This is a list of public art in Ward 1 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue | Leo Lentelli | 1932 | Shrine of the Sacred Heart 38.9314°N -77.0362°W | Bronze & granite | Sculpture: H. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 8 ft. W. 10 ft. (2,500 lbs.). | Shrine of the Sacred Heart[1] | ||
| Kauffmann Memorial | William Ordway Partridge | 1897 | Rock Creek Cemetery – Section B | Bronze & granite | Overall: approx. 70 x 163 x 144 in.; Figure: approx. H. 4 ft.; Relief panels: approx. H. 15 in. W. 26 in. | Rock Creek Cemetery[2] | ||
| Guglielmo Marconi | Attilio Piccirilli | 1940 | 16th St. & Lamont St. N.W.38.9319°N -77.0367°W | Bronze & granite | Female figure: approx. 95 x 72 x 36 in.; Base: approx 200 x 182 x 54 in.; Marconi: approx. 40 x 30 x 16 in.; Base: approx. 95 x 32 x 18 in. | United States Department of the Interior[3] | ||
| Perry Lions | Roland Hinton Perry | 1906/2002 | Taft Bridge 38.9228°N -77.0512°W | Cast Concrete | 4 lions. Each lion: approx. 7 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in. x 13 ft.; Each base: approx. 6 ft. 6 in. x 10 ft. x 16 ft. | D.C. Department of Public Works[4] | ||
| Joan of Arc | Paul Dubois | 1922 | Meridian Hill Park 38.9207°N -77.0357°W | Bronze & granite | Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 10 in. W. 6 ft. 2 in.; Base: approx. H. 52 in. W. 11 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[5] [6] | ||
| James Buchanan Memorial | Hans Schuler | 1930 | Meridian Hill Park 38.9197°N -77.035°W | Bronze & granite | Sculpture: approx. H. 6 ft. 2 in. W. 6 ft. 7 in.; | United States Department of the Interior[7] | ||
| Cascading Waterfall | John Joseph Earley & George Burnap | 1936 | Meridian Hill Park 38.9198°N -77.0357°W | Concrete | Fountain: approx. w. 300 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[8] | ||
| The Parable | Jimilu Mason | 1990 | Festival Center, 1640 Columbia Rd., N.W. 38.9254°N -77.0381°W | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 60 in. (500 lbs.). | Festival Center[9] | ||
| Two Men Reading | Unknown | Howard University, 601 Fairmont St., N.W. | Stone | Howard University[10] | ||||
| A Bridge Across and Beyond | Richard Hunt | 1978 | Howard University, Blackburn Center | Steel | Howard University[11] | |||
| Symbiosis | Richard Hunt | Howard University, 2400 6th St, N.W. | Corten Steel | H. 9 ft x W. 4 ft. | Howard University[12] [13] | |||
| Students Aspire | Elizabeth Catlett | 1977 | Howard University, 2300 6th St, N.W., building facade | Bronze | Approx. h. 14 ft. w. 4 ft. 6 in. | Howard University[14] | ||
| Family Circle | Herbert House | 1991 | 18th & Harvard St., N.W. 38.927°N -77.0414°W | Steel | Sculpture: approx. 5 x 3 x 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 36 in. Diam. 84 in. | DC Art/works?[15] | ||
| Francis Asbury | Augustus Lukeman | 1921 | 16th St & Mt. Pleasant St., N.W.38.9275°N -77.0367°W | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 100 x 60 x 132 in.; Base: approx. 100 x 140 x 200 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[16] | ||
| The Servant Christ | Jimilu Mason | 1986 | Christ House, 1717 Columbia Rd.38.9261°N -77.0319°W | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. 3 in. D. 2 ft. | Christ House[17] | ||
| Fortitude | James King | 1979 | Howard University – Science Valley38.9219°N -77.0197°W | Metal | Howard University[18] [19] | |||
| Bairstow Eagle Lampposts | Ernest C. Bairstow | 1906 | Taft Bridge38.9256°N -77.0519°W | Painted iron | 24 lampposts. Each lamppost: approx. H. 17 ft. W. 4 ft. Diam: 20 in.; Each base: approx. H. 5 ft. 8 in. W. 4 ft. | District of Columbia[20] | ||
| Serenity | Josep Clarà | 1925 | Meridian Hill Park38.9219°N -77.0361°W | Carrara Marble | Sculpture: approx. H. 79 in. W. 5 ft. 4 in.; Base: approx. H. 22 in. W. 99 in. | United States Department of the Interior[21] [22] | ||
| Dante Alighieri | Ettore Ximenes | 1921 | Meridian Hill Park | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. | United States Department of the Interior[23] | ||
| New Leaf | Lisa Scheer | 2007 | Georgia Avenue – Petworth Metro Station 38.9368°N -77.0242°W | Bronze | 8 x 45 x 2.5 | Washington Metro[24] [25] | ||
| Woven Identities | Meghan Walsh & Casa Del Pueblo Youth | 1999 | Columbia Heights Metro Station – West Entrance | Washington Metro[26] | ||||
| Carry the Rainbow on Your Shoulders | Jerome Meadows | 1997 | Unity Park – Columbia Rd., Euclid St. and Champlain St., N.W. | |||||
| This is How We Live | Garin Baker | 2008 | 239 Elm Street, N.W. | Paint | DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities | |||
| (Here I Stand) In The Spirit of Paul Robeson | Allen Uzikee Nelson | 2001 | Georgia & Kansas Aves. N.W. | [27] | ||||
| Spirit of Freedom | Ed Hamilton | 1988 | Vermont Ave. & U St. N.W. | Bronze | [28] | |||
| Emiliano Zapata | Mexican Cultural Institute | Bronze | [29] | |||||
| The Mama Ayesha's Restaurant Presidential Mural | Karla Cecilia Rodas Cortez (Karlisima) | 2009 | 1967 Calvert Street Northwest | Paint | Mural 60' x 24' | Mama Ayesha's[30] |