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 The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue Leo Lentelli 1932 Shrine of the Sacred Heart Bronze & granite Sculpture: H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. W. 10 ft. (2,500 lbs.). Shrine of the Sacred Heart 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 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 Perry Lions Roland Hinton Perry 1906/2002 Taft Bridge 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 Joan of Arc Paul Dubois 1922 Meridian Hill Park 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 Noyes Armillary Sphere C. Paul Jennewein 1936 Meridian Hill Park Bronze & granite Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 6 in. W. 5 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. 4 in. United States Department of the Interior James Buchanan Memorial Hans Schuler 1930 Meridian Hill Park Bronze & granite Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 2 in. W. 6 ft. 7 in.; United States Department of the Interior Cascading Waterfall John Joseph Earley & George Burnap 1936 Meridian Hill Park Concrete Fountain: approx. w. 300 ft. United States Department of the Interior The Parable Jimilu Mason 1990 Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd., N.W. Bronze Sculpture: approx. H. 60 in. (500 lbs.). Festival Center Two Men Reading Unknown Howard University, 601 Fairmont St., N.W. Stone Howard University A Bridge Across and Beyond Richard Hunt 1978 Howard University, Blackburn Center Steel Howard University Symbiosis Richard Hunt Howard University, 2400 6th St, N.W. Corten Steel H. 9 ft x W. 4 ft. Howard University 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 Family Circle Herbert House 1991 18th & Harvard St., N.W. Steel Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 36 in. Diam. 84 in. DC Art/works? 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 The Servant Christ Jimilu Mason 1986 Christ House, 1717 Columbia Rd. Bronze Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. 3 in. D. 2 ft. Christ House Fortitude James King 1979 Howard University – Science Valley Metal Howard University 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 Serenity Josep Clarà 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 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 New Leaf Lisa Scheer 2007 Georgia Avenue – Petworth Metro Station Bronze 8 x 45 x 2.5 Washington Metro Woven Identities Meghan Walsh & Casa Del Pueblo Youth 1999 Columbia Heights Metro Station – West Entrance Washington Metro Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders Jerome Meadows 1997 Unity Park – Columbia Rd., Euclid St. and Champlain St., N.W. This is How We Live Garin Baker 2008 239 Elm Street, N.W. Paint DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities (Here I Stand) In The Spirit of Paul Robeson Allen Uzikee Nelson 2001 Georgia & Kansas Aves. N.W. Spirit of Freedom Ed Hamilton 1988 Vermont Ave. & U St. N.W. Bronze Emiliano Zapata Mexican Cultural Institute Bronze 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
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