List of public art in Portland, Oregon

Summary

Portland, Oregon, has an extensive public art collection. Displayed artworks undergo an approval process.[1] Many of the artworks are administered by the Regional Arts & Culture Council.

Several statues were toppled during the 2020s, including ones depicting Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Teddy Roosevelt.[2] The Promised Land, the Thompson Elk Fountain, and a statue of Harvey W. Scott were also removed.[3]

Mosaics, murals, and paintings edit

 
Black Lives Matter street mural (2020)

Mosaics, mural, and paintings have included:

Sculpture edit

Sculptures have included:

Outdoor sculptures edit

 
Statue of Abraham Lincoln (1928 — 2020), George Fite Waters
 
Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc
 
Fountain for Company H
 
Liberty Bell
 
Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste (1905)
 
Skidmore Fountain
 
Statue of Paul Bunyan (1959)
 
The Quest (1970), Alexander von Svoboda
 
Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider (1922), Alexander Phimister Proctor

References edit

  1. ^ Streckert, Joe. "Experts Critique Portland's Most Famous Public Art". Portland Mercury. Archived from the original on 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  2. ^ "Some of Portland's most prominent public art tumbled this year. Which ones should come back?". opb. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
  3. ^ "Arts board says statues toppled during Portland protests should not return to original sites". KGW. September 29, 2021. Archived from the original on 2022-06-01. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

External links edit

  •   Media related to Public art in Portland, Oregon at Wikimedia Commons