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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
coordinates 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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.

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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]

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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.

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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

More images 		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]

More images 		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]

More images 		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]

More images 		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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