List of public art in Savannah, Georgia

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This is a list of public art in Savannah, Georgia , in the United States. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork in museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals, and mosaics.

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African-American Monument River Street

32°04′54″N81°05′27″W / 32.081711°N 81.090884°W / 32.081711; -81.090884 (African-American Monument)
2002Dorothy Spradley Monument Bronze City of Savannah Q105592675
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Casimir Pulaski Monument Monterey Square

32°04′17″N81°05′41″W / 32.07135°N 81.09480°W / 32.07135; -81.09480 (Casimir Pulaski Monument)
Robert E. Launitz Monument City of Savannah Q14686606
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Civil War Memorial Forsyth Park

32°4′2.0388″N81°5′46.7808″W / 32.067233000°N 81.096328000°W / 32.067233000; -81.096328000 (Civil War Memorial)
Robert Reid
David Richards
Memorial Sandstone
Bronze
City of Savannah Q96250643
Savannah GA USA Forsyth Park Spanish-American War statue.jpg The Georgia Volunteer Forsyth Park

32°3′53.6″N81°5′50″W / 32.064889°N 81.09722°W / 32.064889; -81.09722 (The Georgia Volunteer)
Theo Alice Ruggles Kitson Monument City of Savannah Q7739671 Reproduction of The Hiker statue.
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James Oglethorpe Monument Chippewa Square

32°4′32.7″N81°5′35.4″W / 32.075750°N 81.093167°W / 32.075750; -81.093167 (James Oglethorpe Monument)
Daniel Chester French
Henry Bacon
Monument City of Savannah Q101584159
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Nathanael Greene Monument Johnson Square

32°4′47.7″N81°5′29.7″W / 32.079917°N 81.091583°W / 32.079917; -81.091583 (Nathanael Greene Monument)
William Strickland Monument Granite City of Savannah Q100500284
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Telfair Academy statues Telfair Academy

32°4′43.5″N81°5′42″W / 32.078750°N 81.09500°W / 32.078750; -81.09500 (Telfair Academy statues)
1886 Viktor Oskar Tilgner Statues Limestone Telfair Museums Located in front of the Telfair Academy, these five statues were unveiled during the opening of the Telfair Museums. They consist of representations of Phidias, Michelangelo, Peter Paul Rubens, Rembrandt, and Raphael. [1]
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William Jasper Monument Madison Square

32°4′25″N81°5′38″W / 32.07361°N 81.09389°W / 32.07361; -81.09389 (William Jasper Monument)
Alexander Doyle Monument Bronze
Granite
City of Savannah Q99586914
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William Washington Gordon Monument Wright Square

32°4′41″N81°5′32″W / 32.07806°N 81.09222°W / 32.07806; -81.09222 (William Washington Gordon Monument)
Henry Van Brunt
Frank M. Howe
Monument Granite
Marble
City of Savannah Q100332269

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References

  1. "The Story of Telfair Academy's Iconic Sculptures » Telfair Museums". Telfair Museums . Retrieved November 28, 2020.