List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 1

This is a list of public art in Ward 1 of Washington, D.C..

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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 38°55′53″N 77°2′10.31″W Bronze & granite Sculpture: approx. H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. W. 10 ft. (2,500 lbs.). Shrine of the Sacred Heart[1]
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[2]
Guglielmo Marconi Attilio Piccirilli 1940 16th St. & Lamont St. N.W.

38°55′55″N 77°2′12″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[3]
Perry Lions Roland Hinton Perry 1906/2002 Taft Bridge 38°55′22.04″N 77°3′4.25″W 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[4]
Joan of Arc Paul Dubois 1922 Meridian Hill Park 38°55′14.52″N 77°2′8.57″W 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[5][6]
James Buchanan Memorial Hans Schuler 1930 Meridian Hill Park 38.91965°N 77.03498°W / 38.91965; -77.03498 Bronze & granite Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 2 in. W. 6 ft. 7 in.; United States Department of the Interior[7]
Cascading Waterfall John Joseph Earley & George Burnap 1936 Meridian Hill Park 38°55′11.44″N 77°2′8.38″W Concrete Fountain: approx. w. 300 ft. United States Department of the Interior[8]
The Parable Jimilu Mason 1990 Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd., N.W. 38°55′31.46″N 77°2′17.11″W Bronze Sculpture: approx. H. 60 in. (500 lbs.). Festival Center[9]
Two Men Reading Unknown Howard University, 601 Fairmont St., N.W. Stone Howard University[10]
A Bridge Across and Beyond Richard Hunt Howard University, Blackburn Center Steel Howard University[11]
Symbiosis Richard Hunt Howard University, 2400 6th St, N.W. Corten Steel H. 9 ft x W. 4 ft. Howard University[12][13]
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[14]
Family Circle Herbert House 1991 18th & Harvard St., N.W. 38°55′37.33″N 77°2′28.88″W Steel Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 36 in. Diam. 84 in. DC Art/works?[15]
Francis Asbury Augustus Lukeman 1921 16th St & Mt. Pleasant St., N.W.

38°55′39″N 77°2′12″W

 Bronze Sculpture: approx. 100 x 60 x 132 in.; Base: approx. 100 x 140 x 200 ft. United States Department of the Interior[16]
The Servant Christ Jimilu Mason 1986 Christ House, 1717 Columbia Rd.

38°55′34″N 77°1′55″W

 Bronze Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. 3 in. D. 2 ft. Christ House[17]
Fortitude James King 1979 Howard University – Science Valley

38°55′19″N 77°1′11″W

 Metal Howard University[18][19]
Bairstow Eagle Lampposts Ernest C. Bairstow 1906 Taft Bridge

38°55′32″N 77°3′07″W

 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[20]
Serenity Josep Clarà 1925 Meridian Hill Park

38°55′19″N 77°2′10″W

 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[21][22]
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[23]
New Leaf Lisa Scheer 2007 Georgia Avenue – Petworth Metro Station 38°56′12.58″N 77°1′27.15″W Bronze 8 x 45 x 2.5 Washington Metro[24][25]
Woven Identities Megan Walsh & Casa Del Pueblo Youth 1999 Columbia Heights Metro Station – West Entrance Washington Metro[24][26]
Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders Jerome Meadows 1997 Unity Park – Columbia Rd., Euclid St. and Champlain St., N.W. [24]
This is How We Live Garin Baker 2008 239 Elm Street, N.W. Paint DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities[24]
(Here I Stand) In The Spirit of Paul Robeson Allen Uzikee Nelson 2001 Georgia & Kansas Aves. N.W. [27]
Spirit of Freedom Ed Hamilton 1988 Vermont Ave. & U St. N.W. Bronze [28]
Emiliano Zapata Mexican Cultural Institute Bronze [29]
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[30]

References
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  2. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Kauffmann Memorial (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
  3. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Guglielmo Marconi (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  4. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Perry Lions (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  5. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Joan of Arc (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  6. National Park Service (2009). "Joan of Arc". Park Statues – Photos. National Park Service. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  7. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Buchanan, (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  8. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Cascading Waterfall (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  9. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "The Parable (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  10. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "(Two Men Reading) (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
  11. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "A Bridge Across and Beyond (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  12. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Symbiosis (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  13. Aeja O. Washington (2004). "Bison". Images of the Capstone. Howard University. Retrieved 26 May 2010.
  14. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Students Aspire (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  15. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Family Circle (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  16. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Francis Asbury (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  17. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "The Servant Christ (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 23 May 2010.
  18. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Fortitude (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  19. Aeja O. Washington (2004). "Lady Fortitude". Images of the Capstone. The Hilltop. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  20. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Bairstow Eagle Lampposts (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
  21. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1993). "Serenity (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  22. National Park Service (2009). "Places". Meridian Hill Park. U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 8 May 2010.
  23. Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Dante Alighieri (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
  24. "DC Public Art". Public Art Map. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  25. "Gallery". New Arts Foundry. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  26. Ruth Wallach. "Public Art in Washington, DC Metro (very selective)". Public Art in LA. University of Southern California. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
  27. "Here I Stand, The Spirit of Paul Robeson sculpture in Washington, D.C." DCMemorials.com. 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  28. "Spirit of Freedom: African-American Civil War Memorial SE of Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C." DCMemorials.com. 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  29. "ZAPATA, Emiliano statue at the Mexican Cultural Institute in Washington, D.C." DCMemorials.com. 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2010.
  30. "Karlisima Fine Art and Murals". Karlisima. 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
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