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This is a list of public art in Oakland, California , United States .
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
Fire Station 24 Public Art Project
Robin Myers
1996
Fire Station 24 37°49′24.79″N 122°12′12.82″W / 37.8235528°N 122.2035611°W / 37.8235528; -122.2035611
Canvas , acrylic , bronze , concrete , epoxy
16 plaques, each 15 1/4” x 15 1/4”
City of Oakland[ 1]
Firestorm the Mural
Gail Smithwalter
1994
Rockridge BART station 37°50′40.43″N 122°15′6.26″W / 37.8445639°N 122.2517389°W / 37.8445639; -122.2517389
Ceramic tiles
12' x 31'
City of Oakland[ 1]
Gateway to Knowledge
Ed Cassel
1978
Oakland Public Library 37°48′4.03″N 122°15′48.9″W / 37.8011194°N 122.263583°W / 37.8011194; -122.263583
Acrylic paint
2 panels, 36' x 4'
City of Oakland[ 1]
Hear Our Voices
Rene Yung
1998
27th & Broadway 37°48′57.54″N 122°15′51.09″W / 37.8159833°N 122.2641917°W / 37.8159833; -122.2641917
Concrete , mosaic
18” x 12’ 9” x 3’ 10”
City of Oakland[ 1]
Highland Park Terrace Street Island Public Art Project
Woody Johnson
1998
Median at 25th St. & Highland Ave. 37°47′33.59″N 122°13′48.26″W / 37.7926639°N 122.2300722°W / 37.7926639; -122.2300722
Portland cement
18” x 6’ x 14”
City of Oakland[ 1]
Jesus and the Apostles
Robert Boardman Howard
ca. 1925
First Congregational Church 37°48′48.5″N 122°15′41.29″W / 37.813472°N 122.2614694°W / 37.813472; -122.2614694
Concrete & stucco
Approx. H. 4 ft. 8 in. x W. 14 ft.
First Congregational Church[ 2]
Latham - Ducel Fountain
1870's
Preservation Park 37°48′20.96″N 122°16′37.61″W / 37.8058222°N 122.2771139°W / 37.8058222; -122.2771139
Iron & stone
Fountain: approx. H. 18 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 16 ft.
Preservation Park[ 3]
Latham Square Fountain
Charles Raphael Peyre
1913
Broadway & Telegraph Avenue 37°48′20.89″N 122°16′13.54″W / 37.8058028°N 122.2704278°W / 37.8058028; -122.2704278
Bronze & marble
Approx. H. 8 ft. x Diam. 5 ft.
City of Oakland[ 4]
McElroy Fountain
Walter D. Reed & Douglas Tilden
1911
Lakeside Park at Lake Merritt 37°48′28.94″N 122°15′25.81″W / 37.8080389°N 122.2571694°W / 37.8080389; -122.2571694
Georgia marble & metal
Overall Diam. approx. 70 ft.
City of Oakland[ 5]
Meknes
Benbow Bullock
1985
20th and Harrison streets and Lakeside Drive 37°48′28.74″N 122°15′49.21″W / 37.8079833°N 122.2636694°W / 37.8079833; -122.2636694
Painted steel
H. 8. ft. x L. 14 ft. x D. 6 ft.
Oakland Museum of California [ 6]
Oakland Title Insurance and Guaranty Company Building Pediments
N. Clark & Sons
1921-1922
Oakland Title Insurance Building 37°48′17.4″N 122°16′10.65″W / 37.804833°N 122.2696250°W / 37.804833; -122.2696250
Terra cotta
John B. & Suzanne R. Richie[ 7]
Pool
Michael Mandel & Larry Sultan
1993
DeFremery Pool 37°48′46.39″N 122°17′12.52″W / 37.8128861°N 122.2868111°W / 37.8128861; -122.2868111
Ceramic tiles
2 paintings; 18’ x 5’
City of Oakland[ 1]
Riches of the Earth
Alexander Stirling Calder
1913-1915
Kaiser Convention Center 37°47′50.67″N 122°15′39.94″W / 37.7974083°N 122.2610944°W / 37.7974083; -122.2610944
Terra cotta
Approx. 60 x 25 x 18 ft.
City of Oakland[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
Rock On Oakland
Donna Billick
1998
Frank H. Ogawa Plaza 37°48′18.51″N 122°16′19.82″W / 37.8051417°N 122.2721722°W / 37.8051417; -122.2721722
Cement , sand , marble , brass
2,400 square feet; 20’ diameter
City of Oakland[ 1]
Scottish Rite Temple Figures
Carl Werner & Will G. Corlett
Scottish Rite Temple 37°48′20.89″N 122°16′13.54″W / 37.8058028°N 122.2704278°W / 37.8058028; -122.2704278
Concrete
Approx. L. 56 ft.
Scottish Rite Temple[ 15]
Temple reliefs
Harold W. Burton
ca. 1963
Oakland California Temple 37°48′27.29″N 122°11′56.74″W / 37.8075806°N 122.1990944°W / 37.8075806; -122.1990944
Stone
Church of the Latter Day Saints [ 16]
There
Roslyn Mazzilli
1988
Oakland City Center 37°48′14.95″N 122°16′22.52″W / 37.8041528°N 122.2729222°W / 37.8041528; -122.2729222
Aluminum or steel
Approx. 20 x 19 x 18 ft.
CBRE Group [ 17]
Three Sisters
George LaRue
1986
Snow Park 37°48′27.72″N 122°15′52.03″W / 37.8077000°N 122.2644528°W / 37.8077000; -122.2644528
Bronze
Approx. 60 x 30 x 24 in.
City of Oakland[ 18]
Untitled
Harold Persico Paris
1970s
MacArthur (BART station) 37°49′45.34″N 122°15′59.06″W / 37.8292611°N 122.2664056°W / 37.8292611; -122.2664056
Bronze
5 forms. Each form: varies, approx. L. 3 to 10 ft.
Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority [ 19]
What Once Was
Michael Brown & Chris Jackson
1997
Medians at Mountain Blvd. at Scout Rd. 37°49′21.55″N 122°12′26.8″W / 37.8226528°N 122.207444°W / 37.8226528; -122.207444
Weathering steel
Ranges from 43”-84” x 64”-72”
City of Oakland[ 1]
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^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Latham - Ducel Fountain, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 16 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Latham Square Fountain, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 18 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "McElroy Fountain, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 16 June 2013 .
^ Steven Huss (2012). "Informational Report: "Meknes" Sculpture by Benbow Bullock" (PDF) . Cultural Arts Program . City of Oakland. Retrieved 16 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "(Oakland Title Insurance and Guaranty Company Building Pediments), (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 16 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Riches of the Earth: Gifts of the Air, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Riches of the Earth: Consolation of the Arts, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Riches of the Earth: Wealth of the Sea, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Riches of the Earth: Wealth of the Mind, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Riches of the Earth: The Joy of Effort, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Riches of the Earth: Wealth of the Earth, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Riches of the Earth: The Duties of Life, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "(Scottish Rite Temple Figures), (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "(Temple Reliefs), (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "There, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 16 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Three Sisters, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .
^ Save Outdoor Sculptures! (1994). "Untitled, (sculpture)" . Save Outdoor Sculpture, California survey . Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 June 2013 .