List of public art in Atlanta

This is a list of public art in Atlanta, 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 artworks in museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals, and mosaics.

Image Title / subject Location and
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Date Artist / designer Type Material Dimensions Designation Owner / administrator Wikidata Notes
Adult Swim mural Along Williams Street, near Williams Street headquarters

33°46′58″N 84°23′25″W / 33.7829°N 84.3904°W / 33.7829; -84.3904
Mural

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Air France Flight 007 Memorial Grounds of the High Museum of Art

33°47′23″N 84°23′06″W / 33.7898°N 84.3849°W / 33.7898; -84.3849
Memorial High Museum of Art Memorial for the Air France Flight 007 disaster. Incorporates a replica of The Shade by Auguste Rodin, which was gifted by the government of France to Atlanta following the disaster.[1]

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Albert Einstein Memorial Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′30″N 84°23′52″W / 33.775064°N 84.397864°W / 33.775064; -84.397864
2015 Robert Berks Statue Bronze Georgia Tech Q2402570 Replica of the original in Washington, D.C.

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Atlanta from the Ashes (The Phoenix) Woodruff Park

33°45′16.72″N 84°23′21.37″W / 33.7546444°N 84.3892694°W / 33.7546444; -84.3892694
1969 James Siegler Sculpture Bronze Q4816193
Auburn Avenue bas-reliefs Along Auburn Avenue 1996 Brian Owens Bas-relief Bronze, Granite Four bas-reliefs honoring notable individuals from the Sweet Auburn neighborhood. The four individuals honored are Alice Dugged Cary, Carrie Steele Logan, Wesley Chapel Redding, and James Tate.[2]
Autoeater Intersection of Peachtree Street and 10th Street

33°46′54.5″N 84°23′2″W / 33.781806°N 84.38389°W / 33.781806; -84.38389
2017 Julia Venske
Gregor Spänle
Sculpture Carrera marble Weight: 32,000 pounds (15,000 kg) Midtown Alliance Q99539189

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Ballet Olympia Near SunTrust Plaza

33°45′45″N 84°23′13″W / 33.7626°N 84.3870°W / 33.7626; -84.3870
1992 John C. Portman Jr. Sculpture Adapted from a sculpture by Paul Manship.[3]

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Statue of Barbara Asher Intersection of Marietta Street and Broad Street

33°45′18″N 84°23′26″W / 33.7549°N 84.3906°W / 33.7549; -84.3906
1998 Statue Bronze [4]

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Behold Near Ebenezer Baptist Church

33°45′20″N 84°22′26″W / 33.755647°N 84.373885°W / 33.755647; -84.373885
1990 Patrick Morelli Statue Bronze [5]

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Statue of Bobby Dodd Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′25″N 84°23′36″W / 33.7737°N 84.3933°W / 33.7737; -84.3933
2012 Statue Georgia Tech [6]
The Bridge John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park

33°46′24″N 84°21′34″W / 33.7734°N 84.3594°W / 33.7734; -84.3594
1997 Thornton Dial Sculpture Steel

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Carnegie Education Pavilion Hardy Ivy Park

33°45′45″N 84°23′15″W / 33.762633°N 84.387533°W / 33.762633; -84.387533
1997 Monument Q5043886
Concord Near SunTrust Plaza

33°45′47″N 84°23′10″W / 33.762980°N 84.386158°W / 33.762980; -84.386158
1992 John C. Portman Jr. Sculpture Bronze [7]

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Confederate Obelisk Confederate section of Oakland Cemetery

33°44′53″N 84°22′19″W / 33.747985°N 84.372079°W / 33.747985; -84.372079
1874 Obelisk Granite Height: 65 feet (20 m) Q100148300

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Continuing the Conversation Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′22″N 84°23′42″W / 33.7729°N 84.3950°W / 33.7729; -84.3950
2018 Martin Dawe Statue Granite
Bronze
Georgia Tech Q97609953
Statue of Dominique Wilkins State Farm Arena

33°45′23.5″N 84°23′46″W / 33.756528°N 84.39611°W / 33.756528; -84.39611
2015 Brian Hanlon Statue Granite
Bronze
Statue of Ellis Arnall Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′57″N 84°23′19″W / 33.74917°N 84.38861°W / 33.74917; -84.38861
1997 Zenos Frudakis Statue Q98549574
Erskine Memorial Fountain Grant Park

33°43′53″N 84°22′24″W / 33.73139°N 84.37333°W / 33.73139; -84.37333
1896 J. Massey Rhind Fountain Q96377382

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Statue of Eugene Talmadge Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′54″N 84°23′17″W / 33.74833°N 84.38806°W / 33.74833; -84.38806
1949 Steffen Thomas Statue Q98175534
Statue of Evander Holyfield Brian Hanlon Statue Statue initially was planned to be installed in front of the Flatiron Building near Woodruff Park in 2018.[8] However, this location was later dropped, and the complete statue is currently in storage, awaiting installation somewhere in Southwest Atlanta.[9]

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Expelled Because of Color Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′56″N 84°23′16″W / 33.748966°N 84.387681°W / 33.748966; -84.387681
1978 John T. Riddle Sculpture Q57157852

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Five Points Monument Five Points

33°45′16″N 84°23′23″W / 33.754418°N 84.389849°W / 33.754418; -84.389849
1996 George Beasley Sculpture Bronze
Steel
Q100325695
The Flair Georgia International Plaza

33°45′26″N 84°23′55″W / 33.7572°N 84.3985°W / 33.7572; -84.3985
1996 Richard MacDonald Statue Bronze Q7734329

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Free Nelson Mandela Piedmont Park

33°46′57″N 84°22′21″W / 33.7824°N 84.3726°W / 33.7824; -84.3726
1987 David Hammons Sculpture Q5499937

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Freedom of Flight Hardy Ivy Park

33°45′48″N 84°23′15″W / 33.763212°N 84.387499°W / 33.763212; -84.387499
2014 Corrina Sephora Sculpture [10]

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Gateway of Dreams Centennial Olympic Park

33°45′37″N 84°23′37″W / 33.760407°N 84.393564°W / 33.760407; -84.393564
1996 Raymond Kaskey Monument Q100249783

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Statue of George C. Griffin Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′29″N 84°23′58″W / 33.774638°N 84.399342°W / 33.774638; -84.399342
Statue Bronze Georgia Tech Located near the Ferst Center for the Arts.[11]
Mural on the Glenn Building Glenn Building

33°45′25″N 84°23′35″W / 33.756983°N 84.392969°W / 33.756983; -84.392969
2016 Alexi Torres Mural Height: 47 feet (14 m)
Width: 37 feet (11 m)
Glenn Building [12]

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Statue of Henry W. Grady Intersection of Marietta Street and Forsyth Street

33°45′20.2788″N 84°23′28.662″W / 33.755633000°N 84.39129500°W / 33.755633000; -84.39129500
1891 Alexander Doyle Statue Q94523331

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Statue of Herman Talmadge Talmadge Plaza

33°44′57″N 84°23′22″W / 33.749221°N 84.389362°W / 33.749221; -84.389362
1990 Statue [13]

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Homage to King Intersection of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard

33°45′36″N 84°22′21″W / 33.759930°N 84.372468°W / 33.759930; -84.372468
1996 Xavier Medina Campeny Sculpture Steel Q5887398
Hope Moving Forward Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

33°45′17″N 84°24′15″W / 33.754593°N 84.404168°W / 33.754593; -84.404168
Basil Watson Statue

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International Peace Fountain Woodruff Park

33°45′22″N 84°23′17″W / 33.756°N 84.388°W / 33.756; -84.388
1995 Nimrod Long & Associates Fountain [14][15]

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Iron Column Eastside Trail near the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark

33°45′58″N 84°21′36″W / 33.766042°N 84.360088°W / 33.766042; -84.360088
2013 Phil Proctor Sculpture Iron
Statue of Jimmy Carter Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′58″N 84°23′18″W / 33.7494°N 84.3883°W / 33.7494; -84.3883
1994 Frederick Hart Statue Bronze

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Statue of John Brown Gordon Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′59″N 84°23′18″W / 33.74972°N 84.38833°W / 33.74972; -84.38833
1907 Solon Borglum
Alexander Campbell Bruce
Statue Bronze Q96384517

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Statue of John Heisman Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′25″N 84°23′34″W / 33.7736°N 84.3927°W / 33.7736; -84.3927
Statue Georgia Tech [16]
Mural of John Lewis Intersection of Auburn Avenue and Jessie Hill Jr. Drive

33°45′19″N 84°22′50″W / 33.7553°N 84.3805°W / 33.7553; -84.3805
2012 Mural Height:65 feet (20 m) [17][18]
Statue of John Stith Pemberton Pemberton Place

33°45′46″N 84°23′37″W / 33.7627°N 84.3935°W / 33.7627; -84.3935
2007 Russ Faxon Statue Bronze

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Statue of Joseph E. Brown and Elizabeth Brown Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′56″N 84°23′20″W / 33.748957°N 84.388999°W / 33.748957; -84.388999
1928 Statue [13]

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Kaath Intersection of Eastside Trail and Highland Avenue

33°45′41″N 84°21′41″W / 33.761439°N 84.361446°W / 33.761439; -84.361446
2018 JD Koth Sculpture [19][20]

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Kessler Campanile Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′27″N 84°23′54″W / 33.77417°N 84.39833°W / 33.77417; -84.39833
1996 Richard Hill Campanile Height: 80 feet (24 m) Georgia Tech Q6395158

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The Last Meter Piedmont Park

33°47′12″N 84°22′40″W / 33.786596°N 84.377745°W / 33.786596; -84.377745
1996 Eino Sculpture Bronze Commissioned by Asics and PowerBar for the Centennial Olympic Games. Depicts a scene from the 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[21]
Lifting the Veil of Ignorance Booker T. Washington High School

33°45′13″N 84°25′13″W / 33.753574°N 84.420185°W / 33.753574; -84.420185
1927 Charles Keck Statue Bronze and Marble Replica of the original statue at the Tuskegee University.[22]

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Lion of the Confederacy Confederate section of Oakland Cemetery

33°44′54″N 84°22′18″W / 33.7482°N 84.3716°W / 33.7482; -84.3716
1894 T. M. Brady Sculpture Marble Based on the Lion Monument in Lucerne, Switzerland.[23]

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Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′57″N 84°23′15″W / 33.74917°N 84.38750°W / 33.74917; -84.38750
2017 Martin Dawe Statue Bronze Height: 8 feet (2.4 m) Q97275664

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Millennium Gate Atlantic Station

33°47′28″N 84°23′59″W / 33.79107°N 84.39975°W / 33.79107; -84.39975
2008 Triumphal arch Q1090799
Miss Freedom On top of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′56.35″N 84°23′17.33″W / 33.7489861°N 84.3881472°W / 33.7489861; -84.3881472
Copper Q6876691
Nike Grounds of the Atlanta City Hall

33°44′57″N 84°23′25″W / 33.7492°N 84.3904°W / 33.7492; -84.3904
1996 Pavlos Angelos Kougioumtzis Sculpture Bronze Height: 11 feet (3.4 m) Sculpture awarded to host city of the Summer Olympic Games since 1996.

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Northern White Intersection of Eastside Trail and Freedom Parkway

33°45′51″N 84°21′34″W / 33.764061°N 84.359557°W / 33.764061; -84.359557
2012 David Landis Sculpture Stainless steel [24]

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Peace Monument Piedmont Park

33°47′11″N 84°22′39″W / 33.78639°N 84.37750°W / 33.78639; -84.37750
1911 Allen George Newman Statue Q98136875

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Pioneer Women Piedmont Park

33°47′12″N 84°22′39″W / 33.786794°N 84.377410°W / 33.786794; -84.377410
1938 Steffen Thomas Sculpture Granite
Bronze
Police memorial Woodruff Park

33°45′21″N 84°23′19″W / 33.755704°N 84.388684°W / 33.755704; -84.388684
1980 Steve Steinman Memorial Also known as Give Our Police a Hand.[25] Dedicated by the bar association of Atlanta during the Atlanta murders of 1979–1981.[26]

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Statue of Richard Russell Jr. Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′57″N 84°23′20″W / 33.749189°N 84.388855°W / 33.749189; -84.388855
1975 Statue [13]

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Statue of Samuel Spencer 1200 Peachtree Street

33°47′16″N 84°23′02″W / 33.787858°N 84.383959°W / 33.787858; -84.383959
1910 Henry Bacon
Daniel Chester French
Piccirilli Brothers
Statue Q98526767

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Sidney Lanier Monument Piedmont Park

33°47′10″N 84°22′30″W / 33.786018°N 84.375032°W / 33.786018; -84.375032
1914 Carrère and Hastings
Edward Clark Potter
Monument

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This is Something That I Had To Go Through Intersection of Eastside Trail and Highland Avenue

33°45′40″N 84°21′44″W / 33.761014°N 84.362217°W / 33.761014; -84.362217
2018 James Davis Sculpture [27]

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Statue of Thomas E. Watson Talmadge Plaza

33°44′58″N 84°23′22″W / 33.74944°N 84.38944°W / 33.74944; -84.38944
1932 Joseph Klein Statue Height: 12 feet (3.7 m) Q98549578

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Thomas W. Talbot Monument Grant Park

33°44′4″N 84°22′19″W / 33.73444°N 84.37194°W / 33.73444; -84.37194
1948 Monument Tennessee marble
Bronze
The Three Pioneers Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′23″N 84°23′44″W / 33.773020°N 84.395420°W / 33.773020; -84.395420
2019 Martin Dawe Statue Bronze Georgia Tech Q97657209 Part of the Trailblazers series, along with The First Graduate statue.[28]

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Through His Eyes John Wesley Dobbs Plaza

33°45′19″N 84°22′40″W / 33.7554°N 84.3778°W / 33.7554; -84.3778
1996 Ralph Helmick Sculpture Bronze Sculpture in honor of John Wesley Dobbs.[29]

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Trilon Intersection of Peachtree Street and 15th Street

33°47′18″N 84°23′01″W / 33.7883°N 84.3836°W / 33.7883; -84.3836
1975 Steffen Thomas Sculpture Sculpture installed in 1975 in a fountain constructed in 1916.[30]
World Athletes Monument Pershing Point Park

33°47′42″N 84°23′17″W / 33.794900°N 84.387938°W / 33.794900; -84.387938
1996 Monument Q8035381
World Events Grounds of the High Museum of Art

33°47′19″N 84°23′05″W / 33.788667°N 84.384815°W / 33.788667; -84.384815
1996 Tony Cragg Sculpture Aluminum High Museum of Art [31]

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World War I memorial Pershing Point Park

33°47′37″N 84°23′15″W / 33.793662°N 84.387472°W / 33.793662; -84.387472
1920 Memorial [32]


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