List of public art in Louisville, Kentucky

Summary

This is a list of public art in Louisville, Kentucky, 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
Charles R. Farnsley[1] West Main District, Louisville 1999 Dawn D. Yates Statue Bronze The former Louisville mayor's statue "sits" on a park bench

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Confederate Monument in Louisville Belknap Campus of the University of Louisville

38°13′5″N 85°45′43″W / 38.21806°N 85.76194°W / 38.21806; -85.76194 (Confederate Monument in Louisville)
1895 Ferdinand Freiherr von Miller Monument Bronze
Granite
Q5159703 Relocated to Brandenburg, Kentucky in 2016
David (inspired by Michelangelo) 21c Museum Hotel

38°15′25.6″N 85°45′42.1″W / 38.257111°N 85.761694°W / 38.257111; -85.761694 (David (inspired by Michelangelo))
2011 Serkan Özkaya Statue Q5230431
Gracehoper Louisville Waterfront Park

38°15′36.7″N 85°44′55″W / 38.260194°N 85.74861°W / 38.260194; -85.74861 (Gracehoper)
1989 Tony Smith Sculpture Steel Q5591456

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Jefferson Monument Louisville Metro Hall

38°15′15″N 85°45′34″W / 38.25417°N 85.75944°W / 38.25417; -85.75944 (Jefferson Monument)
1901 Moses Jacob Ezekiel Statue Bronze
Granite
Q18739435

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John B. Castleman Monument Cherokee Triangle

38°14′7.004″N 85°42′44.888″W / 38.23527889°N 85.71246889°W / 38.23527889; -85.71246889 (John B. Castleman Monument)
1913 Roland Hinton Perry Equestrian statue Bronze
Granite
Q6219879
Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial Intersection of Fifth and Jefferson Streets

38°15′15.14″N 85°45′32.66″W / 38.2542056°N 85.7590722°W / 38.2542056; -85.7590722 (Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial)
2001 Doyle Glass Statue Bronze
Granite
Q3450150
Lincoln Memorial at Waterfront Park Louisville Waterfront Park 2009 Ed Hamilton Statue Q28007041
Louisville Clock Fourth Street 1976 Barney Bright Sculpture Q6689463 Dismantled in 2015
The Prodigal Son Speed Art Museum 1939 George Grey Barnard Statue Carrara marble Q85808212 Replica of the original at the Pennsylvania State Capitol
Say Their Names 2020 Whitney Holbourn Mural Q108402940
Statue of Louis XVI Achille Valois Statue Q104862873 Removed in 2020


References edit

  1. ^ "Public Art: It's The Details That Matter". Broken Sidewalk. April 26, 2011. Retrieved October 24, 2023.