This is a list of public art in Los Angeles . 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 | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Abraham Lincoln | Robert Merrell Gage | 1955 | Grand Park, (Grand & 1st St) | 34°03′20.8″N118°14′54.1″W / 34.055778°N 118.248361°W | Bronze | Bust | City of LA [1] | |
Antonio Aguilar Monument | Dan Medina | September 16, 2012 | Olvera St, (Alameda & Los Angeles St) | 34°03′24.2″N118°14′15.9″W / 34.056722°N 118.237750°W | Bronze | 13 ft on a 5 ft fountain base. | Commissioned by State of Zacatecas, Mexico. Owned by City of LA. [2] | |
Aquarius (sculpture) | Jerome Kirk | February 26, 1970 | Union Bank Plaza, (445 S. Figueroa) | 34°3′12.4″N118°15′23.9″W / 34.053444°N 118.256639°W | Stainless Steel | 18 ft on a concrete base | Commissioned by the Community Redevelopment Agency's One Percent for the Arts, Art in Public Places Program. Funded by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, owner of Union Bank Square. [3] | |
Armenian Genocide Memorial LA | Unknown Artist | April 24, 2015 | Grand Park | 34°03′18.0″N118°14′41.7″W / 34.055000°N 118.244917°W | Bronze Plaque next to a memorial pomegranate tree. | 2 ft | Commissioned by Armenian American Community of LA. 100 other trees planted throughout City of LA. [4] [5] | |
Beethoven | Arnold Foerster | 1932 | Pershing Square | 34°02′54.8″N118°15′09.0″W / 34.048556°N 118.252500°W | Bronze | 7 ft on 4 ft pedestal | Commissioned by La Philharmonic staff for its founder William Andrews Clark Jr. [6] [7] | |
Bracero Monument | Dan Medina | September 29, 2019 | Olvera Street | 34°03′29.6″N118°14′24.2″W / 34.058222°N 118.240056°W | Bronze | 13 ft | Commissioned by LA Dept. of Cultural Affairs. | |
Statue of Bruce Lee | Unknown Artist | June 15, 2013 | Chinatown | 34°03′54.39″N118°14′14.74″W / 34.0651083°N 118.2374278°W | Bronze | 7 ft | Commissioned by the Lee Family, a California Native and visitor to LA's Chinatown. [8] | |
King Carlos III | Federico Coullaut-Valera | 1976 | Olvera Street | 34°03′22.9″N118°14′19.0″W / 34.056361°N 118.238611°W | Bronze | 10 ft. | Commissioned by the Spanish Consulte of Los Angeles for the US Bicentennial. Owned by the City of LA [9] | |
Chinatown Tai Chi | Unknown Artist | 2017 | Chinatown | 34°03′50.5″N118°14′10.1″W / 34.064028°N 118.236139°W | Stone with Fountain | 4 ft | ||
Chinatown Gateway Monument | Ruppert Mok | 2001 | Chinatown | 34°03′32.1″N118°14′24.1″W / 34.058917°N 118.240028°W | Bronze | 7 ft | Commissioned by Chinese American Community. [10] | |
Chiune Sugihara Memorial Statue | Ramon G. Velazco | 2002 | Little Tokyo | 34°02′52.5″N118°14′21.0″W / 34.047917°N 118.239167°W | Bronze | 4 ft sitting man statue. | Neman Foundation [11] | |
Court of Historic American Flags | 2013 | Grand Park | 34°03′18.0″N118°14′41.7″W / 34.055000°N 118.244917°W | Flag Poles and Plaques | 19 20 ft poles and flags | LA County [12] | ||
Cross at Olvera Street | Jackie Hadnot | Original 1930, replacement 2017 | Olvera Street | 34°03′24.8″N118°14′18.5″W / 34.056889°N 118.238472°W | Wood | 7'6 ft tall | Commissioned by La Plaza Historical Society. [13] | |
Colpo D'Ala | Arnaldo Pomodoro | Dedicated December 12, 1988 | Grand Park, (DWP Fountain) | 34°03′27.5″N118°14′59.5″W / 34.057639°N 118.249861°W | Bronze | Commissioned by Government of Italy for the City of LA. Celebrating the 40 yr anniversary of the Marshall Plan. [14] | ||
Double Ascension | Herbert Bayer | Dedicated January 20, 1973 | Bunker Hill, City National Plaza | 34°03′03.9″N118°15′25.7″W / 34.051083°N 118.257139°W | Sculpture: steel, painted; Basin: stone. | 6.1 m (20 ft); 9.1 m diameter (30 ft) | Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, California CA001163 [16] | |
The Doughboy | Humberto Pendretti | 1924 | Pershing Square | 34°02′54.6″N118°15′09.0″W / 34.048500°N 118.252500°W | Bronze | 8 ft on 12 ft pedestal | World War 1 Doughboy Memorial. [17] | |
Evelia de Pie | Francisco Zúñiga | 1978 | USC | 34°01′21.0″N118°17′08.0″W / 34.022500°N 118.285556°W | Bronze | 7 ft | Gift to USC from Dorothy Meisel [18] | |
Felipe de Neve | Henry Lion | Dedicated 1932 | Olvera Street | 34°03′23.9″N118°14′20.0″W / 34.056639°N 118.238889°W | Bronze | 7'6 | Commissioned by Parlor 247 Native Daughters of the Golden West. Owned by City of LA. [19] | |
Fort Moore Pioneer Memorial | Adachi | July 3, 1957 | Olvera Street | 34°03′30.3″N118°14′30.9″W / 34.058417°N 118.241917°W | Terra Cota relief | 78 x 45 ft tall | City of LA. | |
Four Arches | Alexander Calder | 1973 | Bank of America Plaza (Los Angeles) | 34°3′11.7″N118°15′11.8″W / 34.053250°N 118.253278°W | Steel | 63 x 10 ft tall | Bank of America Corp. Art Collection [20] | |
Frank Putnam Flint Fountain | Julia Bracken Wendt & Henry S. Makcay | September 13, 1933 | Los Angeles City Hall South Lawn | 34°3′10.3″N118°14′36.8″W / 34.052861°N 118.243556°W | Bronze and Marble | 15 x 21 ft tall | City of LA. [21] | |
George Washington | Jean-Antoine Houdon | February 22, 1933 | Grand Park | 34°03′21.8″N118°14′44.8″W / 34.056056°N 118.245778°W | Bronze | 7'6 | Commissioned by Los Angeles Women's Community Service. Owned by City of LA. [22] | |
Hammering Man | Jonathan Borofsky | 1988 | South Park | 34°02′27.4″N118°15′18.1″W / 34.040944°N 118.255028°W | Painted Cor-Ten steel, motor. | 22 ft. x 8 ft. x 2 in. | California Mart, Facilities/Property Management, Los Angeles, California CA001164 [23] | |
Homage to Cabrillo: Venetian Quadrant | Eugene Sturman | 1985 | South Park | 34°02′47.1″N118°15′44.4″W / 34.046417°N 118.262333°W | Steel. | Corner of Figueroa and 11th. | ||
Intermittent Constancy | Paul Chilkov | 2015 | Bunker Hill (adjacent Broad Museum). | 34°03′13.4″N118°15′03.3″W / 34.053722°N 118.250917°W | Aluminum | 27 ft | The Emmerson Apartment Tower [24] | |
The Immigrants (sculpture) | Alberto Biasi | 1971 | Chinatown | 34°04′5.9″N118°14′6.2″W / 34.068306°N 118.235056°W | Concrete and Steel | 14 x 30ft | St. Peters Italian Catholic Church | |
Statue of Junípero Serra | Ettore Cadorin | February 22, 1933 | Olvera Street | 34°03′22.32″N118°14′17.88″W / 34.0562000°N 118.2383000°W | Bronze | 8' 9" × 2' 2" × 2' 4" | Removed (toppled) in 2020. | |
Los Angeles Kings Monument | Itamar Amrany, Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany | 2016 | Staples Center forecourt | 34°02′37.8″N118°16′4.1″W / 34.043833°N 118.267806°W | bronze, granite and glass | LA Kings 50th anniversary commemoration. [25] | ||
Los Angeles Pobladores Memorial Plaque | Unknown Artist | 1981 | Olvera Street | 34°03′24.8″N118°14′18.5″W / 34.056889°N 118.238472°W | Bronze | 1 ft round plaque embedded on cement | Commissioned by La Plaza Historical Society. [13] | |
The Law Givers | Albert Stewart | 1960 | Grand Park | 34°03′22.6″N118°14′45.3″W / 34.056278°N 118.245917°W | Glazed Terracota | 7'6 | Twin mounted sculptures of "Mosaic Law" and "Declaration of Independence" represented by Moses and Thomas Jefferson. [26] | |
A Rose for Lilly | Frank Gehry | 2003 | Grand Park, Walt Disney Concert Hall | 34°03′20.2″N118°15′00.7″W / 34.055611°N 118.250194°W | Royal Delft Blue porcelain | 22 ft wide by 7 ft tall | Frank Gehry tribute to Lillian Disney. [27] | |
Peace on Earth | Jacques Lipchitz | 1969 | Grand Park, Los Angeles Music Center | 34°03′26.1″N118°14′53.9″W / 34.057250°N 118.248306°W | Bronze | 29 ft | [28] | |
Space Shuttle Challenger Memorial | Isao Hirai | 1990 | Little Tokyo | 34°03′00.2″N118°14′31.0″W / 34.050056°N 118.241944°W | Plastic and Metal | 18 ft. a 1/10th scale model on a seven ft. pedestal. | Commission by Little Tokyo residents and Merchants to honor Challenger crew, specifically Japanese-American Astronaut on board Ellison S. Onizuka. [29] | |
Spanish–American War Memorial | S. M. Goddard and Kilpatrick | 1900 | Pershing Square | 34°02′54.4″N118°15′09.3″W / 34.048444°N 118.252583°W | Granite | 6 ft on 6 ft pedestal | Oldest known monument memorial in Los Angeles. [30] | |
Sun Yat-sen | Unknown Artist | 1961 | Chinatown | 34°03′55.3″N118°14′13.5″W / 34.065361°N 118.237083°W | Bronze | 6 by 4 ft | Commissioned by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association. [31] | |
Triforium | Joseph Young | Commissioned 1972. 1975. | Civic Center (Los Ángeles Mall) | 34°03′14.6″N118°14′28.0″W / 34.054056°N 118.241111°W | Reinforced concrete, glass and painted steel. Electronically programmed music and light show. | 60x by 20 ft. | Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, Los Angeles, California CA000450 [32] [33] | |
Remembrance of Genocide in the Ukraine | Grand Park | 34°03′18.0″N118°14′41.7″W / 34.055000°N 118.244917°W | Bronze Plaque | 3 ft | Commissioned by Ukraine American Community of LA. [34] | |||
Vietnam Memorial of LA County | Frank Ackerman | 1973 | Grand Park | 34°03′18.3″N118°14′41.2″W / 34.055083°N 118.244778°W | Bronze | 6 ft | LA County [35] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Mojo | Christian Moeller | 2011 | San Pedro (7th & Centre St.) | 33°44′16.7″N118°17′00.2″W / 33.737972°N 118.283389°W | Metal, light, robotic arm, and surveillance cameras. | 25 ft | Centre Street Lofts, Los Angeles, California 78430031 [72] [73] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Mama Watts | Bill Watts | 1965 | Watts (Watts Towers) | 33°56′19.4″N118°14′30.7″W / 33.938722°N 118.241861°W | Concrete | 5 ft | City of LA. [74] | |
World Wars Mid-City Memorial | Unknown Artist | 1936 | Baldwin Hills (La Brea Ave & Adams Blvd) | 34°01′56.5″N118°21′04.5″W / 34.032361°N 118.351250°W | Stone | 15 ft | Commissioned by the American Legion. City of LA. [75] | |
Wish Dandelions | Heath Satow | 2014 | Alameda (Slauson Ave & S Central Ave) | 33°59′17.6″N118°15′28.5″W / 33.988222°N 118.257917°W | Metal | City of LA. [76] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Amelia Earhart | Ernest Shelton | 1971 | North Hollywood (Magnolia Blvd & Tujunga Ave) | 34°09′54.1″N118°22′45.1″W / 34.165028°N 118.379194°W | Bronze | City of LA. [77] | ||
Emmy Statue | 1991 | North Hollywood (Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Headquarters) | 34°09′57.2″N118°22′28.1″W / 34.165889°N 118.374472°W | Bronze | 18 ft | Television Academy [78] | ||
NoHo Gateway | Peter Shire | 2009 | North Hollywood (Lankershim Blvd & Huston St) | 34°09′34.6″N118°22′17.4″W / 34.159611°N 118.371500°W | Bronze, Metal and Slate | City of LA. [76] |
Title | Image | Artist | Year | Location | Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner |
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Air | Aristide Maillol | Modeled 1938. Cast 1962. | Getty Center Forecourt | 34°04′40.6″N118°28′30.1″W / 34.077944°N 118.475028°W | Lead | 50 in × 94 in × 36 3⁄4 in | J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California 68360015 [79] | |
Ballerina Clown | Jonathan Borofsky | 1989 | Venice Beach | 33°59′46.1″N118°28′40.3″W / 33.996139°N 118.477861°W | Metal | 30 ft tall | Harlan Lee [80] | |
Declaration (sculpture) | Mark di Suvero | 2001 | Venice Beach | Steel | 60 ft tall | Installed for Venice Art Walk’s 22nd anniversary. It was only intended to be a display lasting six months, remains in place. [81] | ||
Elegy III | Barbara Hepworth | 1969 | University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California | 34°04′30.9″N118°26′25.9″W / 34.075250°N 118.440528°W | Bronze | 130 cm × 64 cm × 48 cm (51 in × 25 in × 19 in) | Administered by University of California at Los Angeles, Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center, Los Angeles, California 3070034 [82] | |
Figure for Landscape | Barbara Hepworth | Modeled 1960. Cast 1968. | Getty Center Forecourt | 34°04′40.6″N118°28′30.1″W / 34.077944°N 118.475028°W | Lead | J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California 68360018 [83] | ||
LAX Gateway Pylons | Paul Tsanetopoulos | 2000 | LAX | 33°56′38.5″N118°23′48.3″W / 33.944028°N 118.396750°W | Glass | 26 100 ft colored pylons | City of LA [84] [85] | |
Replica of Moses (Michelangelo) | Michelangelo | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | Cedars-Sinai Medical Center | |||||
Spirit of 98 aka Lady Liberty | Roger Noble Burnham & David Wilkens | 1950 | Westwood (Los Angeles National Cemetery) | 34°03′28.5″N118°26′53.2″W / 34.057917°N 118.448111°W | Concrete & Plaster | 6 ft statue on a 10 ft platform | City of LA [86] | |
Torso | Robert Graham | 2003 | Beverly Hills (Rodeo Drive) | 34°04′03.8″N118°24′05.4″W / 34.067722°N 118.401500°W | Steel | Rodeo Drive Committee and City of Beverly Hills. [87] |
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