List_of_public_art_in_Madison,_Wisconsin
This is a list of public art in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image | |
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Abraham Lincoln (replica) | Adolph Weinman | 1909 | Bascom Hill 43.07532°N 89.40368°W / 43.07532; -89.40368 (Abraham Lincoln) |
Bronze | Approx. 90 × 36 × 60 in. | University of Wisconsin–Madison[1] | ||
ACT | William King | 1979 | Olbrich Park | Aluminium | H. 26 ft. | Olbrich Botanical Gardens[2] | images here | |
Alexa | Susan Walsh | 1992 | Jenifer Street and Williamson Street | Metal, cast iron, industrial enamel, and concrete | 15' h × 9.5' w | City of Madison Public Art Collection[3] | images here | |
Annie C. Stewart Memorial Fountain | Frederick Clasgens | 1925 | Henry Vilas Zoo 43.0599°N 89.4086°W / 43.0599; -89.4086 (Annie C. Stewart Memorial Fountain) |
Marble | Approx. H. 9 ft. 4 in. × W. 4 ft. | City of Madison[4] | ||
Asclepius - Greek God of Healing | Harry Whitehorse | ca. 1960s | 5001 Monona Dr. | Aluminium | Approx. H. 98 in. × W. 6 ft. | [5] | ||
Awakening | George M. Cramer | 1994 | Chazen Museum of Art | Bronze | Approx. 72 × 36 × 36 in. | University of Wisconsin–Madison | ||
Balance Wheel | Robert Gehrke | 1998 | State of Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade & Consumer Protection building | Steel | 12 ft. Diam. × 22 in. D[6] | State of Wisconsin[7] | images here | |
Blue Lantern on Tripod | Sid Boyum | intersection of Atwood Ave. & Eastwood Drive | painted cast concrete | 104 in. H × 31 in. W × 54 in. D[8] | City of Madison Public Art Collection[9] | images here | ||
Blue Urn with Dragon | Sid Boyum | intersection of Atwood Ave. & Jackson St. | painted cast concrete | 66 in. H × 30 in. W × 28 in. D | City of Madison Public Art Collection[10] | images here | ||
Bronze Hosta Leaf | Sylvia Beckman | Olbrich Botanical Gardens | bronze | City of Madison Public Art Collection[11] | images here | |||
Bronze Tulip Leaf | Sylvia Beckman | Olbrich Botanical Gardens | bronze | City of Madison Public Art Collection[12] | image here | |||
Camp Randall Memorial Arch | Lew Porter | 1912 | Randall Ave. at W. Dayton St. 43°4′15.97″N 89°24′33.67″W | Granite | Approx. 36 × 36 × 15 ft. | State of Wisconsin[13] | ||
Capitol Square Fountains | Sven Schunemann and Heidi Natura | 2005 | Capitol Square | polished paginated granite, bronze | City of Madison Public Art Collection[14] | |||
Chinese Fu Dog Lantern | Sid Boyum | Yahara Park and Canal | painted cast concrete | 85 in. × 29 in. D | City of Madison Public Art Collection[15] | image here | ||
Christ and the Children | Mary Ann Lohman | 1960s | Edgewood College | Metal | Approx. H. 56 in. × W. 3 ft. | Edgewood College[16] | images here | |
Community | James J. McFadden, Richard Zillman and Cathy Sheets | 2009 | Revival Ridge Apartments at the corner of Allied Dr. & Jenewein Rd. | steel | City of Madison Public Art Collection[17] | images here | ||
Creature Abstract Head | Sid Boyum | intersection of Atwood Ave. & Eastwood Dr. | painted cast concrete | 47 in. H × 31 in. W × 20 in. D | City of Madison Public Art Collection[18] | images here | ||
Dignified Figure with Tablet | Sid Boyum | Lowell Elementary School Garden | painted cast concrete | 94 in. H × 35 in. W × 23 in. D | City of Madison Public Art Collection[19] | image here | ||
Dreamkeepers | Dr. Evermor | 2001 | 211 S. Paterson St. | Scrap metal | 30 ft | The Warren family [20] | ||
Earth Flight | Beth Sahagian | 1988 | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics | Indiana limestone | Approx. 4 ft. × 10 ft. × 10 ft. | University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics[21] | ||
Easter Island Sculpture | Sid Boyum | Lowell Elementary School Garden | painted cast concrete | 67 in. H × 27 in. D | City of Madison Public Art Collection[22] | images here | ||
Faith | Karl Bitter | 1912 | Wisconsin State Capitol | Granite | Approx. H. 15 ft. | State of Wisconsin[23] | ||
Fiddleheads | Sylvia Beckman | 1988 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens | Limestone | Approx. H. 12 ft. × Diam. 5 ft. | Olbrich Botanical Gardens[24] | images here | |
Forward | Jean Pond Miner Coburn | 1895 | Wisconsin Historical Society (original), Wisconsin State Capitol (replica) 43.0747°N 89.3858°W / 43.0747; -89.3858 (Forward) |
Bronze repousee | Approx. 7 ft. 9 in. × 3 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. 6 in. | State of Wisconsin[25] | ||
Four Lakes | Andrea Myklebust and Stanton Gray Sears | 2009 | Frances Plaza between Frances Street and State Street | granite, bronze | City of Madison Public Art Collection[26] | images here | ||
Freedom of Communication | James Watrous | 1971 | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Vilas Communication Hall | Tesserae, plywood, epoxy & brass | Approx. 18 ft. × 12 ft. 6 in. × 1 1/2 in. | University of Wisconsin-Madison[27] | ||
Gateway Project | Edgar Jerome Jeter | 1987 | 1401 S. Park St. | Bronze & fiberglass | Approx. H. 10 ft. | [28] | ||
Generations | Richard Artschwager | 1991 | Chazen Museum of Art | Steel, granite, concrete, Plexiglas & plants | Approx. H. 32 ft. × W. 60 ft. × L. 155 ft. | [29] | ||
Gyre | Thomas Stancliffe | 2007 | Wisconsin State Revenue Building | metal | [30] | |||
Hans Christian Heg | Paul Fjelde | 1925 | Wisconsin State Capitol | Bronze | Approx. 9 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft. × 3 ft. | State of Wisconsin[31] | ||
Hieroglyph | O.V. Shaffer | 1965 | Madison Public Library | Copper | Approx. 12 ft. × 66 in. × 55 in. | Madison Public Library[32] | ||
Interspirit | James Thomas Russell | 1983 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Stainless steel | 2 parts. Approx. 12 ft. × 6 ft. 9 in. × 1 ft. 10 in. | University of Wisconsin[33] | ||
Justice | James Watrous | 1951 | Dane County Courthouse 43°4′17.43″N 89°23′3.42″W | Aluminium | H. 9 ft. | Dane County Courthouse[34] | ||
Knowledge | Karl Bitter | 1912 | Wisconsin State Capitol | Granite | Approx. H. 12 ft. | State of Wisconsin[35] | ||
Learning of the World | Attilio Piccirilli | 1917 | Wisconsin State Capitol | Granite | H. 8 ft. × W. 40 ft. | State of Wisconsin[36] | ||
Let the Great Spirit Soar | Harry Whitehorse | 1991 | 2930 Lakeland Ave 43°5′25.26″N 89°20′25.92″W | Celtis wood | Approx. H. 12 ft. × W. 22 in. | [37] | ||
Levitation of the Enchanted Princess | Tony DeLap | 1984 | 121 E. Wilson St. | Steel | Approx. H. 11 ft. × W. 42 ft. | [38] | ||
Liberty Supported by the Law | Karl Bitter | 1910 | Wisconsin State Capitol | Granite | Approx. H. 8 ft. × W. 40 ft. | State of Wisconsin[39] | ||
Living for the Dream | Frank Brown | 1993 | 215 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. | Bronze & stoneware | Approx. 9 × 8 × 6 ft. | City of Madison[40] | image here | |
Madison | Christopher Sproat | 1987 | Madison Federal Courthouse | Aluminum, Lexan, acrylic, cold cathode glass tubing, steel, Plexiglas & neon | Approx. 12 × 61 × 45 ft. | United States General Services Administration[41] | ||
Maquina | William Conrad Severson | 1994 | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Engineering Hall | Stainless steel | Approx. H. 18 ft. | University of Wisconsin–Madison[42] | ||
Mother and Child | William Zorach | 1930 | Chazen Museum of Art | Bronze | Approx. 65 × 32 × 28 in. | University of Wisconsin–Madison[43] | ||
Nails' Tales | Donald Lipski | 2005 | Removed from Camp Randall Stadium | concrete | ca. 20 ft. tall | University of Wisconsin–Madison | ||
Prosperity and Abundance | Karl Bitter | 1912 | Wisconsin State Capitol | Granite | Approx. H. 15 ft. | State of Wisconsin[44] | ||
Robert Kellner Memorial | Caryl Yasko | 1984 | MacKenzie Environmental Education Center | Concrete | Approx. 5 ft. 10 in. × 13 ft. 2 in. × 8 ft. 4 in. | State of Wisconsin[45] | ||
Rotational Shift | Andrea Blum | 1987 | University of Wisconsin–Madison – Computer Science Building | Concrete | Approx. 18 in. × 76 ft. × 120 ft. | University of Wisconsin–Madison[46] | ||
Spare Time | John Martinson | 1979 | 11 W. Main St. – Rooftop | Steel | Approx. 11 ft. × 49 1/2 in. × 58 in. | City of Madison[47] | image here | |
Statue of Liberty (replica) | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi | 1950 | Warner Park | Metal | Approx. H. 9 ft. × W. 2 1/2 ft. | [48] | ||
Strength | Karl Bitter | 1912 | Wisconsin State Capitol | Granite | Approx. H. 12 ft. | State of Wisconsin[49] | ||
The Timeless Current, Seeking a Place of Repose, Quietly Changes | Kathleen Kasper-Noonan | 1996 | University of Wisconsin Law School | Mixed media | Approx. L. 75 ft. | University of Wisconsin[50] | ||
TimeKeeper | Robert Curtis | 1983 | Law Park | Concrete, stainless steel, Cor-Ten steel & granite | Approx. H. 11 × W. 16 × L. 24 ft. | [51] | ||
Untitled | Cliff Garten | 1996 | University of Wisconsin–Madison, biotechnology & genetics center | Glass & stainless steel | [52] | |||
Untitled | Unknown | 5805 Hamersley Rd. | Wood | Approx. H. 18 ft. × W. 4 ft. | [53] | |||
Untitled | Alan Tollakson | 1980 | Olbrich Botanical Gardens | Indiana limestone | Approx. 26 1/2 in. × 45 in. × 25 in. | Olbrich Botanical Gardens[54] | ||
Verex Syzygy | O.V. Shaffer | 1986 | 150 E. Gilman St. 43°4′48.66″N 89°23′10.68″W |
Stainless steel | [55] | |||
Water Links | Athena Tacha | 1997 | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Waisman Center | Concrete & evergreens | 6 × 30 × 40 ft. | University of Wisconsin–Madison[56] | ||
Waisman Building Blocks | Steven Woodward | 2000 | University of Wisconsin–Madison, Waisman Center | Rainbow granite | Three pieces totaling approx. 2 × 16 × 4 ft. | University of Wisconsin–Madison[57] | ||
William Dempster Hoard | Gutzon Borglum | 1922 | University of Wisconsin–Madison, College of Agriculture | Bronze | University of Wisconsin–Madison[58] | |||
Wisconsiana | Lloyd Hamrol | 1988 | General Executive Facilities Plaza | Granite | Approx. 12 × 84 × 92 ft. | State of Wisconsin[59] | ||
Wisconsin (also known as Forward) | Daniel Chester French | 1914 | Wisconsin State Capitol | Bronze | H. 15 ft. 5 in. | State of Wisconsin[60] | ||
Wisdom, Thought, and Reflection | Adolph Weinman | 1917 | Wisconsin State Capitol | State of Wisconsin[61] | ||||
Updraft | Michael A. Burns | 2016 | Brittingham Park, near Main St. and Brittingham Place 43.0647°N 89.3961°W / 43.0647; -89.3961 (Updraft) |
Cor-Ten steel | 25' high × 30' wide × 30' deep | City of Madison |
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- "Bronze Tulip Leaf". Public Art Collection. City of Madison. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- "Camp Randall Memorial Arch, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Capitol Square Fountains". Public Art Collection. City of Madison. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- "Chinese Fu Dog Lantern". Public Art Collection. City of Madison. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
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- "Community". Public Art Collection. City of Madison. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- "Creature Abstract Head". Public Art Collection. City of Madison. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- "Dignified Figure with Tablet". Public Art Collection. City of Madison. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- "Obituary of Donald Dean Warren". madison.com. Dec 11, 2011.
Don's biggest public gift "landed" secretly overnight in front of his office community which he named "The Dream Keepers."
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- "Easter Island Sculpture". Public Art Collection. City of Madison. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- "Faith, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Fiddleheads, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- "Forward, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- "Four Lakes". Public Art Collection. City of Madison. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
- "Freedom of Communication, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Gateway Project, (sculpture)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1991. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Generations, (sculpture)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1991. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Hans Christian Heg, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Hieroglyph, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Interspirit, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- "Justice, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Knowledge, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Learning of the World, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1991. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Let the Great Spirit Soar, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1991. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Levitation of the Enchanted Princess, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1993. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- "Liberty Supported by the Law, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Living the Dream, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Madison, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Maquina, (sculpture)". Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 2002. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Mother and Child, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Prosperity and Abundance, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Robert Kellner Memorial, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Rotational Shift, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- "Spare Time, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1993. Retrieved 15 May 2011.
- "Statue of Liberty Replica, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Strength, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "The Timeless Current, Seeking a Place of Repose, Quietly Changes, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- "TimeKeeper, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Untitled, (sculpture)". Wisconsin Arts Board. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- "Untitled, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1996. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- "Untitled, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Verex Syzygy, (sculpture)". A Common Joy. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1991. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- "Water Links, (sculpture)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Waisman Building Blocks, (sculpture)". Wisconsin Arts Board, Percent for Art Program. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 2003. Retrieved 18 May 2011.
- "William Dempster Hoard, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Wisconsiana, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- "Forward, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1985. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
- "Wisdom, Thought, and Reflection, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture!. Smithsonian American Art Museum. 1993. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- Media related to Outdoor sculptures in Madison, Wisconsin at Wikimedia Commons
- "Public Art in the City of Madison".