Public Art
Creativity thrives in St. Louis. Sculptures, murals, fountains, mosaics and memorials are part of the fabric of the streets and parks of our region. Public art goes beyond the expected idea of art. Public art in St. Louis extends to a wide range of innovative concepts, projects and programs. Explore the different areas of our community and the public art that enriches our lives below.
In a project that began in 1933, civic leaders set out to accomplish two goals: to have the riverfront designated...
Dimensions: 30′ x 45′ Material: Paint Owner: City of St. Louis
The new United States Court and Custom House construction budget had provisions for pairs of twenty-nine foot tall figures at...
Facing the majestic and ornate Fox Theater, in a tree-lined park setting, is a bronze portrait-bust of a man. Pensive,...
Officially known as the American Legion Founding Commemorative Monument, the sculptured granite pylon was commissioned by the Monument Builders of America...
Ten sculptures of former St. Louis Cardinals players adorn the sidewalk outside Busch Stadium. Each player appears caught in mid-action...
Mrs. Margaret Kincaid of Louisiana, Missouri, bequested funds for a drinking fountain in “some park in St. Louis” with the...
On a sunny day a rainbow may be viewed arching through the many jets and sprays that animate the full...
On June 7th, 1991, nine-year old Christopher Harris was killed while being used as a human shield in a gunfight...
The statue Nijinski Hare marries Flanagan’s ever-present hare motif found in many of his bronzes (in the 1980s, he “perceived the image...
The large polished steel obelisk, which is part of Southwestern Bell Corporation’s extensive art collection, anchors the corner directly across...
Henry J. Kiener, a steel executive and lifelong athlete who had been an Olympic high-hurdler, bequested funds for a fountain...