List of public art in Santa Monica, California

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This is a list of public artworks in Santa Monica, California in the United States . This list contains only 28 artworks, does not list any artworks installed after 2010, and incorrectly includes private works of art.

TitleImageArtistYearLocationCoordinatesMaterialDimensionsOwner
Another Magical Sunset at Santa Monica Beach Gilbert Luján 1987Parking garage 3 34°1′1.66″N118°29′46.35″W / 34.0171278°N 118.4962083°W / 34.0171278; -118.4962083 City of Santa Monica [1]
Arcadia Bandini de BakerMasahito Sanae1986 Palisades Park Bronze Approx. 3 ft. x 2 ft. x 1 ft. 2 in.City of Santa Monica [2]
Apollo Fountain Julia Bracken Wendt 1924Rustic Canyon Recreation Center 34°2′16.43″N118°30′53.47″W / 34.0378972°N 118.5148528°W / 34.0378972; -118.5148528 Bronze Approx. 28 1/2 x 26 x 17 in.City of Los Angeles [3]
The Big Wave Tony DeLap 1983-1990 Wilshire Blvd. at Franklin St. 34°2′25.3″N118°28′19.84″W / 34.040361°N 118.4721778°W / 34.040361; -118.4721778 Steel, paint, optical fiber Approx. 45 x 80 x 9 ft.City of Santa Monica [4]
Children's MuralDaniel Alonzo1978Marine Park Center 34°0′21.63″N118°27′54.52″W / 34.0060083°N 118.4651444°W / 34.0060083; -118.4651444 [5]
Chain Reaction Paul Conrad 1991Santa Monica Civic Center 34°0′35.16″N118°29′24.35″W / 34.0097667°N 118.4900972°W / 34.0097667; -118.4900972 Copper chain link and stainless steelApprox. H. 13 ft. x Diam. 26 ft.City of Santa Monica [6]
Comedy and Tragedy: Muses SCA000246 b (1).jpg Olinka Hrdy 1937 Barnum Hall 34°0′43.19″N118°29′11.52″W / 34.0119972°N 118.4865333°W / 34.0119972; -118.4865333 Painted concrete Santa Monica High School [7]
Cradle Ball Nogues Studio2010Parking Garage 7 Stainless steel H 36 ft. x W 39 ft.City of Santa Monica [8]
Douglas Park Picnic TablesAllen and Ellen Wexler2001Douglas Park, 2349 Wilshire Boulevard 34°2′8.03″N118°28′45.23″W / 34.0355639°N 118.4792306°W / 34.0355639; -118.4792306 Picnic table, benches City of Santa Monica [9]
EmergenceRuth C. Snyder19902200 Main St. 34°0′19.91″N118°29′14.74″W / 34.0055306°N 118.4874278°W / 34.0055306; -118.4874278 Bronze Approx. H. 14 ft. x Diam. 12 in.Private collection [10]
Fountain Family Group SCA001884 1b.jpg Richard H. Ellis19692600 Wilshire Blvd. 34°2′9.57″N118°28′37.84″W / 34.0359917°N 118.4771778°W / 34.0359917; -118.4771778 Bronze Approx. H. 6 ft.Relocated to Hilbert Museum of California Art in 2019 [11] [12]
Garage Your Desires Peter Shire 2003Parking structure #9, 1136 Fourth StreetCity of Santa Monica [13]
Gestation III Baile Oakes1990 Palisades Park Wood Approx. 10 ft. 7 in. x 11 ft. 8 in. x 8 ft. 6 in.City of Santa Monica [14] [15]
History of the Pico NeighborhoodAnn Elizabeth Thiermann1983Stewart Street at Virginia AvenueCity of Santa Monica [16]
(Interlocking Sculpture) Eino Private residenceColorado marble Approx. 32 x 36 x 18 in. [17]
Intersection Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison 1993 Shutters on the Beach Hotel 34°0′23.8″N118°29′30.01″W / 34.006611°N 118.4916694°W / 34.006611; -118.4916694 Concrete, plants and sand City of Santa Monica [18]
Irene Dunne Artis Lane St. John's Health Center Bronze Approx. 2 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 ft.St. John's Hospital and Health Center Foundation [19]
Ocean Park Historical Postcards Art Mortimer1980Joslyn Park, Kensington Street at Beverly Avenue [20]
Ocean Park SegueJoyce Kohl1988Ocean Park Beach Concrete [21]
Oneness SCA001879 1b.jpg Eino ca. 1964-1966Mary Hotchkiss Park 34°0′21.03″N118°29′3.34″W / 34.0058417°N 118.4842611°W / 34.0058417; -118.4842611 Italian Golden Panaccio marble8 x 3 x 3 ft. [22]
Totem PoleUnknown1925 Palisades Park Painted woodApprox. H. 17 1/2 ft. x W. 2 ft.City of Santa Monica [23]
Santa Monica Statue de Santa Monica (Eugene Morahan) en juillet 2022.JPG Eugene Morahan1934 Palisades Park White cement coated with a white silicate sand washed with acidApprox. H. 10 ft. [24]
Santa Monica: Walk on L.A.Carl Cheng1988 Santa Monica State Beach Cast concrete and steelApprox. W. 12 ft. x Diam. 9 ft.City of Santa Monica [25]
UnbridledDavid Gordon1985Ocean Park Boulevard at Fourth Street 34°0′13.58″N118°28′53.46″W / 34.0037722°N 118.4815167°W / 34.0037722; -118.4815167 City of Santa Monica [26]
Untitled Eric Orr 1989 or 199011900 Olympic 34°1′56.7″N118°27′8.72″W / 34.032417°N 118.4524222°W / 34.032417; -118.4524222 Black Andes graniteEach slab: approx. 12 ft. x 36 in. x 8 in. [27]
Untitled (Homage to Jack Kerouac) Mauro Staccioli 1990Pico Boulevard, Neilson Way & Ocean Ave. 34°0′25.57″N118°29′24.47″W / 34.0071028°N 118.4901306°W / 34.0071028; -118.4901306 Painted concrete and wood2 pieces. Each: approx. 10 x 25 x 2 ft.City of Santa Monica [28]
Wave and Shell Obelisks Michele Oka Doner 1992Beach boardwalk, Ocean Park Boulevard at Barnard Way 34°0′3.08″N118°29′9.6″W / 34.0008556°N 118.486000°W / 34.0008556; -118.486000 Accreted minerals from seawater over copper2 obelisks. Each: approx. H. 13 ft. 6 in. x Diam. 9 in.City of Santa Monica [29]
Whale of a MuralDaniel Alonzo1983Ocean Park Boulevard at Fourth Street 34°0′13.58″N118°28′53.46″W / 34.0037722°N 118.4815167°W / 34.0037722; -118.4815167 City of Santa Monica [30]
In the imageEd Massey2019Wishire Boulevard 26thConcrete7 ftPrivate Collection

References

  1. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Another Magical Sunset at Santa Monica Beach". www.smgov.net. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Sanae, Masahito (1986). "Arcadia Bandini de Baker". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  3. ↑ Wendt, Julia M. Bracken (1924). "Apollo Fountain". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  4. ↑ DeLap, Tony; Warren, Williston (1983). "The Big Wave". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  5. ↑ Alonzo, Daniel. "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Children's Mural". www.smgov.net. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ Conrad, Paul (1991). "Chain Reaction". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  7. ↑ Hrdy, Olinka; Buchanan, Ella; de Vriendt, Stefan (1937). "Comedy and Tragedy: Muses". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Ball Nogues Studio, Cradle (2010)". www.smgov.net. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Douglas Park Picnic Tables". City of Santa Monica. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ Snyder, Ruth C. (2001). "Emergence". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  11. ↑ Arp, Dennis (February 22, 2022). "Chapman Announces Plans to Greatly Expand Hilbert Museum of California Art". Chapman Newsroom. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  12. ↑ Ellis, Richard H. (1969). "Fountain Family Group". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Garage Your Desires". www.smgov.net. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  14. ↑ Oakes, Baile (1990). "Gestation III". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Artist Baile Oakes and city staff to launch restoration effort for 26 year old wood sculpture, Gestation III, in Palisades Park". Welcome to Friends of Palisades Park. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - History of the Pico Neighborhood". www.smgov.net. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  17. ↑ Eino (1968). "Interlocking Sculpture". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  18. ↑ Harrison, Helen; Harrison, Newton (1993). "Intersection". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  19. ↑ Lane, Artis. "Irene Dunne". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Ocean Park Historical Postcards". www.smgov.net. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Ocean Park Segue". www.smgov.net. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  22. ↑ Eino (1964). "Oneness". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  23. ↑ "Totem Pole". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. 1925. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  24. ↑ Morahan, Eugene (1934). "Santa Monica". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  25. ↑ Cheng, Carl (1988). "Santa Monica Art Tool: Walk on L.A". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  26. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Unbridled(2)". www.smgov.net. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  27. ↑ Orr, Eric (1989). "Untitled". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  28. ↑ Staccioli, Mauro (1990). "Untitled". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  29. ↑ Doner, Michele Oka (1992). "Wave and Shell Obelisks". SIRIS. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  30. ↑ "Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Whale of a Mural". www.smgov.net. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
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