List of public art in Detroit

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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.

Additional works can be found at:

* Smithsonian American Art Museum, Art Inventories Catalog \- database for Detroit
* The Detroit Museum of Public Art \- A catalog of Detroit sculptures and murals.

## Selected artworks

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

[12]

| 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

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| 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

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| 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

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| 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

[20]

| 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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