List of public art in Los Angeles

This is a list of public art in Los Angeles. 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.

Downtown Los Angeles Title Image Artist Year Location Coordinates Material Dimensions OwnerAbraham LincolnRobert Merrell Gage1955Grand Park, (Grand & 1st St)BronzeBustCity of LAEquestrian statue of Antonio AguilarDan MedinaSeptember 16, 2012Olvera St, (Alameda & Los Angeles St)Bronze13 ft on a 5 ft fountain base.Commissioned by State of Zacatecas, Mexico. Owned by City of LA.Aquarius (sculpture)Jerome KirkFebruary 26, 1970Union Bank Plaza, (445 S. Figueroa) Stainless Steel18 ft on a concrete baseCommissioned by the Community Redevelopment Agency's One Percent for the Arts, Art in Public Places Program. Funded by Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, owner of Union Bank Square.Armenian Genocide Memorial LAUnknown ArtistApril 24, 2015Grand ParkBronze Plaque next to a memorial pomegranate tree.2 ftCommissioned by Armenian American Community of LA. 100 other trees planted throughout City of LA.BeethovenArnold Foerster1932Pershing SquareBronze7 ft on 4 ft pedestalCommissioned by La Philharmonic staff for its founder William Andrews Clark Jr.Bracero MonumentDan MedinaSeptember 29, 2019Olvera StreetBronze13 ftCommissioned by LA Dept. of Cultural Affairs.Statue of Bruce LeeUnknown ArtistJune 15, 2013ChinatownBronze7 ftCommissioned by the Lee Family, a California Native and visitor to LA's Chinatown.King Carlos IIIFederico Coullaut-Valera1976Olvera StreetBronze10 ft.Commissioned by the Spanish Consulte of Los Angeles for the US Bicentennial. Owned by the City of LAChinatown Tai ChiUnknown Artist2017ChinatownStone with Fountain4 ftChinatown Gateway MonumentRuppert Mok2001ChinatownBronze7 ftCommissioned by Chinese American Community.Chiune Sugihara Memorial StatueRamon G. Velazco2002Little TokyoBronze4 ft sitting man statue.City of Los Angeles Cultural AffairsCourt of Historic American Flags2013Grand ParkDepartFlag Poles and Plaques19 20 ft poles and flagsLA CountyCross at Olvera StreetJackie HadnotOriginal 1930, replacement 2017Olvera StreetWood7'6 ft tallCommissioned by La Plaza Historical Society.Colpo D'AlaArnaldo PomodoroDedicated December 12, 1988Grand Park, (DWP Fountain)BronzeCommissioned by Government of Italy for the City of LA. Celebrating the 40 yr anniversary of the Marshall Plan.Double AscensionHerbert BayerDedicated January 20, 1973Bunker Hill, City National PlazaSculpture: steel, painted; Basin: stone.6.1 m (20 ft); 9.1 m diameter (30 ft)Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, California CA001163Salmon Run (sculpture)Christopher Keene (sculptor)Dedicated: 1982Bunker Hill, Manulife PlazaSculpture: 8-foot by 8-foot by 6-foot cast bronze sculpture, on 8-foot black marble baseManulife PlazaThe DoughboyHumberto Pendretti1924Pershing SquareBronze8 ft on 12 ft pedestalWorld War 1 Doughboy Memorial.Evelia de PieFrancisco Zúñiga1978USCBronze7 ftGift to USC from Dorothy MeiselFelipe de NeveHenry LionDedicated 1932Olvera StreetBronze7'6Commissioned by Parlor 247 Native Daughters of the Golden West. Owned by City of LA.Fort Moore Pioneer MemorialAdachiJuly 3, 1957Olvera StreetTerra Cota relief78 x 45 ft tallCity of LA.Four ArchesAlexander Calder1973Bank of America Plaza (Los Angeles)Steel63 x 10 ft tallBank of America Corp. Art CollectionFrank Putnam Flint FountainJulia Bracken Wendt & Henry S. MakcaySeptember 13, 1933Los Angeles City Hall South LawnBronze and Marble15 x 21 ft tallCity of LA.George WashingtonJean-Antoine HoudonFebruary 22, 1933Grand ParkBronze7'6Commissioned by Los Angeles Women's Community Service. Owned by City of LA.Hammering ManJonathan Borofsky1988South ParkPainted Cor-Ten steel, motor.22 ft. x 8 ft. x 2 in.California Mart, Facilities/Property Management, Los Angeles, California CA001164Homage to Cabrillo: Venetian QuadrantEugene Sturman1985South ParkSteel.Corner of Figueroa and 11th.Intermittent ConstancyPaul Chilkov2015Bunker Hill (adjacent Broad Museum).Aluminum27 ftThe Emmerson Apartment TowerThe Immigrants (sculpture)Alberto Biasi1971ChinatownConcrete and Steel14 x 30 ftSt. Peters Italian Catholic ChurchStatue of Junípero SerraEttore CadorinFebruary 22, 1933Olvera StreetBronze8' 9" × 2' 2" × 2' 4"Removed (toppled) in 2020.Los Angeles Kings MonumentItamar Amrany, Julie Rotblatt Amrany and Omri Amrany2016Staples Center forecourtbronze, granite and glassLA Kings 50th anniversary commemoration.Los Angeles Pobladores Memorial PlaqueUnknown Artist1981Olvera StreetBronze1 ft round plaque embedded on cementCommissioned by La Plaza Historical Society.The Law GiversAlbert Stewart1960Grand ParkGlazed Terracota7'6Twin mounted sculptures of "Mosaic Law" and "Declaration of Independence" represented by Moses and Thomas Jefferson.A Rose for LillyFrank Gehry2003Grand Park, Walt Disney Concert HallRoyal Delft Blue porcelain22 ft wide by 7 ft tallFrank Gehry tribute to Lillian Disney.Peace on EarthJacques Lipchitz1969Grand Park, Los Angeles Music CenterBronze29 ftSpace Shuttle Challenger MemorialIsao Hirai1990Little TokyoPlastic and Metal18 ft. a 1/10th scale model on a seven ft. pedestal.Commission by Little Tokyo residents and Merchants to honor Challenger crew, specifically Japanese-American Astronaut on board Ellison S. Onizuka.Spanish–American War MemorialS. M. Goddard and Kilpatrick1900Pershing SquareGranite6 ft on 6 ft pedestalOldest known monument memorial in Los Angeles.Sun Yat-senUnknown Artist1961ChinatownBronze6 by 4 ftCommissioned by the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association.TriforiumJoseph YoungCommissioned 1972. 1975.Civic Center (Los Ángeles Mall)Reinforced concrete, glass and painted steel. Electronically programmed music and light show.60x by 20 ft.Administered by City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs Department, Public Art Division, Los Angeles, California CA000450Remembrance of Genocide in the UkraineGrand ParkBronze Plaque3 ftCommissioned by Ukraine American Community of LA.Vietnam Memorial of LA CountyFrank Ackerman1973Grand ParkBronze6 ftLA County

Central Los Angeles Title Image Artist Year Location Coordinates Material Dimensions OwnerThe 9/11 MemorialElysian Park (Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center)23 ton Steel trident.Largest remnant of the destroyed World Trade Center outside New York City. LAFDA. W. RossUnknown ArtistMid-Wilshire (Miracle Mile)Bronze5 ftPromoter and founder of miracle Mile business district.Berlin BearRenee Sintenis1976Los Feliz (Griffith Park)Bronze5 ftA Gift from the City of Berlin to sister City of LA.Berlin Wall Segments Marker2009Mid-Wilshire (Miracle Mile)cement11.8 ft Largest original Berlin Wall outside of Berlin. Owned by Wende MuseumCinema InfiniteMichael James Culhane2004Hollywood (Highland Ave & Fountain Ave)metal8 ftThe Flight of EuropaPaul ManshipModeled 1930. Cast 1931.Hollywood (Sunset & Vine)Bronze12'5 on a fountain baseChase BankHollywood SignThomas Fisk Goff1923Hollywood (Mount Lee)Steel45 ft tall, 350 ft longOriginally created as temporary advertisement for a local real estate development. Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, owned by the City of Los Angeles.Four Ladies of HollywoodCatherine Hardwicke1993Hollywood (Hollywood Blvd. & La Brea)Stainless Steel14 ftGriffith J. GriffithJonathan Bickart1996Los Feliz (Griffith Park)Bronze7 ftGriffith Trust to the City of Los Angeles.Haym Solomon StatueRobert Paine1944Fairfax (Pan Pacific Park)Bronze12 ftOriginally erected at Hollenbeck Park in 1943, Moved to Pan Pacific Park in 2008. Commissioned by the Jewish American community of Los Angeles.John Wayne Equestrian StatueHarry Jackson1984Beverly Hills (Wilshire & Hamilton Dr.)Bronze14 ftCommissioned by Great Western Savings and Loan Bank. Owned by Beverly Hills City.Bust of James DeanKenneth Kendall1988Hollywood Hills (Griffith Park Observatory)Bronze1 ft bust on a 5 ft pedestal.Commissioned by Dean himself. Presented to Griffith Park by artist.Bust of Jose de San MartinFernando Di Zitti2001 Beverly Grove (Le Doux Rd & Burton Way)Stone Tablet with Bronze Bust 6 ft.Commissioned by Consulate of Argentina in Los Angeles.Kermit the Frog StatueEd Eyth, Jim Mahon, Janis Beauchamp, Maria Jimenez, Craig Shepherd, Dave Conner & Barbara Grill2000Hollywood (Jim Henson Company Lot)12 ft statue on a 10 ft building.Commissioned by Brian & Lisa Henson, Jim Henson's children.The Muse Of Music Dance And DramaGeorge Stanley1940Hollywood (Hollywood Bowl Entrance)Art, Sculpture and Bas Relief15 ft statuesPublic Works of Art ProjectHollywood SatelliteMichael James Culhane2005Hollywood (Highland Avenue & Fountain Avenue)metal25 ftLeif Erickson Bust1936Los Feliz (Griffith Park)Bronze1 ft bust on a 5 ft pedestalIcelandic Community (Nordic Civic League)to the City of LA.Levitated MassMichael Heizer2012Mid-Wilshire (Miracle Mile)Large granite stoneLACMABust of Juan de AnzaHenry Lion1927Carthay Square (San Vicente Blvd & McCarthy Vista)Bronze Bust on a Granite plinth5 ftSons of the Golden West and Los Angeles Historical Society; Former site of Carthay Circle Theatre.Miner's Statue: Daniel O. McCarthy Pioneer FountainHenry Lion1925Carthay Square (San Vicente Blvd & McCarthy Vista)Bronze7 ftCity of LA, Former site of Carthay Circle Theatre.Queen of the Angels (Nuestra Reina de Los Angeles)Ada Mae Sharpless1935Echo Park (Echo Park)Concrete14 ftCommissioned by DPWP (Public Works)Statue of Harrison Gray OtisPaul Troubetzkoy1920Westlake (MacArthur ParkBronze14 ftCity of LAStatue of Óscar RomeroJoaquin Serrano2013Westlake (MacArthur ParkBronze6.5 ftCity of LAHungarian Liberation Statue1969Westlake (MacArthur ParkObelisk with bronze eagle and plaque.60 ft1969 Hungarian Freedom Fighters FederationPrometheus Bringing Fire to EarthNína Sæmundsson1935Westlake (MacArthur ParkCast Stone12 ftPsychogeographiesDustin Yellin2015Hollywood (Columbia Square)Glass SculptureSpirit of Los AngelesDelesprie2001The Grove at Farmers MarketBronze32 ft tallCommissioned by Rick CarusoRocky and BullwinkleBill Oberlin1961West Hollywood (Sunset Strip)Plaster, Metal and Paint12 ft.Donated by the Ward Family for City of West Hollywood's Urban Art CollectionThe Sal Guarriello Veterans MemorialCampbell and Campbell Architects1993West HollywoodConcretePark w/ fountain, flag poles and five stone "shields", representing each branch of the military.UnconsciousFranz West2010Beverly Hills (Wilshire & N. Beverly Dr.)Aluminum18 ftUrban LightChris Burden2008Mid-Wilshire (Miracle Mile)Refurbished metal city light polesVarious heightsPurchased from artist by LACMA.

East Los Angeles & Northeast Los Angeles