List of public art in Portland, Oregon

Mosaics, murals, and paintings[]

Oregon History

Black Lives Matter street mural (2020)
Capax Infiniti (2014), Faith47
Conduit (2009–2010), Emily Ginsburg
George Floyd mural (2020)
Lovejoy Columns
Never Look Away (2021)
Oregon History (1989–1990), Richard Haas
Packy mural (1990, destroyed in 2008), Eric Larsen
Portland Memorial Mausoleum Mural (2009), Dan Cohen and Shane Bennett
The Continuity of Life Forms, Willard Martin
The Knowledge (2010), Harrell Fletcher and Avalon Kalin
Tri It (2015), Blaine Fontana
We Stand with You (2021)
Women Making History in Portland (2007), Robin Corbo
Woodstock Mural (2013, original, 2015 reproduction), Mike Lawrence

Sculpture[]

Garden Wreath (1997), Central Library
Mago Hermano (Brother Wizard or Magician) (2003), Antoinette Hatfield Hall
Solar Wreath (1997), Central Library

Outdoor sculptures[]

Statue of Abraham Lincoln (1928), George Fite Waters

Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc

Fountain for Company H

Liberty Bell

Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste (1905)

Skidmore Fountain

Statue of Paul Bunyan (1959)

The Quest (1970), Alexander von Svoboda

Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider (1922), Alexander Phimister Proctor

118 Modules (1979), John Rogers
Ainu and Native American power boards
Allow Me (1983), John Seward Johnson II
Alluvial Wall (2001), Peter Nylen
Along These Lines (2005), Anne Storrs
Animals in Pools (1986), Georgia Gerber
Artwall (2005), Herbert Dreiseitl
Ascension (1996), Robert Calvo
Awning (1976), Douglas Senft
Bell Circles II
Broken Wall Memorial
Brushstrokes (1996), Roy Lichtenstein
Burls Will Be Burls (2009), Bruce Conkle
The Burnside Nest (2014), Hannes Wingate
Bust of York (2021)
Cairns (2008), Christine Bourdette
Capitalism (1991), Larry Kirkland
Captain William Clark Monument (1988)
Cat in Repose (1997), Kathleen McCullough (née Conchuratt)
Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain (1983), Richard Beyer
Chiming Fountain (1891), John "Hans" Staehli
Chinatown Gateway (1986)
City Reflections (2009), Patti Warashina
Coming of the White Man (1904), Hermon Atkins MacNeil
Constellation (2000), Tad Savinar
Contact II (1972), Alexander Liberman
Continuation (2009), Michihiro Kosuge
Da Tung and Xi'an Bao Bao (2002)
Daddy Long Legs (2006), Mel Katz
Dog Bowl (2002), William Wegman
The Dream (1998), Michael Florin Dente
The Dreamer (1979), Manuel Izquierdo
Driver's Seat (1994), Don Merkt
Echo Gate (2001), Ean Eldred
Electronic Poet (1984), Keith Jellum
Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc, Emmanuel Frémiet
Facing the Crowd (2001), Michael Stutz
Farewell to Orpheus (1968–1973), Frederic Littman
Festival Lanterns (2006), Brian Goldbloom
Floribunda (1998), Mark Calderon
Folly Bollards (1998), Valerie Otani
Fountain for Company H (1914), John H. Beaver
Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain (1975), Lee Kelly
Friendship Circle (1990), Lee Kelly and Michael Stirling
From Within Shalom (1984), Steve Gillman
Ghost Ship (2001), James Harrison
The Green Man of Portland (2009), Daniel Duford
Heart Beacon (2013), Blessing Hancock and Joe O'Connell
Holon (1978–1979, re-carved 2003–2004), Donald Wilson
Host Analog (1991), Buster Simpson
Howard's Way (2007), Lee Kelly
Ideals (1992), Muriel Castanis
In the Shadow of the Elm (1984), Paul Sutinen
Interlocking Forms (1977), Donald Wilson
Inversion: Plus Minus (2012), Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo
John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial (1965)
Kerf (2015), Thomas Sayre
Korean Temple Bell (1989)
Kvinneakt (1973–1975), Norman J. Taylor
Leland I (1975), Lee Kelly and Bonnie Bronson
Lewis and Clark Memorial Column (1908), Otto Schumann
Liberty Bell (1963, destroyed in 1970; replaced in 1972)
Little Prince (1995), Ilan Averbuch
Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain (1941), A. E. Doyle and Associates
Memorial Fountain, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Memory 99, Lee Kelly
Mimir (1980), Keith Jellum
Nash (1978–1979), Lee Kelly
Nepenthes (2013), Dan Corson
O Cruceiro (1986)
Oddo Memorial
Oregon Landscape (1962), Thomas Hardy
Oregon Holocaust Memorial (2004)
Oregon Irish Famine Memorial
Passage (2014), Bill Will
Peace Chant (1984), Steve Gillman
People's Bike Library of Portland (2009), Brian Borrello and Vanessa Renwick
Perpetuity (1970), Alexander von Svoboda
Pioneer Woman (1956), Frederic Littman
Pod (2002), Pete Beeman
Portland Immigrant Statue (2011),
Portlandia (1985), Raymond Kaskey
The Promised Land (1993), David Manuel
The Quest (1970), Alexander von Svoboda
The Responsibility of Raising a Child (2004), Rick Bartow
Ring of Time (1965–1967), Hilda Grossman Morris
The Rippling Wall (2014), David Franklin
River Legend (1976), Dimitri Hadzi
Royal Rosarian (2011), Bill Bane
Running Horses (1986), Tom Hardy
Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste (1905), Alice Cooper
Salmon Cycle Marker (2005)
The Scout
Sculpture Stage (1976), Bruce West
Shemanski Fountain (1926), Carl L. Linde, and Rebecca at the Well (1928), Oliver L. Barrett
Silicon Forest (2003), Brian Borrello
Silver Dawn (1980), Manuel Izquierdo
Skidmore Fountain (1888), Olin Levi Warner
Soaring Stones (1990), John T. Young
Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument (1906), Douglas Tilden
Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial
Stack Stalk (2001), Ean Eldred
Statue of Abraham Lincoln (1928), George Fite Waters
Statue of Benjamin Franklin (1942), George Berry
Statue of George Washington (1926–1927), Pompeo Coppini
Statue of Harvey W. Scott (1933), Gutzon Borglum
Statue of Paul Bunyan (1959)
Statue of Vera Katz (2006), Bill Bane
Stratum (2016), Mikyoung Kim
Streetcar Stop for Portland (2013), Jorge Pardo
Talos No. 2 (1959–1977), James Lee Hansen
Tecotosh (2005–2006), Ed Carpenter
Terra Incognita (1995), Ilan Averbuch
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (1939)
Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider (1922), Alexander Phimister Proctor
This All Happened More or Less (2014), Crystal Schenk and Shelby Davis
Thomas Jefferson (1915), Karl Bitter
Thompson Elk Fountain (1900), Roland Hinton Perry
Thor (1977), Melvin Schuler
Three Figures (1991–1992), Mark Bulwinkle
Tikitotmoniki Totems (2001), Kenny Scharf
Transcendence, Keith Jellum
Tree of Life (1964), Lee Kelly and Bonnie Bronson
Triad (1980, remade 2003), Evelyn Franz
Trigger 4 (1979), Lee Kelly
Trio (2013), Elizabeth Conner
Unfolding Rhythms (1987), Manuel Izquierdo
Untitled (1977), John Killmaster
Untitled (1977), Ivan Morrison
Untitled (1977), Bruce West
Upstream Downtown (1992), Gary Hirsch
Urban Hydrology (2009), Fernanda D'Agostino
Uroboros (1979), Charles Kibby
Velosaurus (2015), Horatio Law
Ventana al Pacifico (1989), Manuel Neri
Victory Bell
Voices of Remembrance
Water, Please (1997), Don Merkt
We Have Always Lived Here (2015), Greg A. Robinson
Weather Machine (1988), Omen Design Group Inc.
Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher (2009), Cris Bruch
Wind Gate, Hilda Grossman Morris
Winter Rider No. 2 (2003), James Lee Hansen
Yankee Champion (1985), Thomas Morandi
York: Terra Incognita (2010), Alison Saar
You Are Here (2012), Ron Baron

External links[]

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