List of public art in Los Angeles
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This is a list of public art in Los Angeles. 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 | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln | Robert Merrell Gage | 1955 | Grand Park, (Grand & 1st St) | 34°03′20.8″N 118°14′54.1″W / 34.055778°N 118.248361°W | Bronze | Bust | City of LA[1] | |
| Equestrian statue of Antonio Aguilar | Dan Medina | September 16, 2012 | Olvera St, (Alameda & Los Angeles St) | 34°03′24.2″N 118°14′15.9″W / 34.056722°N 118.237750°W | Bronze | 13 ft on a 5 ft fountain base. | Commissioned by State of Zacatecas, Mexico. Owned by City of LA.[2] | |
| Aquarius (sculpture) | Jerome Kirk | February 26, 1970 | Union Bank Plaza, (445 S. Figueroa) | 34°3′12.4″N 118°15′23.9″W / 34.053444°N 118.256639°W | Stainless Steel | 18 ft on a concrete base | Commissioned by the Community Redevelopment Agency's One Percent for the Arts, Art in Public Places Program. Funded by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, owner of Union Bank Square.[3] | |
| Armenian Genocide Memorial LA | Unknown Artist | April 24, 2015 | Grand Park | 34°03′18.0″N 118°14′41.7″W / 34.055000°N 118.244917°W | Bronze Plaque next to a memorial pomegranate tree. | 2 ft | Commissioned by Armenian American Community of LA. 100 other trees planted throughout City of LA.[4][5] | |
| Beethoven | Arnold Foerster | 1932 | Pershing Square | 34°02′54.8″N 118°15′09.0″W / 34.048556°N 118.252500°W | Bronze | 7 ft on 4 ft pedestal | Commissioned by La Philharmonic staff for its founder William Andrews Clark Jr.[6][7] | |
| Bracero Monument | Dan Medina | September 29, 2019 | Olvera Street | 34°03′29.6″N 118°14′24.2″W / 34.058222°N 118.240056°W | Bronze | 13 ft | Commissioned by LA Dept. of Cultural Affairs. | |
| Statue of Bruce Lee | Unknown Artist | June 15, 2013 | Chinatown | 34°03′54.39″N 118°14′14.74″W / 34.0651083°N 118.2374278°W | Bronze | 7 ft | Commissioned by the Lee Family, a California Native and visitor to LA's Chinatown.[8] | |
| King Carlos III | Federico Coullaut-Valera | 1976 | Olvera Street | 34°03′22.9″N 118°14′19.0″W / 34.056361°N 118.238611°W | Bronze | 10 ft. | Commissioned by the Spanish Consulte of Los Angeles for the US Bicentennial. Owned by the City of LA[9] | |
| Chinatown Tai Chi | Unknown Artist | 2017 | Chinatown | 34°03′50.5″N 118°14′10.1″W / 34.064028°N 118.236139°W | Stone with Fountain | 4 ft | ||
| Chinatown Gateway Monument | Ruppert Mok | 2001 | Chinatown | 34°03′32.1″N 118°14′24.1″W / 34.058917°N 118.240028°W | Bronze | 7 ft | Commissioned by Chinese American Community.[10] | |
| Chiune Sugihara Memorial Statue | Ramon G. Velazco | 2002 | Little Tokyo | 34°02′52.5″N 118°14′21.0″W / 34.047917°N 118.239167°W | Bronze | 4 ft sitting man statue. | City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs[11] | |
| Court of Historic American Flags | 2013 | Grand ParkDepart | 34°03′18.0″N 118°14′41.7″W / 34.055000°N 118.244917°W | Flag Poles and Plaques | 19 20 ft poles and flags | LA County[12] | ||
| Cross at Olvera Street | Jackie Hadnot | Original 1930, replacement 2017 | Olvera Street | 34°03′24.8″N 118°14′18.5″W / 34.056889°N 118.238472°W | Wood | 7'6 ft tall | Commissioned by La Plaza Historical Society.[13] | |
| Colpo D'Ala | Arnaldo Pomodoro | Dedicated December 12, 1988 | Grand Park, (DWP Fountain) | 34°03′27.5″N 118°14′59.5″W / 34.057639°N 118.249861°W | Bronze | Commissioned by Government of Italy for the City of LA. Celebrating the 40 yr anniversary of the Marshall Plan.[14] | ||
| Double Ascension | Herbert Bayer | Dedicated January 20, 1973 | Bunker Hill, City National Plaza | 34°03′03.9″N 118°15′25.7″W / 34.051083°N 118.257139°W | Sculpture: steel, painted; Basin: stone. | 6.1 m (20 ft); 9.1 m diameter (30 ft) | Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, California CA001163[16] | |
| Salmon Run (sculpture) | Christopher Keene (sculptor) | Dedicated: 1982 | Bunker Hill, Manulife Plaza | Sculpture: | 8-foot by 8-foot by 6-foot cast bronze sculpture, on 8-foot black marble base[17] | Manulife Plaza | ||
| The Doughboy | Humberto Pendretti | 1924 | Pershing Square | 34°02′54.6″N 118°15′09.0″W / 34.048500°N 118.252500°W | Bronze | 8 ft on 12 ft pedestal | World War 1 Doughboy Memorial.[18] | |
| Evelia de Pie | Francisco Zúñiga | 1978 | USC | 34°01′21.0″N 118°17′08.0″W / 34.022500°N 118.285556°W | Bronze | 7 ft | Gift to USC from Dorothy Meisel[19] | |
| Felipe de Neve | Henry Lion | Dedicated 1932 | Olvera Street | 34°03′23.9″N 118°14′20.0″W / 34.056639°N 118.238889°W | Bronze | 7'6 | Commissioned by Parlor 247 Native Daughters of the Golden West. Owned by City of LA.[20] | |
| Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial | Adachi | July 3, 1957 | Olvera Street | 34°03′30.3″N 118°14′30.9″W / 34.058417°N 118.241917°W | Terra Cota relief | 78 x 45 ft tall | City of LA. | |
| Four Arches | Alexander Calder | 1973 | Bank of America Plaza (Los Angeles) | 34°3′11.7″N 118°15′11.8″W / 34.053250°N 118.253278°W | Steel | 63 x 10 ft tall | Bank of America Corp. Art Collection[21] | |
| Frank Putnam Flint Fountain | Julia Bracken Wendt & Henry S. Makcay | September 13, 1933 | Los Angeles City Hall South Lawn | 34°3′10.3″N 118°14′36.8″W / 34.052861°N 118.243556°W | Bronze and Marble | 15 x 21 ft tall | City of LA.[22] | |
| George Washington | Jean-Antoine Houdon | February 22, 1933 | Grand Park | 34°03′21.8″N 118°14′44.8″W / 34.056056°N 118.245778°W | Bronze | 7'6 | Commissioned by Los Angeles Women's Community Service. Owned by City of LA.[23] | |
| Hammering Man | Jonathan Borofsky | 1988 | South Park | 34°02′27.4″N 118°15′18.1″W / 34.040944°N 118.255028°W | Painted Cor-Ten steel, motor. | 22 ft. x 8 ft. x 2 in. | California Mart, Facilities/Property Management, Los Angeles, California CA001164[24] | |
| Homage to Cabrillo: Venetian Quadrant | Eugene Sturman | 1985 | South Park | 34°02′47.1″N 118°15′44.4″W / 34.046417°N 118.262333°W | Steel. | Corner of Figueroa and 11th. | ||
| Intermittent Constancy | Paul Chilkov | 2015 | Bunker Hill (adjacent Broad Museum). | 34°03′13.4″N 118°15′03.3″W / 34.053722°N 118.250917°W | Aluminum | 27 ft | The Emmerson Apartment Tower[25] | |
| The Immigrants (sculpture) | Alberto Biasi | 1971 | Chinatown | 34°04′5.9″N 118°14′6.2″W / 34.068306°N 118.235056°W | Concrete and Steel | 14 x 30 ft | St. Peters Italian Catholic Church | |
| Statue of Junípero Serra | Ettore Cadorin | February 22, 1933 | Olvera Street | 34°03′22.32″N 118°14′17.88″W / 34.0562000°N 118.2383000°W | Bronze | 8' 9" × 2' 2" × 2' 4" | Removed (toppled) in 2020. | |
| Los Angeles Kings Monument | Itamar Amrany, Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany | 2016 | Staples Center forecourt | 34°02′37.8″N 118°16′4.1″W / 34.043833°N 118.267806°W | bronze, granite and glass | LA Kings 50th anniversary commemoration.[26] | ||
| Los Angeles Pobladores Memorial Plaque | Unknown Artist | 1981 | Olvera Street | 34°03′24.8″N 118°14′18.5″W / 34.056889°N 118.238472°W | Bronze | 1 ft round plaque embedded on cement | Commissioned by La Plaza Historical Society.[13] | |
| The Law Givers | Albert Stewart | 1960 | Grand Park | 34°03′22.6″N 118°14′45.3″W / 34.056278°N 118.245917°W | Glazed Terracota | 7'6 | Twin mounted sculptures of "Mosaic Law" and "Declaration of Independence" represented by Moses and Thomas Jefferson.[27] | |
| A Rose for Lilly | Frank Gehry | 2003 | Grand Park, Walt Disney Concert Hall | 34°03′20.2″N 118°15′00.7″W / 34.055611°N 118.250194°W | Royal Delft Blue porcelain | 22 ft wide by 7 ft tall | Frank Gehry tribute to Lillian Disney.[28] | |
| Peace on Earth | Jacques Lipchitz | 1969 | Grand Park, Los Angeles Music Center | 34°03′26.1″N 118°14′53.9″W / 34.057250°N 118.248306°W | Bronze | 29 ft | [29] | |
| Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial | Isao Hirai | 1990 | Little Tokyo | 34°03′00.2″N 118°14′31.0″W / 34.050056°N 118.241944°W | Plastic and Metal | 18 ft. a 1/10th scale model on a seven ft. pedestal. | Commission by Little Tokyo residents and Merchants to honor Challenger crew, specifically Japanese-American Astronaut on board Ellison S. Onizuka.[30] | |
| Spanish–American War Memorial | S. M. Goddard and Kilpatrick | 1900 | Pershing Square | 34°02′54.4″N 118°15′09.3″W / 34.048444°N 118.252583°W | Granite | 6 ft on 6 ft pedestal | Oldest known monument memorial in Los Angeles.[31] | |
| Sun Yat-sen | Unknown Artist | 1961 | Chinatown | 34°03′55.3″N 118°14′13.5″W / 34.065361°N 118.237083°W | Bronze[32] | 6 by 4 ft | Commissioned by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. | |
| Triforium | Joseph Young | Commissioned 1972. 1975. | Civic Center (Los Ángeles Mall) | 34°03′14.6″N 118°14′28.0″W / 34.054056°N 118.241111°W | Reinforced concrete, glass and painted steel. Electronically programmed music and light show. | 60x by 20 ft. | Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, Los Angeles, California CA000450[33][34] | |
| Remembrance of Genocide in the Ukraine | Grand Park | 34°03′18.0″N 118°14′41.7″W / 34.055000°N 118.244917°W | Bronze Plaque | 3 ft | Commissioned by Ukraine American Community of LA.[35] | |||
| Vietnam Memorial of LA County | Frank Ackerman | 1973 | Grand Park | 34°03′18.3″N 118°14′41.2″W / 34.055083°N 118.244778°W | Bronze | 6 ft | LA County[36] |
Central Los Angeles
East Los Angeles & Northeast Los Angeles
Harbor
| Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mojo | Christian Moeller | 2011 | San Pedro (7th & Centre St.) | 33°44′16.7″N 118°17′00.2″W / 33.737972°N 118.283389°W | Metal, light, robotic arm, and surveillance cameras. | 25 ft | Centre Street Lofts, Los Angeles, California 78430031[80][81] | |
| Korean Bell of Friendship | 1976 | San Pedro (Gaffey & 37th St.) | Bronze bell housed in a stone pavilion | Korean American Peace Park, Gift to USA from Korea for its Bicentenial [82] |
South Los Angeles
| Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Luther King Memorial & Tree Grove | 2018 | Baldwin Hills (Kenneth Hahn Park) | 34°00′30″N 118°21′43″W / 34.00821°N 118.36203°W | Stone Obelisk | 15 ft | Los Angeles Parks.[83] | ||
| Mama Watts | Bill Watts | 1965 | Watts (Watts Towers) | 33°56′19.4″N 118°14′30.7″W / 33.938722°N 118.241861°W | Concrete | 5 ft | City of LA.[84] | |
| Monument to Vicente Fernandez | Sergio Garval | 2023 | Walnut Park (Plaza Alameda) | 33°58′28″N 118°13′59″W / 33.97440°N 118.23303°W | Bronze | 10 ft | AJUA (Association of United Jaliscienses in Action).[85] | |
| World Wars Mid-City Memorial | Unknown Artist | 1936 | Baldwin Hills (La Brea Ave & Adams Blvd) | 34°01′56.5″N 118°21′04.5″W / 34.032361°N 118.351250°W | Stone | 15 ft | Commissioned by the American Legion. City of LA.[86] | |
| Wish Dandelions | Heath Satow | 2014 | Alameda (Slauson Ave & S Central Ave) | 33°59′17.6″N 118°15′28.5″W / 33.988222°N 118.257917°W | Metal | City of LA.[citation needed] |
The Valley
| Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amelia Earhart | Ernest Shelton | 1971 | North Hollywood (Magnolia Blvd & Tujunga Ave) | 34°09′54.1″N 118°22′45.1″W / 34.165028°N 118.379194°W | Bronze | City of LA[87] | ||
| Emmy Statue | 1991 | North Hollywood (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Headquarters) | 34°09′57.2″N 118°22′28.1″W / 34.165889°N 118.374472°W | Bronze | 18 ft | Television Academy[88] | ||
| NoHo Gateway | Peter Shire | 2009 | North Hollywood (Lankershim Blvd & Huston St) | 34°09′34.6″N 118°22′17.4″W / 34.159611°N 118.371500°W | Bronze, Metal and Slate | City of LA. |