 square feet (1402.1 square meters)
Library Street Collective and Cranbrook Art Museum
[ 3]
[ 34]
Weather Permitting
35 East Grand River Avenue 42°20′4″N 83°2′52″W / 42.33444°N 83.04778°W / 42.33444; -83.04778 (short title )
2017
Willie Wayne Smith
mural
Library Street Collective
[ 3]
William Cotter Maybury
east of Woodward Avenue and East Adams Avenue 42°20′13″N 83°3′2″W / 42.33694°N 83.05056°W / 42.33694; -83.05056 (short title )
dedicated November 24, 1912
Adolph Alexander Weinman
sculpture
bronze
5 x 3 x 4 feet (1.5 x .91 x 1.2 m)
City of Detroit
[ 35]
Further reading
Herron, Jerry et al. Connecting the Dots: Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project. Wayne State University Press, 2007.
Nawrocki, Dennis Alan. Art in Detroit Public Places. Wayne State University Press, 2008.
References
^ "City Guide 2009 - Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac" . Hour Detroit . Hour Media, Inc. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .
^ "Gazelle, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "PUBLIC ART" . Library Street Collective. Retrieved September 15, 2017 .
^ "Bagley Fountain, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .
^ "National Register Information System" . National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service . April 15, 2008.
^ "Bagley Memorial Fountain" . Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .
^ Nawrocki, Dennis Alan (2008). Art in Detroit Public Places . Wayne State University Press. p. 70.
^ "Best Bizarre Statues Or Public Art In The Detroit Area" . CBS Detroit. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Le Fleuve la Garonne, early 20th Century" . The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ "Schiller, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .
^ "International Underground Railroad Memorial, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "General Alexander Macomb, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 16, 2017 .
^ "Gracehoper, 1961" . The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ "Hamtramck Disneyland sold to local art collective" . The Detroit News. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Hazen Pingree, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .
^ "The Heidelberg Project — History" . Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Heidelberg Project, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Philip A. Hart Plaza: Horace E. Dodge Fountain, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "James Scott Memorial Fountain, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 18, 2017 .
^ "Young Woman and Her Suitors, 1970" . The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ "Monument to Joe Louis, 1986" . The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Detroit sculpture of Joe Louis' fist getting overhaul" . The Detroit News. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Nymph and Eros, early 20th Century" . The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ "Passo di Danza, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 16, 2017 .
^ "Phoenix" . Scarab Club. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Philip A. Hart Plaza: Pylon, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Russell Alger Memorial, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .
^ Nawrocki, Dennis Alan (2008). Art in Detroit Public Places . Wayne State University Press. p. 65.
^ "Spirit of Detroit" . The Detroit Historical Society. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Stevens T. Mason, (sculpture)" . Smithsonian Institution Research Information System . Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022 .
^ "The Thinker, 1904" . The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Michigan Labor Legacy Landmark (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017 .
^ "Charles McGee @ Charles H. Wright Museum" . Detroit Art Review. Retrieved September 20, 2017 .
^ "Wayfinding: An Art Installation + Skate Park by Ryan McGinness and Tony Hawk" . Cranbrook Art Museum. Retrieved September 15, 2017 .
^ "William Cotter Maybury Memorial, (sculpture)" . Art Inventories Catalog . Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2017 .
Public art in the United States
By city
Ashland, Oregon
Atlanta
Augusta, Georgia
Austin, Texas
Baltimore
Beaverton, Oregon
Bend, Oregon
Birmingham, Alabama
Bloomington, Indiana
Boston
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Charleston, South Carolina
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus, Ohio
Dallas
Denver
Detroit
Eugene, Oregon
Evansville, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Gresham, Oregon
Hartford, Connecticut
Hillsboro, Oregon
Houston
Indianapolis
Jasper, Indiana
Jersey City, New Jersey
Kirkland, Washington
Lake Oswego, Oregon
Las Vegas
Lexington, Kentucky
Los Angeles
Louisville, Kentucky
Madison, Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Muncie, Indiana
Nashville, Tennessee
New Harmony, Indiana
New Orleans
Newark, New Jersey
Newport, Rhode Island
Oklahoma City
Olympia, Washington
Omaha, Nebraska
Palm Desert
Philadelphia
Portland, Maine
Portland, Oregon
Roswell, Georgia
Salem, Oregon
Salt Lake City
San Diego
San Francisco
Santa Monica, California
Savannah, Georgia
Seattle
Springfield, Massachusetts
St. Louis
Tacoma, Washington
Tampa, Florida
Terre Haute, Indiana
Vancouver, Washington
Worcester, Massachusetts
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