List of public art in Melbourne

This is a list of public art on permanent public display in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space; it does not include artwork on display inside museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals and mosaics.

YearNameImageArtistLocation NotesRefLate 1800sAtlasUnknown406 Collins StreetBronzeC. 1850Boy on a TurtleUnknownFitzroy GardensBronze 100 cm (height)1862River God FountainCharles SummersFitzroy GardensStone, cement 1000 cm (overall height approx.)1863Grey Street FountainUnknownFitzroy GardensCement 400 cm (height approx.)1864BandstandGeorge DoddFitzroy GardensConcrete, cast iron, roof tiles 7 x 5 x 6 m (H x W x D)1865Robert O'Hara Burke and William John WillsCharles SummersCity Square, MelbourneBronze, granite 800 x 300 x 300 cm (overall)1877Henderson Drinking FountainWalter MacFarlane and Company Saracen Foundry, GlasgowOut front of North Melbourne Town HallCast iron 150 cm (height approx.)1880Exhibition Fountain (or Hochgurtel Fountain)Joseph HochgurtelCarlton Gardens south of the Royal Exhibition BuildingPortland cement, stone, iron 1037 x 1830 cm1881John Batman MemorialJ.W. BrownQueen Victoria MarketBluestone 450 x 100 x 100 cm (H x W x D)1887Charles George GordonHamo ThornycroftGordon ReserveLimestone, Harcourt granite, bronze 330 cm (overall height)1887Redmond BarryJames Gilbert & Percival BallOut of the ground outside the State Library Victoria1888Westgarth Drinking FountainAlexander McDonald & CoCarlton GardensAberdeen pink granite, bronze 300 cm (overall height)1888UnknownCharles William ScurryMcClelland Sculpture Park and GalleryIt was originally in Federal Coffee Palace Melbourne.1889Saint George and the DragonJoseph Edgar BoehmForecourt of State Library VictoriaBronze1890Daniel O'ConnellThomas BrockOutside of St Patrick's Cathedral, MelbourneCommissioned 1886, cast in Belgium 1888, erected 18901897Francis OrmondPercival BallMelbourne RMIT University City CampusC. 1900Boy with Serpent Fountain (Ornamental Fountain)UnknownNorth of Conservatory, Fitzroy GardensCast iron, granite 250 cm (height approx.)1901Springthorpe MemorialBertram Mackennal (Sculptor) Harold Desbrowe-Annear (Architecture of the temple)Boroondara General CemeteryThe memorial was built by John Springthorpe, in honour of his wife, Annie Springthorpe (née Inglis), who died in 1897 at the age of 30 while giving birth to their fourth child.1901Duke & Duchess of York Memorial (AKA Temperence)James Churchman & SonsVictoria SquareMarble, granite, sandstone 200 cm (height approximately)1902Lance Corporal George Rowland Button MemorialWhitehorse Road, Box Hill1902William John ClarkeBertram MackennalTreasury GardensMarble 461 cm (overall height). 276 cm (sculpture); 185 cm (pedestal)19038 Hours MovementPercival Ball8 Hour ReserveGranite, bronze, gold-leaf, stone 1185 cm (height). 480 x 460 cm (base)1903Robert BurnsGeorge Anderson LawsonTreasury GardensBronze, granite 584 x 79 x 79 cm (overall). 300 cm (granite pedestal)1904South African War MemorialJoseph HamiltonQueen Victoria GardensSandstone, bluestone 1200 x 500 cm (overall approximately)1907Queen VictoriaJames WhiteQueen Victoria GardensWhite Carrara marble, Harcourt granite, NSW marble 1100 cm (overall height)1907Joan of ArcEmmanuel FrémietState Library VictoriaBronze1908Edmund Gerald FitzGibbonJames WhiteIntersection of St Kilda Road and Linlithgow AvenueHarcourt granite, bronze 274.3 cm (Total height)1911Marquess of LinlithgowWilliam Birnie RhindJunction of St Kilda Road & Linlithgow AvenueBronze, granite 778 cm (overall height). 350 cm (sculpture); 428 cm (pedestal)1913Janet Lady Clarke Memorial SculptureHerbert BlackQueen Victoria GardensWhite marble, concrete, stamped copper 600 cm (overall height)1913Henry Hawkins SkinnerJames WhiteSouth Melbourne1914Statue of James Cook, St KildaJohn TweedRoyal Yacht Squadron Catani Gardens, St Kilda1915Thomas Wilkinson MemorialBrunswick1916George Hawkins Ievers Memorial Drinking FountainCharles Douglas RichardsonIntersection of Gatehouse Street and Royal ParadeGranite, bluestone, marble 400 x 100 x 100 cm (H x W x D)1918Our Lady of VictoriesVincenzo CadorinBasilica, CamberwellHeight: Material: wood, copper sheathed and plated with gold leaf1920Edward VIIBertram MackennalQueen Victoria GardensBronze, basalt, granite 427 x 472 x 229 cm (pedestal and statue). 200 x 2183 x 750 cm (semi-circular entrance)1925Water NymphPaul Raphael MontfordQueen Victoria GardensBronze 120 cm (overall height)1925Parkville Diggers Memorial (WWI Memorial)Peter Morgan JageursRoyal ParadeMarble, granite, bluestone 550 cm (height)1925Matthew FlindersCharles Web GilbertSt Paul's CathedralBronze, granite 596 cm (overall height). 359 cm (sculpture); 237 cm (base)1926A Tribute To Our War HorsesNear Shrine of Remembrance1926Edith CavellMargaret BaskervilleKings DomainMarble, granite, bronze 382 cm (overall height). 82 cm (bust); 300 cm (pedestal)1926Peter PanPaul Raphael MontfordMelbourne ZooBronze 150 cm (height approx.)1928Farnex HerculesUnknownQueen Victoria GardensMarble, granite 246 cm (overall height). 80 cm (bust); 300 cm (pillar)1928Farnex HerculesUnknownQueen Victoria GardensMarble, granite 246 cm (overall height). 80 cm (bust); 300 cm (pillar)1930The Court FavouritePaul Raphael MontfordFlagstaff GardensBronze, granite 304 cm (overall height). 160 cm (sculpture); 144cm (base)1932Carlo CataniPaul Raphael MontfordSt Kilda1932Adam Lindsay GordonPaul Raphael MontfordSpring StreetBronze statue on sandstone pedestal 289 cm (overall height). 147 cm (sculpture); 142 cm (pedestal)1933Statue of MeditationRobert DelandreConservatory, Fitzroy GardensMarble 166 x 196 cm (H x W)1934Pioneer Women’s MemorialHugh LinakerKings DomainIt is a small garden in Kings Domain. It was dedicated by the women's Centenary Council through public subscription on the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the state.1934Macpherson Robertson FountainPaul Raphael MontfordSouth-west corner of the Shrine of RemembranceGranite, bronze, concrete 2100 cm (diameter)1935Harry Malcolm Rogers MemorialBridges ReserveThe fountain is a large tall central column supported by four smaller columns with griffins. 1935The Man with the DonkeyWallace AndersonShrine of RemembranceBronze 78 × 66 × 42 cm.

Memorial to John Simpson Kirkpatrick1935John WesleyPaul Raphael MontfordWesley Uniting Church1936Domed Drinking FountainUnknownQueen Victoria GardensMarble and granite 230 cm height1936Boy and PelicanWilliam Leslie BowlesFitzroy GardensPyrmont sandstone 258 cm (overall height). 128 x 95 x 51 cm (sculpture); 130 x 131 x 56 cm (base)1936Mermaid and FishWilliam Leslie BowlesFitzroy GardensPyrmont sandstone 259 x 131 x 56 cm (H x W x D)1937Samuel Mauger Drinking FountainUnknown39 Gisborne Street, East MelbourneGranite, lead lettering 120 x 160 cm (Hx W)1937Driver & Wipers MemorialCharles Sargeant JaggerShrine of Remembrance1937George HiginbothamPaul Raphael MontfordOld Treasury Building1940Diana and the HoundsLeslie BowlesFitzroy GardensBronze, granite, concrete 317 x 90 x 148 cm1948Model Tudor VillageEdgar WilsonFitzroy GardensCement, paint Dimensions variable1950John MonashLeslie BowlesBirdwood Avenue, Kings DomainBronze 276 x 161 x 371 cm1952King George VLeslie BowlesKings Domain, near Sidney Myer Music Bowl ReserveBronze, sandstone, granite, bluestone 3.66 m (sculpture); 16.80 m (column)1954Hand of GodCarl MillesSouthwest of Sidney Myer Music BowlBronze The original was made for the Swedish city of Eskilstuna, and today it can also be seen in other places around the world, including Melbourne.1956Olympic PylonArthur BoydOn the side of the Holden Centre in Swan StreetVictorian Heritage Register number H19771959The Trial of SocratesTom BassUniversity of Melbourne1959The Royal Society of Victoria Centenary Monument-Front.jpgRoyal Society of VictoriaThis glacial boulder brought from Mawson, Antarctica.1960Thomas BlameyRaymond Boultwood EwersKings DomainBronze, granite 368 cm (overall height)1963Children's TreeTom BassJunction of Elizabeth Street and Collins StreetBronze1964UntitledNorma RedpathMcClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery1964Flight ArrestedInge KingMcClelland Sculpture Park and GalleryWelded steel. 242 x 255 x 218 cm. It is the earliest of three Inge King works at the McClelland Gallery Sculpture Park.1964Miraggio (also known as Seated Figure)Pino ConteSidney Myer Music BowlBronze 274 cm (height)

Donated by an anonymous ‘Lover of Italy’ to Sidney Myer Music Bowl.1965Edward George Honey MemorialUnknownKings Domain, near Shrine of RemembranceStone, bronze, aluminium 110 cm (overall height)1965John F. KennedyRaymond B. EwersTreasury GardensBronze, granite 150 cm (granite boulder height); 49 x 28 cm (bas relief) (H x W x D)1968Desert ArchNorma RedpathMcClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery1970SofiaHerman HohausLa Trobe University Sculpture ParkCast bronze1970Water ChildrenJohn Edward RobinsonQueen Victoria GardensBronze 2 figures, 70 x 160 cm1973PhoenixYrsa von LeistnerQueen Victoria GardensCast bronze, welded copper sheet 326 cm (overall height)1973The GenieTom BassQueen Victoria GardensBronze 185 x 180 x 175 cm1973PortalMarc ClarkEest of Sidney Myer Music BowlPainted steel Originally made in 1973, remade in 20241974Mary GilbertAilsa O'ConnorConservatory, Fitzroy GardensCement fondu 81 x 53 x 36 cm1974PathfinderJohn Edward RobinsonQueen Victoria GardensBronze 260 cm (diagonal line)1976Dialogue of CirclesInge KingIn the Moat, near the Moat Theatre, directly north of the Union, in La Trobe University1976Forward SurgeInge KingArts Centre Melbourne50mm mild steel It got painted in 1981 516 x 1514 x 1368cm Commissioned by the William Angliss Art Fund1977Dante's Divine ComedyBart SancioloLa Trobe University Sculpture Park10 metres high, freestanding bronze1978The Four SeasonsLeonard FrenchLa Trobe University Sculpture ParkStained glass1978Rock FallDiego LatellaLa Trobe University Sculpture ParkSteel1978-79People’s PathIan Sprague et al.Fitzroy GardensClay Dimensions variable1979John BatmanStanley HammondFormer National Mutual plaza, Collins Street1980VaultRon Robertson-SwannPainted steel 615 x 1184 x 1003 cm1980Sun RibbonInge KingUniversity of MelbourneThe sculpture is made from 19mm thick steel. It was installed on Union Lawn in 1982.1981DervishClement Meadmore1981Stages 1, 2, 3Ronald UptonHeide Museum of Modern Art, BulleenFerrocement1981Coles FountainRobert WoodwardParliament Gardens, North of Parliament HouseStainless steel, bluestone 340 x 1000 cm1981Walker FountainDigregorio Mobelt & AssociatesKings DomainConcrete 1700 cm (diameter)1981Grotto WaterfallCity of MelbourneKings DomainBasalt, cement Dimensions variable1984JabarooInge KingMcClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery1984Basket and WaveDennis OppenheimHeide Museum of Modern Art, BulleenSteel, concrete, synthetic polymer paint1985Landscape CaryatideNorma RedpathMcClelland Sculpture Park and GalleryCeramic, steel, concrete 924.5 x 992.5 x 351.5cm1986White HorseWhite Horse Hotel Maroondah Highway, Box HillThe statue of the white horse on the porch of the White Horse Hotel was a land mark in Box Hill. This replica of the statue was erected on the median strip in Whitehorse Road in 1986. The original horse is kept in the Box Hill Town Hall.1987 –

1989AngelDeborah HalpernBirrarung Marr1987ScalesPeter RosmanHeide Museum of Modern Art, BulleenMixed media, ferrocement1988Shadow Form IIIRobert Juniper140 William StreetThe steel sculpture represents a clump of steel plants. The concrete plinth is a handy seat for office workers.1988DragonflyTom MerrifieldPavlova Walk, Arts Centre Melbourne1989Shell MaceCharles O PerryNorthwest intersection of Flinders Street and Spring StreetAluminum1991Island SculptureInge KingMcClelland Sculpture Park and Gallery1992Larry La TrobePamela IrvingCorner of Collins Street and Swanston StreetBronze, 70 cm hight