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This is a list of public art in Detroit.

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.

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Selected artworks

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Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates 		Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Notes
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac Philip A. Hart Plaza

42°19′43″N 83°2′37″W / 42.32861°N 83.04361°W / 42.32861; -83.04361 (short title) 		2001 William Kieffer and Ann Feely sculpture bronze City of Detroit

[1]


Atom Gazelle Belle Isle Park

42°21′2″N 82°58′10″W / 42.35056°N 82.96944°W / 42.35056; -82.96944 (short title) 		1991 Richard Bennett sculpture stainless steel City of Detroit

[2]


Balancing Act One Campus Martius

42°20′0″N 83°2′47″W / 42.33333°N 83.04639°W / 42.33333; -83.04639 (short title) 		2016 HOW and NOSM mural 184 x 60 feet (56.1 x 18.2 m) Library Street Collective[3]


Bagley Memorial Fountain Cadillac Square

42°19′53″N 83°2′42″W / 42.33139°N 83.04500°W / 42.33139; -83.04500 (short title) 		May 30, 1887 (relocated July 3, 1926) Henry Hobson Richardson fountain white Worcester granite Michigan State Historic Site City of Detroit

[4] [5] [6]


Curved Form with Rectangle and Space Scarab Club

42°21′34″N 83°3′47″W / 42.35944°N 83.06306°W / 42.35944; -83.06306 (short title) 		2000 Lois Teicher sculpture stainless steel University Cultural Center Association

[7]


Detroit Chimera Graffiti Mural Russell Industrial Center, Building Number 2

42°22′39.71″N 83°3′39.89″W / 42.3776972°N 83.0610806°W / 42.3776972; -83.0610806 (short title) 		between 2010 and 2012 Kobie Solomon mural 8,750 square feet (813 square meters) Russell Industrial Center

[8]


Le fleuve la garonne Detroit Institute of Arts

42°21′32″N 83°3′54″W / 42.35889°N 83.06500°W / 42.35889; -83.06500 (short title) 		early 20th century after Antoine Coysevox sculpture bronze 53 x 99 1/4 x 44 3/4 inches (134.6 x 252.1 x 113.7 cm) Detroit Institute of Arts

[9]


Johann Friedrich Schiller Belle Isle Park

42°20′29″N 82°58′48″W / 42.34139°N 82.98000°W / 42.34139; -82.98000 (short title) 		designed 1906, dedicated May 11, 1908 Herman Matzen sculpture stainless steel approx. 6 x 4 x 8 feet (1.8 x 1.2 x 2.4 m ) City of Detroit

[10]


Gateway to Freedom International Memorial to the Underground Railroad Philip A. Hart Plaza

42°19′35″N 83°2′38″W / 42.32639°N 83.04389°W / 42.32639; -83.04389 (short title) 		dedicated October 20, 2001 Edward Dwight sculpture City of Detroit

[11]


General Alexander Macomb Washington Boulevard at Michigan Avenue

42°19′55″N 83°3′3″W / 42.33194°N 83.05083°W / 42.33194; -83.05083 (short title) 		dedicated September 11, 1908 Adolph Alexander Weinman sculpture bronze 9 feet x 44 inches x 42 inches (2.7 m x 1.1 m x 1 m) City of Detroit

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Gracehoper Detroit Institute of Arts

42°21′36″N 83°3′55″W / 42.36000°N 83.06528°W / 42.36000; -83.06528 (short title) 		1961 Tony Smith sculpture steel and paint 23 × 22 × 46 feet (7 m 1 cm × 6 m 70.6 cm × 14 m 2.1 cm) Detroit Institute of Arts

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Hamtramck Disneyland Hamtramck

42°24′26.2″N 83°3′31″W / 42.407278°N 83.05861°W / 42.407278; -83.05861 (short title) 		created 1992, finished 1999 Dmytro Szylak installation Hatch Art

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Hazen Stuart Pingree southwest of Woodward Avenue and East Adams Avenue

42°20′12″N 83°3′3″W / 42.33667°N 83.05083°W / 42.33667; -83.05083 (short title) 		1903, dedicated May 30, 1904 Rudolf Schwartz bronze stainless steel 10 1/2 x 6 x 6 feet (3.2 x 1.8 x 1.8 m) City of Detroit

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Heidelberg Project McDougall-Hunt neighborhood, east Detroit[16]

42°21′31.23″N 83°1′16.88″W / 42.3586750°N 83.0213556°W / 42.3586750; -83.0213556 (short title) 		created 1986, ongoing Tyree Guyton installation Tyree Guyton

[17]


Horace E. Dodge and Son Memorial Fountain Philip A. Hart Plaza

42°19′37″N 83°2′38″W / 42.32694°N 83.04389°W / 42.32694; -83.04389 (short title) 		1972-1979, dedicated October 14, 1981 Isamu Noguchi fountain stainless steel and black granite 30 feet (9.1 m) City of Detroit

[18]


James Scott Memorial Fountain Belle Isle Park

42°20′6.22″N 82°59′57.52″W / 42.3350611°N 82.9993111°W / 42.3350611; -82.9993111 (short title) 		1923, dedicated May 31, 1925 Cass Gilbert and Herbert Adams fountain marble, cement, bronze 18 feet x 75 feet (5.5 m x 22.9 m) City of Detroit

[19]


Jeune fille et sa suite (Young Woman and Her Suitors) Detroit Institute of Arts

42°21′32″N 83°3′47″W / 42.35889°N 83.06306°W / 42.35889; -83.06306 (short title) 		1970 Alexander Calder sculpture painted steel 35 feet × 27 feet 6 inches × 19 feet (10 m 66.8 cm × 8 m 38.2 cm × 5 m 79.1 cm) Detroit Institute of Arts

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Monica 500 Woodward 2016 Swoon mural 17 feet Library Street Collective

[3]


Monument to Joe Louis Philip A. Hart Plaza

42°19′43.3″N 83°2′40.36″W / 42.328694°N 83.0445444°W / 42.328694; -83.0445444 (short title) 		dedicated October 16, 1986 Robert Graham sculpture bronze 25 feet 6 inches × 24 feet 6 inches (7 m 77.2 cm × 7 m 46.8 cm) Detroit Institute of Arts

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Nymph and Eros Detroit Institute of Arts

42°21′33″N 83°3′55″W / 42.35917°N 83.06528°W / 42.35917; -83.06528 (short title) 		early 20th century after Philippe Magnier sculpture bronze 51 x 99 x 45 inches (129.5 x 251.5 x 114.3 cm) Detroit Institute of Arts

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Passo di danza (Step of the Dance) One Woodward Avenue, Jefferson Avenue entrance

42°19′43″N 83°2′43″W / 42.32861°N 83.04528°W / 42.32861; -83.04528 (short title) 		1963 Giacomo Manzù sculpture bronze 11 feet (3.4 m) One Woodward Avenue

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Phoenix Scarab Club, west facade

42°21′34″N 83°3′46″W / 42.35944°N 83.06278°W / 42.35944; -83.06278 (short title) 		1976 Stephen Veresh sculpture copper Scarab Club

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Pylon Philip A. Hart Plaza

42°19′41.4″N 83°02′39.0″W / 42.328167°N 83.044167°W / 42.328167; -83.044167 (short title) 		1972-1979 Isamu Noguchi sculpture stainless steel 20 x 7 x 7 feet (6 x 2.1 x 2.1 m) City of Detroit

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Russell Alger Memorial Fountain Grand Circus Park

42°20′12″N 83°2′59″W / 42.33667°N 83.04972°W / 42.33667; -83.04972 (short title) 		1920, dedicated July 27, 1921 Daniel Chester French fountain bronze 7 feet 6 inches x 56 inches x 58 inches (2.3 x 1.4 x 1.5 m) City of Detroit

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Sentry Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

42°21′31″N 83°3′39″W / 42.35861°N 83.06083°W / 42.35861; -83.06083 (short title) 		1996-1997 Richard Bennett sculpture aluminum and gold Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

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The Spirit of Detroit Coleman A. Young Municipal Center

42°19′45.47″N 83°2′40.66″W / 42.3292972°N 83.0446278°W / 42.3292972; -83.0446278 (short title) 		1958 Marshall Fredericks sculpture bronze 312 inches (200.7 × 130.2 × 140.3 cm, 907.2 kg) Coleman A. Young Municipal Center

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Stevens T. Mason Capitol Park

42°19′59″N 83°2′58″W / 42.33306°N 83.04944°W / 42.33306; -83.04944 (short title) 		dedicated May 30, 1908 Adolph Alexander Weinman sculpture bronze 8 feet x 30 inches x 30 inches (2.4 m x 0.76 m x 0.76 m) City of Detroit

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The Thinker Detroit Institute of Arts, southeast lawn

42°21′32″N 83°3′55″W / 42.35889°N 83.06528°W / 42.35889; -83.06528 (short title) 		1904 Auguste Rodin sculpture bronze 79 × 51 1/4 × 55 1/4 inches, 2000 pounds (200.7 × 130.2 × 140.3 cm, 907.2 kg) Detroit Institute of Arts

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Transcending Philip A. Hart Plaza

42°19′40″N 83°2′41″W / 42.32778°N 83.04472°W / 42.32778; -83.04472 (short title) 		dedicated August 30, 2003 David Barr and Sergio de Guisti sculpture steel 63 feet (19.2 m) City of Detroit

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United We Stand Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, Farnsworth entrance

42°21′32″N 83°3′42″W / 42.35889°N 83.06167°W / 42.35889; -83.06167 (short title) 		2016 Charles McGee sculpture Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History

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Unity 28 West Grand River Avenue

42°20′2″N 83°2′58″W / 42.33389°N 83.04944°W / 42.33389; -83.04944 (short title) 		2017 Charles McGee mural 118 x 50 feet Library Street Collective

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untitled mural The Belt

42°20′5″N 83°2′49″W / 42.33472°N 83.04694°W / 42.33472; -83.04694 (short title) 		2016 Nina Chanel Abney mural Library Street Collective

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untitled mural 25 East Grand River Avenue

42°20′4″N 83°2′53″W / 42.33444°N 83.04806°W / 42.33444; -83.04806 (short title) 		2015 Aryz mural Library Street Collective

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untitled mural One Campus Martius

42°20′0″N 83°2′48″W / 42.33333°N 83.04667°W / 42.33333; -83.04667 (short title) 		2015 Shepard Fairey mural 184 feet (56.1 m) Library Street Collective

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untitled mural Madison Building

42°20′9″N 83°2′57″W / 42.33583°N 83.04917°W / 42.33583; -83.04917 (short title) 		2014 HENSE mural 10,000 square feet (929 square meters) Library Street Collective

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untitled mural 14635 East Jefferson

42°22′27″N 82°56′30″W / 42.37417°N 82.94167°W / 42.37417; -82.94167 (short title) 		2016 Swoon and Baba Wayne mural Library Street Collective

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Wayfinding: An Art Installation and Skate Park Monroe Blocks 100 Monroe Avenue

42°19′58″N 83°2′42″W / 42.33278°N 83.04500°W / 42.33278; -83.04500 (short title) 		from August 2017 through January 2018 Ryan McGinness and Tony Hawk installation 4600 square feet (1402.1 square meters) Library Street Collective and Cranbrook Art Museum

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Weather Permitting 35 East Grand River Avenue

42°20′4″N 83°2′52″W / 42.33444°N 83.04778°W / 42.33444; -83.04778 (short title) 		2017 Willie Wayne Smith mural Library Street Collective

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William Cotter Maybury east of Woodward Avenue and East Adams Avenue

42°20′13″N 83°3′2″W / 42.33694°N 83.05056°W / 42.33694; -83.05056 (short title) 		dedicated November 24, 1912 Adolph Alexander Weinman sculpture bronze 5 x 3 x 4 feet (1.5 x .91 x 1.2 m) City of Detroit

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Further reading

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  • Herron, Jerry et al. Connecting the Dots: Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project. Wayne State University Press, 2007.
  • Nawrocki, Dennis Alan. Art in Detroit Public Places. Wayne State University Press, 2008.

References

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  1. ^ "City Guide 2009 - Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac". Hour Detroit. Hour Media, Inc. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  2. ^ "Gazelle, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "PUBLIC ART". Library Street Collective. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Bagley Fountain, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  5. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  6. ^ "Bagley Memorial Fountain". Michigan State Housing Development Authority. Archived from the original on May 17, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  7. ^ Nawrocki, Dennis Alan (2008). Art in Detroit Public Places. Wayne State University Press. p. 70.
  8. ^ "Best Bizarre Statues Or Public Art In The Detroit Area". CBS Detroit. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Le Fleuve la Garonne, early 20th Century". The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  10. ^ "Schiller, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  11. ^ "International Underground Railroad Memorial, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "General Alexander Macomb, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  13. ^ "Gracehoper, 1961". The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  14. ^ "Hamtramck Disneyland sold to local art collective". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  15. ^ "Hazen Pingree, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  16. ^ "The Heidelberg Project — History". Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  17. ^ "Heidelberg Project, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  18. ^ "Philip A. Hart Plaza: Horace E. Dodge Fountain, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "James Scott Memorial Fountain, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
  20. ^ "Young Woman and Her Suitors, 1970". The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  21. ^ "Monument to Joe Louis, 1986". The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  22. ^ "Detroit sculpture of Joe Louis' fist getting overhaul". The Detroit News. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  23. ^ "Nymph and Eros, early 20th Century". The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  24. ^ "Passo di Danza, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 16, 2017.
  25. ^ "Phoenix". Scarab Club. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  26. ^ "Philip A. Hart Plaza: Pylon, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  27. ^ "Russell Alger Memorial, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  28. ^ Nawrocki, Dennis Alan (2008). Art in Detroit Public Places. Wayne State University Press. p. 65.
  29. ^ "Spirit of Detroit". The Detroit Historical Society. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  30. ^ "Stevens T. Mason, (sculpture)". Smithsonian Institution Research Information System. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  31. ^ "The Thinker, 1904". The Detroit Institute of Arts. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  32. ^ "Michigan Labor Legacy Landmark (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  33. ^ "Charles McGee @ Charles H. Wright Museum". Detroit Art Review. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
  34. ^ "Wayfinding: An Art Installation + Skate Park by Ryan McGinness and Tony Hawk". Cranbrook Art Museum. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  35. ^ "William Cotter Maybury Memorial, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
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