List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 5
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This is a list of public art in Ward 5 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 |
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1998 | NE Deli Market, 1200 Mt Olivet Rd. N.E. | Washington Metro[1] | |||||
Unknown | ca. 1905 | Dominican House of Studies | Marble | Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. × 4 ft. × Diam. 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. × W. 5 ft. × Diam. 6 ft. | Dominican House of Studies[2] | ||
1905 | Dominican House of Studies | Marble & Stone | Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. × W. 2 ft. × Diam. 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. × W. 3 ft. | Dominican House of Studies[3] | |||
McMillan Fountain | Herbert Adams | 1912 | McMillan Reservoir | Bronze | H. 12 ft. | McMillan Reservoir[4] | ![]() |
Unknown | ca. 1900 | Providence Hospital | Marble & Concrete | Sculpture approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 1 in. × 6 ft. 1 in. × 7 ft. 8 in. | Providence Hospital[5] | ||
Victor S. Blundon Monument | Unknown | 1936 | Glenwood Cemetery 38°55′28.57″N 77°0′22.86″W / 38.9246028°N 77.0063500°W | Granite | Sculpture: approx. 60 × 84 × 12 in.; Base: approx. 9 × 99½ × 22 in. | Glenwood Cemetery[6][7] | |
Benjamin C. Grenup Monument | 1858 | Glenwood Cemetery – Section D, Chapel Circle | Marble | Glenwood Cemetery[8] | ![]() | ||
ca. 1850 | Glenwood Cemetery | Marble | Glenwood Cemetery[9] | ||||
Teresina Vasco Monument | Sichi | 1913 | Glenwood Cemetery 38°55′29.55″N 77°0′25.91″W / 38.9248750°N 77.0071972°W | Marble & Stone | Sculpture: approx. H. 33 in. W. 21 in.; Base: approx. H. 9 in. W. 58 in. | Glenwood Cemetery[10] | ![]() |
1938 | Langston Terrace Dwellings, 2209 H St., N.E. – entrance to courtyard playground | Terra Cotta | Overall: approx. H. 20 ft. W. 45 ft. | Langston Terrace Dwellings[11] | |||
Ivan Meštrović | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Limestone | Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. W. 5 ft. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[12] | ||
Mary, Protector of Faith | 2000 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 38°56′3.8″N 77°0′5.28″W / 38.934389°N 77.0014667°W | Limestone | 75 x 24 x 20 in. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[13] | ||
Ivan Meštrović | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Stone | Relief: approx. H. 15 ft. W. 7 ft. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[14] | ||
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, South Entrance Portal Relief Figures | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Stone | 8 reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 8 ft. W. 3 ft. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[15] | ||
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, South Entrance Portal Relief Figures | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Limestone | 26 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 7 ft. × 3 ft. × 4 in. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[16] | ||
Six Early Saints | Ulysses Ricci | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Limestone | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[17] | ||
Saint Mother Théodore Guérin | 2006 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 38°56′4.31″N 77°0′4.36″W / 38.9345306°N 77.0012111°W | Indiana Limestone | Sculpture: approx. h. 6½ ft. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception[18] | ||
Split Ritual | Beverly Pepper | 1993 | United States National Arboretum 38°54′44.53″N 76°58′20.27″W / 38.9123694°N 76.9722972°W | Ductile iron | Each vertical form: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 44 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 100 in. | United States Department of Agriculture[19] | |
John Cavanaugh | 1962 | United States National Arboretum | Lead | Sculpture: approx. 30 × 10 × 13 in.; Base: approx. 26½ × 15½ × 15½ in. | United States Department of Agriculture[20] | ||
Paul Manship | 1918 | United States National Arboretum | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. Diam. 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 in. Diam 13½ in. | United States Department of Agriculture[21] | ||
Pietro Lazzari | 1969 | Gallaudet University | Bronze & Stone | Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. × 3 ft. 1 in. × 3 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 10 in. × 4 ft. 8 in. × 4 ft. 9 in. | Gallaudet University[22] | ||
Daniel Chester French | 1889 | Gallaudet University | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. × 3 ft. 9 in. × 4 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. × 6 ft. 5 in. × 7 ft. | Gallaudet University[23] | ![]() | |
Eugene Kormendi | 1949 | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 22 ft (10 tons). | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops[24] | ||
1949 | Blessed John Paul II Shrine | Bronze | Blessed John Paul II Shrine[25] | ||||
Saint Francis de Sales Church[26] |
References[]
- ^ "DC Public Art". Public Art Map. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "St. Dominic (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Louise Todd Ambler & Marilyn Gage Hyson (2003). "McMillan Fountain (sculpture)". Untitled Checklist. Smithsonian. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "St. Vincent de Paul (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Victor S. Blundon Monument (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Glenwood Cemetery. "Notables". Glenwood Cemetery. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Benjamin C. Grenup Monument (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ dcMemorials (2009). "MAYO, Eliza C. monument (ca. 1850) in Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C." dcMemorials. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Teresina Vasco Monument (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "The Progress of the Negro Race (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Mary Immaculate Accompanied by Angels (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ "MARY'S GARDEN". National Council of Catholic Women Honors Mary with Prayer Garden at the National Shrine. National Council of Catholic Women. 2000. Archived from the original on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Mary, Queen of the Universe (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "(Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, South Entrance Portal Relief Figures) (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 30 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "(Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, South Entrance Portal Relief Figures) (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Six Early Saints (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ "Nick Fairplay carves statue". Saint Mother Theodore. Sisters of Providence. Retrieved 28 November 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Split Ritual (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Demeter (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Armillary Sphere (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Edward Miner Gallaudet (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "We Are The Light of the World (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
- ^ dcMemorials (2009). "POPE JOHN PAUL II statue at the John Paul Cultural Center near the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington DC". dcMemorials. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
- ^ dcMemorials (2006). "Saint Francis de Sales statue at the Saint Francis de Sales Church on Rhode Island Ave in Washington, D.C." dcMemorials. Retrieved 9 June 2010.
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