List of public art in Detroit facts for kids

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

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	Kieffer, William William Kieffer and Ann Feely	sculpture	bronze			City of Detroit
	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	Bennett, Richard Richard Bennett	sculpture	stainless steel			City of Detroit
	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 HOW and NOSM	mural		184 x 60 feet (56.1 x 18.2 m)		Library Street Collective
	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)	Richardson, Henry Hobson Henry Hobson Richardson	fountain	white Worcester granite		Michigan State Historic Site	City of Detroit
	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	Teicher, Lois Lois Teicher	sculpture	stainless steel			University Cultural Center Association
	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	Solomon, Kobie Kobie Solomon	mural		8,750 square feet (813 square meters)		Russell Industrial Center
	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 Coysevox, Antoine 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
	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	Matzen,Herman Herman Matzen	sculpture	stainless steel	approx. 6 x 4 x 8 feet (1.8 x 1.2 x 2.4 m )		City of Detroit
	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	Dwight, Edward Edward Dwight	sculpture				City of Detroit
	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	Wineman, Adolph Alexander 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
	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	Smith, Tony 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
	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	Szylak,Dmytro Dmytro Szylak	installation				Hatch Art
	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	Schwartz, Rudolf 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
	Heidelberg Project	McDougall-Hunt neighborhood, east Detroit 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	Guyton, Tyree Tyree Guyton	installation				Tyree Guyton
	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	Noguchi, Isamu Isamu Noguchi	fountain	stainless steel and black granite	30 feet (9.1 m)		City of Detroit
	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	Gilbert, Cass Cass Gilbert and Herbert Adams	fountain	marble, cement, bronze	18 feet x 75 feet (5.5 m x 22.9 m)		City of Detroit
	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	Calder, Alexander 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
	Monica	500 Woodward	2016	Swoon Swoon	mural		17 feet		Library Street Collective
	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	Graham, Robert 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
	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 Magnier, Philippe Philippe Magnier	sculpture	bronze	51 x 99 x 45 inches (129.5 x 251.5 x 114.3 cm)		Detroit Institute of Arts
	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	Manzù, Giacomo Giacomo Manzù	sculpture	bronze	11 feet (3.4 m)		One Woodward Avenue
	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	Veresh, Stephen Stephen Veresh	sculpture	copper			Scarab Club
	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	Noguchi, Isamu Isamu Noguchi	sculpture	stainless steel	20 x 7 x 7 feet (6 x 2.1 x 2.1 m)		City of Detroit
	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	French, Daniel Chester 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
	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	Bennett, Richard Richard Bennett	sculpture	aluminum and gold			Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
	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	Fredericks, Marshall Marshall Fredericks	sculpture	bronze	312 inches (200.7 × 130.2 × 140.3 cm, 907.2 kg)		Coleman A. Young Municipal Center
	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	Rodin, Auguste 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
	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	Barr,David David Barr and Sergio de Guisti	sculpture	steel	63 feet (19.2 m)		City of Detroit
	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	McGee, Charles Charles McGee	sculpture				Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History
	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	McGee,Charles Charles McGee	mural		118 x 50 feet		Library Street Collective
	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	Abney, Nina Chanel Nina Chanel Abney	mural				Library Street Collective
	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 Aryz	mural				Library Street Collective
	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	Fairey, Shepard Shepard Fairey	mural		184 feet (56.1 m)		Library Street Collective
	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 HENSE	mural		10,000 square feet (929 square meters)		Library Street Collective
	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 Swoon and Baba Wayne	mural				Library Street Collective
	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	McGinness, Ryan Ryan McGinness and Tony Hawk	installation		4600 square feet (1402.1 square meters)		Library Street Collective and Cranbrook Art Museum
	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	Smith, Willie Wayne Willie Wayne Smith	mural				Library Street Collective
	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	Weinman, Adolph Alexander 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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