Columbus, Ohio has an extensive public art collection.

Works

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ART Art is a diverse range of human activity, and resulting product, that involves creative or imaginative talent expressive of technical proficiency, beauty, emotional power, or conceptual ideas. There is no generally agreed definition of wha ...

'' (1999),

Columbus College of Art and Design Columbus College of Art & Design (CCAD) is a private art school in Columbus, Ohio. It was founded in 1879 as the Columbus Art School and is one of the oldest private art and design colleges in the United States. Located in downtown Columbus, CCAD ...

* '' Arvin J. Alexander Memorial'' (1991), Alexander AEP Park * ''

Breaker Breaker may refer to: Objects * A breaking wave on water, or a "breaker", a shallow over which waves break * Circuit breaker, an electrical overload switch * Breaker (hydraulic), a percussion hammer attached to an excavator People * Breaker Mo ...

'' (1982),

Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly called Ohio State or OSU, is a public land-grant research university in Columbus, Ohio. A member of the University System of Ohio, it has been ranked by major institutional rankings among the best publ ...

* '' Celebration for a Champion'' (1984), Ohio State University * ''

Celebration of Life ''Celebration of Life'' is a one-hour English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, ...

'' (2004),

Genoa Park Genoa Park is a urban park along the west bank of the Scioto River in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The park, located between Broad and Rich Streets as part of the Scioto Mile park grouping, is named after Genoa, the birthplace of Christopher C ...

* '' Charles Benton Flagg Memorial'' (c. 1901),

Goodale Park Goodale Park is a public park in the Victorian Village area of Columbus, Ohio. It was donated to the city in 1851 by Lincoln Goodale. For a few months during the Civil War, it was a staging area for Union troops known as Camp Jackson. ComFest ...

* Columbus Firefighters Memorial (1958),

Battelle Riverfront Park Battelle Riverfront Park is a park in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States, near Columbus City Hall. The park was established in 1983. It is named after Gordon Battelle and was funded by the Battelle Memorial Institute. Features The park fe ...

* Columbus Police Memorial (2000), Genoa Park * '' Correlation: Two White Line Diagonals and Two Arcs with a Sixteen-Foot Radius'' (1978), Bricker Federal Building * Dr. Samuel Mitchel Smith and Sons Memorial Fountain (1880),

Wexner Medical Center The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is a multidisciplinary academic medical center located in Columbus, Ohio, United States, on the main campus of The Ohio State University. For 29 consecutive years, '' U.S. News & World Report'' has ...

* '' The Family of Man: Figure 2, Ancestor II'' (1970), Columbus Museum of Art * '' The Father of Columbus Baseball'' (2009),

Huntington Park Huntington Park is a city in the Gateway Cities district of southeastern Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 58,114, of whom 97% are Hispanic/Latino and about half were born outside th ...

* '' Flowing Kiss'' (2013),

North Bank Park North Bank Park is an park in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States. The park includes a work of art, '' Flowing Kiss'', installed in 2013. History Ground broke on July 24, 2003, and the park was dedicated on July 16, 2005. Construction cost ...

* '' Freedom'' (1985), Battelle Riverfront Park * ''

Gavel A gavel is a small ceremonial mallet commonly made of hardwood, typically fashioned with a handle. It can be used to call for attention or to punctuate rulings and proclamations and is a symbol of the authority and right to act officially in the ...

'' (2008), Ohio Judicial Center * Goodale Park Fountain,

* '' Governor James A. Rhodes'' (1982),

Rhodes State Office Tower The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower is a 41-story, skyscraper on Capitol Square in downtown Columbus, Ohio. The Rhodes Tower was completed and occupied in 1974, and is currently the tallest building in Columbus and the fifth tallest in O ...

* '' Greenwood Park Sofa'' (2004),

Cultural Arts Center The Priscilla R. Tyson Cultural Arts Center is a combination art gallery and teaching space, primarily for visual artists and crafters, in downtown Columbus, Ohio. It is a 38,500 square-foot space at 139 West Main Street, and is part of the c ...

* James W. Barney Pickaweekee Story Grove (1992), Battelle Riverfront Park * '' Hare on Ball and Claw'' (1990), Columbus Museum of Art * '' Intermediate Model for the Arch'' (1975), Columbus Museum of Art * '' Intersect'' (1992), Broad and High streets * '' Lincoln Goodale Monument'' (1888), Goodale Park * ''

Naiads In Greek mythology, the naiads (; grc-gre, ναϊάδες, naïádes) are a type of female spirit, or nymph, presiding over fountains, wells, springs, streams, brooks and other bodies of fresh water. They are distinct from river gods, who ...

'' (1984),

Capitol Square Capitol Square is a public square in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. The square includes the Ohio Statehouse, its Capitol Grounds, as well as the buildings and features surrounding the square. The Capitol Grounds are surrounded on the north and west ...

skyscraper * ''

Nationwide Fountain Nationwide Fountain is a fountain designed by sculptor Jim Ponter and architect Don Olson in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States. It is located at Nationwide Plaza, a complex of buildings including One Nationwide Plaza, and within Dean Jeffer ...

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One Nationwide Plaza One Nationwide Plaza is a 40-story skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio that serves as the corporate office headquarters of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. It is part of the complex of buildings known as Nationwide Plaza. Nationwide outgrew its 246 ...

* '' NavStar '92'' (1991),

Franklin Park Conservatory Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is a botanical garden and conservatory located in Columbus, Ohio. It is open daily and an admission fee is charged. Today, it is a horticultural and educational institution showcasing exotic plant ...

* '' The Newsboy'' (2018),

8 East Broad Street 8 East Broad Street is a building on Capitol Square in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, Downtown Columbus, Ohio. Built in 1906, it was the tallest building in the city until the LeVeque Tower was built in 1927. The architect was Frank Packard.Jeffrey T. D ...

* '' Out of There'' (1974), Columbus Museum of Art * ''

Oval with Points ''Oval with Points'' is a series of enigmatic abstract sculptures by British sculptor Henry Moore, made in plaster and bronze from 1968 to 1970, from a maquette in 1968 (LH 594) made in plaster and then cast in bronze, through a working model in ...

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Dorrian Commons Park Dorrian Commons Park was a park and part of the Franklin County Government Center in downtown Columbus, Ohio, United States. The park opened in 1976 on the site of the Franklin County Courthouse (1840-1884), first and Franklin County Courthouse (1 ...

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Peter Pan Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythi ...

'' (1927), Main Library * '' Philo Unit 6'' and '' Twin Branch Unit 4'' (1983),

AEP Building The AEP Building is a skyscraper in Downtown Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1983 and has 31 floors. Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland designed the building following a modernist architectural style. The AEP Building is the 8th tallest buildi ...

* '' Scioto Lounge'' (2014), Genoa Park * '' Spanish–American War Memorial'' (1937), Battelle Riverfront Park * Statue of Arnold Schwarzenegger (2012), Greater Columbus Convention Center * Statue of Benjamin Franklin (1974), Franklin County Hall of Justice * Statue of Friedrich Schiller (1891), Schiller Park * Statue of Lucas Sullivant (2000), Genoa Park * Statue of William Oxley Thompson (1930), Ohio State University * '' Their Spirits Circle the Earth'' (1987), Battelle Riverfront Park * '' Three-Piece Reclining Figure: Draped 1975'' (1975), Columbus Museum of Art * '' To Honor the Immigrants'' (1992), Battelle Riverfront Park * '' Two Lines Up Excentric Variation VI'' (1977), Columbus Museum of Art * '' Umbrella Girl'' (1996), Schiller Park *

Union Station Arch The Union Station arch is a Beaux-Arts arch standing at McFerson Commons Park in Columbus, Ohio. The work was designed by renowned architect Daniel Burnham, as part of a grand entranceway to the city's Union Station. It has intricate details, ...

(1899),

McFerson Commons McFerson Commons, originally Arena Park, is a park in Columbus, Ohio's Arena District neighborhood. The focal point of the park is the Union Station arch, salvaged before the demolition of Columbus's Union Station. The park was created around 1 ...

* ''Untitled'' (Falsetti) (1960), Columbus City Schools Administration Office * '' Wasahaban'' (1978), Columbus Museum of Art

Works at the Ohio Statehouse

* '' The Doughboy'' (1930) * Lincoln Vicksburg Monument (1865-71) *

Ohio Holocaust and Liberators Memorial The ''Ohio Holocaust and Liberators Memorial'' is a bronze and steel Holocaust memorial installed on the Ohio Statehouse grounds, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. It was unveiled by Governor John Kasich and architect Daniel Libeskind on June 2 ...

(2014) * Ohio Veterans Plaza (1996) * ''

Peace Peace is a concept of societal friendship and harmony in the absence of hostility and violence. In a social sense, peace is commonly used to mean a lack of conflict (such as war) and freedom from fear of violence between individuals or groups. ...

'' (1922) * '' The Spirit of '98'' (1928) * Statue of Christopher Columbus (1892) * '' These Are My Jewels'' (1893) * ''

William McKinley Monument The ''William McKinley Monument'', or ''McKinley Memorial'', is a statue and quotation array honoring the assassinated United States President William McKinley which stands in front of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Created by Hermon Atk ...

'' (1906)

Former works

* Statue of Christopher Columbus (1955), Columbus City Hall ''(no longer public)'' * Statue of Christopher Columbus (1959),

Columbus State Community College Columbus State Community College (CSCC) is a public community college in Columbus, Ohio. Founded as Columbus Area Technician's School in 1963, it was renamed Columbus Technical Institute in 1965 and was renamed again to its current name in 19 ...

''(no longer public)'' * ''

Union Station A union station (also known as a union terminal, a joint station in Europe, and a joint-use station in Japan) is a railway station at which the tracks and facilities are shared by two or more separate railway companies, allowing passengers to ...

'' (1987) * ''

Trains In rail transport, a train (from Old French , from Latin , "to pull, to draw") is a series of connected vehicles that run along a railway track and transport people or freight. Trains are typically pulled or pushed by locomotives (often know ...

'' (1989)

References

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