This is a list of public art in Ward 5 of Washington, D.C.
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 | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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Black Men in Flight | Roderick Turner | 1998 | NE Deli Market, 1200 Mt Olivet Rd. N.E. | Washington Metro [1] | |||
St. Dominic | Unknown | ca. 1905 | Dominican House of Studies | Marble | Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft. × 4 ft. × Diam. 5 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. × W. 5 ft. × Diam. 6 ft. | Dominican House of Studies [2] | |
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception | Van Landeghern | 1905 | Dominican House of Studies | Marble & Stone | Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. × W. 2 ft. × Diam. 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 ft. × W. 3 ft. | Dominican House of Studies [3] | |
McMillan Fountain | Herbert Adams | 1912 | McMillan Reservoir | Bronze | H. 12 ft. | McMillan Reservoir [4] | |
St. Vincent de Paul | Unknown | ca. 1900 | Providence Hospital | Marble & Concrete | Sculpture approx. H. 9 ft.; Base: approx. 2 ft. 1 in. × 6 ft. 1 in. × 7 ft. 8 in. | Providence Hospital [5] | |
Victor S. Blundon Monument | Unknown | 1936 | Glenwood Cemetery 38°55′28.57″N77°0′22.86″W / 38.9246028°N 77.0063500°W | Granite | Sculpture: approx. 60 × 84 × 12 in.; Base: approx. 9 × 99½ × 22 in. | Glenwood Cemetery [6] [7] | |
Benjamin C. Grenup Monument | Charles Rousseau | 1858 | Glenwood Cemetery – Section D, Chapel Circle | Marble | Glenwood Cemetery [8] | ||
Eliza C. Mayo Monument | A. Gaddess | ca. 1850 | Glenwood Cemetery | Marble | Glenwood Cemetery [9] | ||
Teresina Vasco Monument | Sichi | 1913 | Glenwood Cemetery 38°55′29.55″N77°0′25.91″W / 38.9248750°N 77.0071972°W | Marble & Stone | Sculpture: approx. H. 33 in. W. 21 in.; Base: approx. H. 9 in. W. 58 in. | Glenwood Cemetery [10] | |
The Progress of the Negro Race | Dan Olney | 1938 | Langston Terrace Dwellings, 2209 H St., N.E. – entrance to courtyard playground | Terra Cotta | Overall: approx. H. 20 ft. W. 45 ft. | Langston Terrace Dwellings [11] | |
Mary Immaculate Accompanied by Angels | Ivan Meštrović | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Limestone | Sculpture: approx. H. 5 ft. W. 5 ft. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [12] | |
Mary, Protector of Faith | Jon-Joseph Russo | 2000 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 38°56′3.8″N77°0′5.28″W / 38.934389°N 77.0014667°W | Limestone | 75 x 24 x 20 in. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [13] | |
Mary, Queen of the Universe | Ivan Meštrović | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Stone | Relief: approx. H. 15 ft. W. 7 ft. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [14] | |
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, South Entrance Portal Relief Figures | Lee Oskar Lawrie | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Stone | 8 reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 8 ft. W. 3 ft. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [15] | |
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, South Entrance Portal Relief Figures | Joseph Fleri | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Limestone | 26 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 7 ft. × 3 ft. × 4 in. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [16] | |
Six Early Saints | Ulysses Ricci | 1959 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception | Limestone | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [17] | ||
Saint Mother Théodore Guérin | Teresa Clark | 2006 | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception 38°56′4.31″N77°0′4.36″W / 38.9345306°N 77.0012111°W | Indiana Limestone | Sculpture: approx. h. 6½ ft. | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception [18] | |
Split Ritual | Beverly Pepper | 1993 | United States National Arboretum 38°54′44.53″N76°58′20.27″W / 38.9123694°N 76.9722972°W | Ductile iron | Each vertical form: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 44 in.; Base: approx. Diam. 100 in. | United States Department of Agriculture [19] | |
Demeter | John Cavanaugh | 1962 | United States National Arboretum | Lead | Sculpture: approx. 30 × 10 × 13 in.; Base: approx. 26½ × 15½ × 15½ in. | United States Department of Agriculture [20] | |
Armillary Sphere | Paul Manship | 1918 | United States National Arboretum | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. Diam. 24 in.; Base: approx. H. 8 in. Diam 13½ in. | United States Department of Agriculture [21] | |
Edward Miner Gallaudet | Pietro Lazzari | 1969 | Gallaudet University | Bronze & Stone | Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. × 3 ft. 1 in. × 3 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. 3 ft. 10 in. × 4 ft. 8 in. × 4 ft. 9 in. | Gallaudet University [22] | |
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet | Daniel Chester French | 1889 | Gallaudet University | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. × 3 ft. 9 in. × 4 ft. 3 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 2 in. × 6 ft. 5 in. × 7 ft. | Gallaudet University [23] | |
I am the Light of the World | Eugene Kormendi | 1949 | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 22 ft (10 tons). | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops [24] | |
Pope John Paul II | Maciej Zychowicz | 1949 | Blessed John Paul II Shrine | Bronze | Blessed John Paul II Shrine [25] | ||
Saint Francis de Sales | Saint Francis de Sales Church | Saint Francis de Sales Church [26] | |||||
There are many outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. In addition to the capital's most famous monuments and memorials, many figures recognized as national heroes have been posthumously awarded with his or her own statue in a park or public square. Some figures appear on several statues: Abraham Lincoln, for example, has at least three likenesses, including those at the Lincoln Memorial, in Lincoln Park, and the old Superior Court of the District of Columbia. A number of international figures, such as Mohandas Gandhi, have also been immortalized with statues. The Statue of Freedom is a 19½-foot tall allegorical statue that rests atop the United States Capitol dome.
Alexander Doyle (1857–1922) was an American sculptor.
The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue is a public artwork by Leo Lentelli, located at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart, 16th Street and Park Road Northwest, Washington, D.C.
The Luther Monument is a public artwork located at Luther Place Memorial Church in Washington, D.C., United States. The monument to Martin Luther, the theologian and Protestant Reformer, is a bronze full-length portrait. It is a copy of the statue created by Ernst Friedrich August Rietschel as part of the 1868 Luther Monument in Worms, Germany. The monument was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993.
Major General James B. McPherson is a public artwork by American artist Louis Rebisso, located at McPherson Square in Washington, D.C., United States. Major General James B. McPherson was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1993. The monument is a bronze equestrian statue of Civil War hero James B. McPherson. The statue is a contributing monument to the Civil War Monuments in Washington, DC, of the National Register of Historic Places.
The Benjamin C. Grenup Monument is a public artwork by American artist Charles Rousseau, located at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States. "Benjamin C. Grenup Monument" serves as the final resting place for firefighter Benjamin Grenup.
The Victor S. Blundon Monument is a 1936 public artwork by an unknown artist, located at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States. "Victor S. Blundon Monument" was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1994. It serves as the final resting place for the Blundon family.
The Teresina Vasco Monument is a public artwork by Andrea Sichi, located at Glenwood Cemetery in Washington, D.C., United States. "Teresina Vasco Monument" was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1994. It serves as the final resting place for the young Teresina Vasco.
Saint Martin de Porres is a sculpture of St Martin de Porres by American artist and Catholic priest Fr Thomas McGlynn, OP. It is one of McGlynn's most well known works and is said to have contributed to the canonization of the saint in 1962.