List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 8
This is a list of public art in Ward 8 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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Saint Martin de Porres | Thomas McGlynn | 1989 | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church | Wood & Concrete | Sculpture: approx. H. 12½ ft. Diam. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 3 ft. W. 3 ft. | Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church[1] | |
Chair | Bassett Furniture | 1959 | 2101 Martin Luther King Avenue, S.E. 38°51′55.44″N 76°59′22.94″W / 38.8654000°N 76.9897056°W | Aluminum | Approx. H. 19½ ft. W. 12 ft. (4,000 lbs.). | Curtis Investments[2] | ![]() |
Shooting for the Stars...Not Each Other | Cheryl Foster | 2000 | Southern Court Apartments, 885 Chesapeake St., S.E. | Southern Court Apartments[3] | |||
Go With the Flow | Cheryl Foster | 2000 | Oxon Run Swimming Pool, 4th St., S.E. & Mississippi Ave., S.E. | Southern Court Apartments[3] | |||
River Spirits of the Anacostia | Martha Jackson-Jarvis | 2004 | Anacostia Metro Station | Washington Metro[3] | |||
Untitled | Anne Allardyce-Tully | 2008 | Congress Heights Metro Station | Washington Metro[3] | |||
Thomas Edison | Evelyn Beatrice Longman | 1952 | c.4555 Overlook Ave SW | Bronze | [4] |
References[edit]
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Saint Martin de Porres (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Chair (sculpture)". SOS!. Smithsonian. Retrieved 27 May 2010.
- ^ a b c d "DC Public Art". Public Art Map. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2010.
- ^ "EDISON, Thomas A bust (ca. 1952) at the Naval Research Lab in Washington, D.C." Public Art Map. dcMemorials. 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2010.