This is a partial list of public art in Palm Desert, California in the United States. 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 or religious artwork associated with a church or place of worship.
Title Image Artist Year Location Coordinates Material Dimensions Owner Agave San Pascual and Fred Waring Dr. City of Palm Desert The Art Place 41801 Corporate Way Baja Palapa Donna Billick & Arthur Gonzalez Fred Waring Dr. and Primose City of Palm Desert Balance Civic Center Park Brushed and polished stainless steel 3 parts. Group with bike: approx. 96 x 96 x 48 in.; Boy on bike: approx. 79 x 96 x 48 in.; Racing bike: approx. 69 x 96 x 48 in.; Each base: approx. H. 3 1/2 in. City of Palm Desert Bighorn Peter Madson, Curt Mattson, Shel McAdams Bighorn Golf Club Bronze Approx. 6 ft. 4 in. x 6 ft. 2 in. x 6 ft. 3 in. City of Palm Desert Bus Shelter Country Club Dr. & Desert Willow Dr. City of Palm Desert C is for Cat Palm Desert Public Library Bronze Approx. H. 33 in. City of Palm Desert Cahuilla (designer) Waring Plaza Colored stamped concrete. Approx. W. 35 ft. x D. 61 ft. City of Palm Desert Cantamar Series Oakmont of Sevogia Charger El Paseo median Sculpture: painted and fabricated steel; Base: Cor-Ten steel Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 4 in. x 16 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. W. 5 ft. x D. 10 ft. City of Palm Desert Chihuly at Desert Willow 38995 Desert Willow Dr. City Entry Marker City of Palm Desert Cliff Henderson 1978 Median on El Paseo, east of Larkspur Lane Bronze Sculpture: approx. 28 x 24 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 45 x 31 x 23 in. City of Palm Desert Colleagues 1991 Civic Center Park Brushed stainless steel 2 parts. Main group: approx. 95 x 120 x 48 in.; Base: approx. 4 x 120 x 48 in.; Female figure: approx. 95 x 60 x 48 in.; Base: approx. 4 x 60 x 48 in. City of Palm Desert Coyote Benches Civic Center Park Mono-color concrete 5 benches. Each: approx. 19 x 12 x 60 in. City of Palm Desert Dancers Dancing Starfish McCallum Theatre Carved cedar H. 96 in. City of Palm Desert Dance to Discovery Palm Desert Public Library City of Palm Desert Danseur Civic Center Park City of Palm Desert Desert Aviary 38801 Cook St. Desert Bloom 38995 Desert Willow Dr. Desert Bloom 73750 Dinah Shore Dr. Desert Dessert 1991 Civic Center Park Painted steel 19 x 15 x 56 ft. City of Palm Desert Desert Flower/Star 1992 Civic Center Park 2 sculptures. Each: approx. 11 x 20 x 8 ft. Welded aluminum coated with Imron and polymer prisms Desert Holocaust Memorial 1995 Civic Center Park Sculpture: bronze; Base: marble and black granite. Overall: approx. 10 x 60 x 91 ft.; Tallest figure: approx. H. 7 ft. 9 in.; Star of David: approx. 1 x 21 x 21 ft. City of Palm Desert Desert Willow Fence Desert Willow Resort Desert Willow Monument Sign NW corner of Country Club Dr. and Desert Willow Dr. Diegueno 1968 Waring Plaza Colored concrete Diam. 20 ft. City of Palm Desert The Dreamer 1989 Civic Center Plaza Bronze Approx. 48 x 81 x 160 in. City of Palm Desert Egrets 41726 Via Aregio Feng Shui II Flute Players 44250 Town Center Way Fred's Skies Fred Waring Dr. and Town Center Way Gaudi Style Benches Spanish Walk division, 75600 Gerald Ford Dr. Giraffe Palm Desert Public Library Gravity Wave Highway 111 and Park View Ground Swell 36891 Cook St. Happy Swinging YMCA, Civic Center Park Bronze Sculpture: approx. 112 x 34 x 55 in. City of Palm Desert In Praise of Cahuilla Baskets 1992 Nothing Bundt Cakes Cor-Ten steel, stamped color concrete Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. 3 in. x 16 ft. x 17 ft.; Base: approx. Diam. 44 ft. City of Palm Desert Lake Cahuilla Palms Coachella Valley Water District Mosaic, palm trees City of Palm Desert Levi Man Tucson Circle and Washington St. The Markers 1992 Indian Ridge Country Club Utah sandstone and laminated mirrored glass 6 markers. Range from: approx. H. 4 ft. to 11 ft. x W. 3 ft. to 5 ft. x D. 1 ft. to 2 ft. (18 tons). City of Palm Desert Memorial Community Walk Civic Center Park Ceramic, concrete and stone City of Palm Desert Men and Women of Steel 1995 Palm Desert Corporation Yard Stop sign and sweeper broom flat wire H. 64 in. x W. 64 in. City of Palm Desert Messenger of the Puul 1991 Civic Center Park Bronze Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 14 in. x 10 ft. x 10 ft. x Diam. 10 ft.; Base planter: approx. Diam. 20 ft. City of Palm Desert Midnight Oasis Larson Company 1995 Desert Crossing Shopping Center Bronze Sculpture: approx. 9 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 6 in. x 4 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 14 in. x 10 ft. x 10 ft. x Diam. 10 ft.; Base planter: approx. Diam. 20 ft. City of Palm Desert Midstream Civic Center Park Painted and gilded bronze Approx. 70 x 30 x 32 in. City of Palm Desert Morning Light, Evening Light, and Dreaming Cahuilla Basketry 35900 Monterey Ave. Morningstar Overture Palm Desert Recovery Center Mother/Child Sculpture Garden Civic Center Park Mountain Lions 1993 Living Desert Zoo and Gardens Concrete over a steel armature 3 camels. Camel 1: approx. H. 8 ft. 8 in. x W. 3 ft. 6 in. (2,000 lbs.); Camel 2: approx. H. 9 ft. 4 in. x W. 3 ft. 4 in. (1,800 lbs.); Camel 3: approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 2 ft. (1,200 lbs.). City of Palm Desert Music McCallum Theatre Polished aluminum Approx. 12 x 6 x 2 ft. City of Palm Desert Neoglyphs 1993 Palm Desert Civic Center Arizona sandstone 35 pieces City of Palm Desert New Beginnings 10500 Via Foruna Ocotillo Garden Merit Property Management Inc. Palm Desert Obelisk ca. 1995 Avenue of the States at Washington, center median Ceramic tile over concrete 21 x 3 x 3 ft. City of Palm Desert For Our Freedom Freedom Park City of Palm Desert Passing it Along 1993 Joslyn Center, 73750 Catalina Way Bronze Sculpture: approx. 5 x 4 x 3 ft.; Base: approx. 19 in. x 4 ft. x 3 ft. City of Palm Desert Peace Fountain Hampton Inn Peace Memorial 1992 Civic Center Park White Carrara marble, black granite, marble Sculpture: approx. 75 x 55 x 66 in.; Pillars: approx. 10 ft. x 20 in. x 20 in.; Base: approx. L. 10 ft. City of Palm Desert Perpetual Motion Palm Desert Public Library City of Palm Desert Portals 1977 College of the Desert, Corner of Parkview and Monterey Cor-Ten steel 10 x 17 x 2 ft. City of Palm Desert Porte Cochere Entry 38305 Cook St. Proceed with Caution Palm Desert Aquatic Center, Civic Center Park City of Palm Desert Pulled Up Prince Fred Waring Dr. and Town Center Way Recreation Liberties Community Center, Civic Center Park The Reed Gatherer Civic Center Park Sculpture: bronze; Basin: sand aggregate Sculpture: approx. 5 ft. 7 in. x 5 ft. 4 in. x 33 in.; Base: approx. 8 in. x 3 ft. x 4 ft. 8 in. City of Palm Desert Reminiscing Palm Desert Public Library City of Palm Desert Rising to Dawn 72875 Fred Waring Dr. at San Luis Dr. Stone, tile, glass and wood mounted to cement fiber board Approx. 5 x 8 x 1 ft. City of Palm Desert The Roadrunner 78000 Fred Waring Drive City of Palm Desert Saturday Morning 1990 College Golf Center, College of the Desert, 73450 Fred Waring Dr. Bronze 2 figures. Male: approx. 6 ft. x 48 in. x 21 in.; Female: approx. 67 x 23 x 14 in. City of Palm Desert Scroll Fence Palm Desert Public Library The Seed Steven Zaluski, Elizabeth Mapelli 1991 Annenberg Center for Health Sciences Fabricated bronze, glass tiles, ceramic tile Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 6 in. x 7 ft. 3 in. x 4 ft. 9 in.; Base: approx. H. 5 ft. x Diam. 27 in.; Basin: approx. 4 ft. 5 in. x 30 ft. x 25 ft. City of Palm Desert Self-Preservation Revised Civic Center Park Bronze 142 x 16 x 16 in. City of Palm Desert Stone Eagle 48009 Highway 74 Sunflower and Snowbirds Sharles Civic Center Park Bronze with patina 2 reliefs. Each relief: approx. Diam. 32 in. City of Palm Desert Sunburst Sunlife Medical Group Sunrise Sunset 1991 Corner of Highway 74 and Haystack Desert red granite Approx. 8 x 16 x 10 ft. City of Palm Desert Swim, Dive, Play Palm Desert Aquatic Center, Civic Center Park City of Palm Desert Synergy ampm Today , Rob Pitchford Civic Center Park Sculpture: stainless steel and painted iron; Base: concrete and Corian. Sculpture: approx. 102 x 126 x 84 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 18 ft. City of Palm Desert Tumbling Weed 34500 Monterey Ave. Tucson Ruin 74401 Hovley Ln. E. Untitled Marlo Bartels, Palm Deily, Eric Johnson 1989 OneWest Bank Ceramic tile Approx. H. 9 ft. 2 in. x W. 8 ft. 2 in. City of Palm Desert Untitled 1991 Albert Management Inc., Cook Street & Hovely Lane Weathering steel 18 x 12 x 13 1/2 ft. (10,000 lbs.) City of Palm Desert Walking Man City of Palm Desert The Willow The Westin Desert Willow Villas Wisdom Given Palm Desert Dental Center City of Palm Desert
See also List of public art in Palm Springs, California
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