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Public Art Guide to the City & County of Denver
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Denver’s Public Art Program was established in 1988 as an Executive Order under Mayor Federico Peña. The order, enacted into Ordinance by Mayor Wellington E. Webb, directs that 1% of any capital improvement project over $1 million undertaken by the City be set aside for the inclusion of art in the design and construction of these projects. Over the past 20 years, the City has installed more than 150 works of art under this program. These works, along with historic and donated works of art, make up the City’s Public Art Collection.
The artworks acquired through the Public Art Program are selected through a public process that includes citizens, artists and design professionals. Each public art project is specific to its location and each selection panel is unique. Panel members are charged with identifying works that speak to a location, group of people or time in history. Each selection panel is asked to select works that represent Denver and identify artists that can create works of art that engage the viewer, inform the visitor and add vitality to Denver’s cultural landscape. This guide is a tour of public art in the City and County of Denver. It is divided into two sections: Denver and Downtown Denver. Information about the City’s entire Public Art Collection and opportunities for involvement in the public art process is available by visiting www.denvergov.org/publicart or calling 720-865-4313. Denver’s Public Art Program is administered by the Denver Office of Cultural Affairs and overseen by the Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs. The Denver Commission on Cultural Affairs is a citizen group appointed by the Mayor to advise the City on arts and cultural issues.
City & County of Denver Denver
Some of Denver’s best art isn’t found inside museums or galleries, but rather in our local recreation centers, swimming pools, fire and police stations, libraries, parks and public buildings through Denver’s Public Art Program. New works of public art are created each year. This guide provides 250 color photos of these and other Denver artworks, plus maps to guide you through the collection. Pack a picnic and spend a weekend discovering Denver’s amazing Public Art Collection!
Public art can be found in every Denver neighborhood. Some highlights include the two monumental bronze relief panels on the façade of the Blair Caldwell African American Research Library (21) and the endearing Wynken, Blynken and Nod sculpture at Washington Park (35). Don’t miss the amusing friezes above the entrance to South High School — gargoyles leaning over students taking tests (36) — and make a stop at Burns Park (50) to view some of Denver’s most original and best-known artworks.
Take time to revisit the artworks throughout the year during different seasons, times of day and weather conditions and observe how the art changes. Have fun on the tour and don’t forget to bring your camera!
Denver’s public art can stimulate the minds and senses of
people of all ages. Every sculpture and work of art you discover
will provoke questions and invite contemplation, but some
artwork is particularly engaging for children. To discover these
pieces, look for the PINK DOTS within this guide.
By “connecting the dots” you can create your own Children’s Art Tour—fun for the whole family!
PUBLIC ARTPublic Art for Kids
Kids Art – Denver:
Metal Flowers (6)
Beatrix Potter
Characters (12b)
Decker Library Murals (28)
Untitled (30)
Wynken, Blynken
and Nod (35)
Children’s Fountain (39f )
Life of the Mind (65)
Prairie Dogs and One-Room
School House (66)
Kids Art – Downtown Denver:
Wind Song (3)
Cottonwood Leaf (6)
Vision Born by the River (8)
Aerial (11)
Man and Woman (23f )
Dancers (23k)
Soundwalk (25)
I See What You Mean (36a)
Laughing Escalator (36e)
The Yearling (44b)
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b. Clear ConceptSherry AllenMuralWilliam Scheitler Recreation Center game room1994
c. Portrait of William Scheitler Steven AltmanOil on canvasWilliam Scheitler Recreation Center reception area2003
Juntos/ TogetherTony OrtegaHand-set porcelain tile mural Lakewood Dry Gulch ParkPerry St & 10th Ave1991
Personal IconsBarry RoseBronze tilesRoss-Barnum Library Lowell Blvd & W. 1st Ave1992
a. Berkeley Park: Past and PresentRandi EyreMuralWilliam Scheitler Recreation Center pool1993
The DenverKristine Smock Sloan’s Lake ParkSteel 17th Ave & Newton St2005
Westwood Renaissance Daniel SalazarDigital photomuralWestwood Community CenterW. Tennessee Ave & Lowell Blvd2007
Metal Flowers Unknown ArtistMetalChaffee ParkW. 44th Ave & Tejon St1991
Aqua PortalDon Lawler and Meg WhiteLimestoneAshland Recreation CenterFife Ct & W. Dunkeld Pl. 2004
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a. Family PillarLisa KaslowPainted steelOutside front entrance 1997
b.The FlagJill Burkee and Giancarlo BiagiBronze reliefHallway to lobby2002
Swimming Under the Treeand Autumn LeavesShan Shan ShengCold-cast glass and stainless steel wireRude Recreation Center 2855 W. Holden Pl.2004 (see tour notes)
c.Brown Flowers,the Mestizo PeopleCarlota EspinozaMural Lobby 1988
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richard t. castro human services buildingWest 12th Avenue and Federal Boulevard
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Under the Tree is located in the pool area; Autumn Leaves is located in the vestibule.
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b. Bird House, Light House and Tree HouseSandy TolandCeramic and plywood muralsReception area2003
c. Photo IllustrationsMarcie Jan Bronstein27 photographic computer printsInterior hallways2003
f. They Drive in BeautyStephen MorathMuralAbove door of back entrance 2003
a. World FamilyBob Luna and Martha KeatingCeramic muralsInterior hallways2003
e. Color WindGeorge Peters and Melanie WalkerPainted aluminumOutside entrance2003
10 athmar library West Mississippi and South Tejon Street
b. Beatrix Potter Characters Jo EhrOil on canvas Inside library 1989
12famiily crisis center12th Avenue and Federal Boulevard
Bridge of Recycling FountainsLaura AudreySteel, water and light Waste Water Management Bldg Bridge over S. Platte River Umatilla St and Tejon St 1996 (see tour notes)
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d. House Play George Peters and Melanie WalkerPainted plywoodReception area 2003
a. Anemotive Tower/ Windsong Robert MangoldPainted steelOutside main entrance1971
Cultural TapestryBrower HatcherStainless steel and glassDistrict One Police Station46th Ave and Navajo St 2003
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Bridge of Recycling Fountains, Laura Audrey
tour notes Take Federal Blvd south to 2nd Ave, turn east on 2nd Ave,
turn left on Umatilla St. Artwork located around back of Wastewater Management Building on bridge over South Platte River.
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c. Sympathetic Embrace Michael ClapperLimestone and concreteCoroner’s Building1998
b. The Family Edgar BrittonBronze Main entrance 1972
La Familia CosmicaJerry Jaramillo, Al Sanchez and Carlos SandovalAcrylic muralLa Familia Recreation Center W. Archer Pl. and S. Elati St 1980
Eyes on the ParkEmanuel MartinezMural Curtis Park32nd St & Curtis St1971
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a. Mountain Streams Steven JensenCarved naturally fallen cedarDavis Pavilion1996
Pasado, Presente, FuturoCarlota EspinozaAcrylic muralByers Library W. 7th Ave & Santa Fe Dr. 1977
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Neighborhood EpicMartha Keating and Bob LunaPorcelain tile and hand-fired ceramic tile mosaicHighlands neighborhood on I-25 sound barrier wall 1993 (see tour notes)
Flight of the Eagle DancerJerry JaramilloMural Aztlan Recreation CenterW. 44th Ave & Navajo St1984 (restored in 2005)
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La Alma MuralsEmanuel MartinezLa Alma Recreation Center11th Ave & Osage St 1978
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The Family, Edgar Britton
tour notes From Aztlan Recreation Center continue south on Navajo St
to 10 large mosaic murals located on I-25 sound barrierwall facing neighborhood. Walk along wall sidewalk from Inca St to Navajo St for best view of artwork.
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La Alma Murals, Emanuel Martinez
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blair caldwell african american research library24th Street and Welton Street
a. Hungarian Freedom MonumentZolton and Steve PopovitsBronze1968
b. Benedict FountainMaurice BardinMarble1932
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Articulated Wall Herbert BayerPainted concrete Denver Design CenterBroadway & W. Center Ave1985 (Collection of Denver Art Museum)
a. African American Spirit of the WestThomas Jay WarrenBronzeFaçade of building2004
b. The Spirit of TogethernessYvonne MuindeAcrylic muralOver reception desk2004
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ValedictorianAbe Vigil Painted wood and metal Governor’s ParkN. Pennsylvania St & E. 7th Ave 1972
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Homage to the Pioneer Susan PogzebaBronzeSoutheast corner of Lincoln St & 7th Ave1968
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Argento Piattino con Pesci Andrew LibertoneMetal 6th Ave, Speer Blvd & Lincoln St1994
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hungarian freedom parkOgden Street and 1st Avenue
Lost Borders Sherry WigginsSandstone6th Ave & Lincoln St on Cherry Creek bike path 1994
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b. Colorado MinerGeorge CarlsonBronze Northeast side of park near roadway1977
a. Wynken, Blynken and NodMabel Landrum TorreyMarble Walking path on S. Downing St 1918
a. King Arthur Recovering the Magic Sword ExcaliburDudley CarpenterOil on canvas1913
b.The Pied Piper of HamelinDudley CarpenterOil on canvas1913
decker librarySouth Logan Street and East Florida Avenue
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c. There is no Frigate Like a BookMare WoodsonOil on canvas1913
MedallionsJohn BoakAcrylic on metalHarvard Gulch Recreation CenterE. Iliff Ave & S. Washington St1991
UntitledMaureen Auman and Tony OrtegaSandblasted painted images and text Platte River Dr. & N. Franklin St on sidewalk 2004
Dominvion Evelyn RosenbergMetalNational Western Stock Show Complex E. 46th Ave & Humboldt St1992(see tour notes)
Fire HouseDennis OppenheimAluminum, lexan and electric light systemFire Station #944th St & Brighton Blvd2003
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Keepsake Quilt African-American Quilters Fiber Ford-Warren Library E. 28th Ave & High St1989
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washington parkSouth Downing Street and East Louisiana
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c. Come On In!Jim Sale Photography Washington Park Recreation Center entry way1991
Tribute to African Americanand Women Firefighters Emanuel MartinezLightweight concreteFire Station #10Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd & Steele St1996
Faculty Row and Animal SpiritsRobert GarrisonFriezeSouth High SchoolS. Gilpin St & E. Louisiana Ave1924
Meeting of the MindsDouglas KornfeldSteel City Park Golf Course Club HouseE. 25th Ave & York St2005
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Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Mabel Landrum Torrey
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Drums of Peace and DignityNick VigilCarved painted wood Saint Charles Recreation CenterE. 37th Ave & Lafayette St1993
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f. Children’s FountainMax BlondetMarbleOn 17th St walking path1912
b. Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial FountainLorado TaftBronze 1918
c. Martin Luther King, Jr. MonumentEd DwightBronze 2002
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b. Parked PerspectivesSusan CooperCast concrete Playground1991
c. Flame of CompassionRoss BarrableTitanium and steel wind harp1994 (see tour notes)
Untitled Anthony MagarPainted steelUniversity Boulevard & Josephine St traffic island 1965
HogbackElaine CalzolariSandstone On bike path, directly south of Cherry Creek Mall1989
a. Water Friends and At PlayJulie BurringtonMurals Entrance to pool1991
Sun Signal and Sun Flag Stan MeyerPainted metal Ross-Cherry Creek LibraryE. 3rd Ave & Milwaukee St1993
General Pulaski MonumentZbigniew MalezewskiColorado granite Pulaski ParkS. Steele St & E. Bayaud Ave1976
city park Bordered by Colorado Boulevard, 17th Street, York Street and 23rd Avenue (see tour notes)
congress park9th Street and Elizabeth Street
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d. Robert Burns MemorialGrant StevensonBronze1909
e. Elizabeth Allen Sopris MemorialUnknown artistBronze and marble1923
g. Bear Louis Paul JonasBronzeDenver Museum of Nature & Science entrance1930
h . When Legends Run Free Rick SargentBronzeDenver Museum of Nature & Science entrance 1991
a. Dennis Sullivan Gateway: Agriculture and Mining Leo LentelliStone Colfax Ave & Elizabeth St1918
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Dennis Sullivan Gateway. Go straight and cross 17th St to Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain. Turn east and continue to MLK, Jr Monument. Continue north to Robert Burns Memorial. Take sidewalk to Elizabeth Allen Sopris
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Memorial in front of City Park Pavilion. Continue south to 17th St, turn east on sidewalk and carry on to Children’s Fountain, approximately at Jackson St and 17th St. Continue east to Colorado Blvd, turn left and continue tour to Denver Museum of Nature & Science.
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b. GratisJonathan StilesMetalLobby 2005
Park and Garden BenchesCarolyn BraaksmaConcrete and bronzeNotheast ParkColorado Blvd & E. 32nd Ave 1990
Colorado Icons Trine BumillerSandstoneColorado Blvd median from 44th St to Alameda Ave 1993
Sundial Milt EricksonSandstone Cranmer ParkE. 1st Ave & Cherry St1941 (reconstructed 1966)
a. AegisJonathan StilesMetalCourtyard 2005
The Ancient MarinerRobert Garrison StonePark Hill LibraryDexster St & Montview Blvd 1920
b. Untitled Anthony MagarPlywood1968
c. UntitledWilbert VerhelstPlywood1968
e. JazzBarbara BaerPainted steel 1999
Pursuing PerspectivesSusan CooperOil on sculpted woodVirginia Village LibraryS. Dahilia St & E. Florida Ave1994
district three police stationEast Iowa Avenue and South University Boulevard
45 burns parkColorado Boulevard and East Alameda Avenue
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a. UntitledAngelo Di Benedetto Plywood1968 (reconstructed 2004, cast concrete)
d. Untitled Roger Kotoske Plywood and fiberglass1968 (reconstructed 1998)
Untitled Geomantic ArtworkWang Po ShuWoodUniversity Hills LibraryAmherst Ave & S. Bellaire St1995
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a. BluecityjungleMichael GadlinAcrylic on masoniteInside main entrance2004
district two police stationEast 39th Avenue and Holly Street
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b. Channeled Energy FlowCaspar HenselmannPlexiglass, fiber optic and crushed glassOutside main entrance2006
hiawatha davis recreation centerEast 33rd Avenue and Holly Street
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a. Hiawatha Davis Recreation Center in MotionGary EmrichVideoAbove reception desk2003
b. Portrait of Hiawatha DavisRobert EvansAcrylic on canvasReception area 2003
Martin Luther King, JrLi HardisonBronze reliefsMedian of Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd between Colorado Blvd & Quebec Ave 2006
TraditionJoseph A. Cipri BronzeStapleton South Fire Station Trenton St and Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd2007
Lowry TriosStephen BaturaCasein on canvasSchlessman LibraryE. 1st Ave & Quebec St2001
Full PlayBarbara BaerPainted steelCook Park Recreation Center7100 Cherry Creek Dr.1998
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Silver SkyDayton ClaudioEpoxy composite and acrylic paint Montclair Recreation CenterE. 6th Pl. & Ulster Way2004
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tour notes Artwork located in three separate parks: Goldsmith
Gulch, James A. Bible and Hutchinson. Goldsmith GulchPark is located north of Bible and Hutchinson Parks on E. Iliff Ave and S. Monaco Pkwy.
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Three Wild Spaces Andrew Dufford GraniteE. Yale Ave & S. Quebec St1997 (see tour notes)
Channeled Energy Flow, Casper Henselmann
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a. The Park of the Red Rocks, 1932Stephen BaturaCasein on canvas2003
b. Red Rocks OverlookJim ColbertOil on canvas2003
d. A Masterpiece in StoneBuffalo KaplinskiWatercolor2003
e. March of ProgressAndrew ReidAcrylic mural2004
h. Red Rocks, Early SpringChristy WyckoffOil on canvas2003
i. Yucca and PaintbrushCarol FitzgeraldWatercolor2004
red rocks park and amphitheatrevisitor center
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c. Red Rocks ParkJoellyn DuesberryOil on canvas2003
g. Walk the RocksJudith TragerFiber mural 2003
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f. UntitledWilliam StockmanOil on canvas2003
First RoundJoeSamPainted steelKennedy Golf CourseE. Hampden Ave & Havanna St1994
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Concrete and Steel Will Morton, VIII Concrete and steelMontbello LibraryAlbrook Dr. & Crown Blvd1975
CombustionJoseph McDonnellStainless steelParkfield Fire StationE. 53rd Ave & Memphis St2006
Life of the MindJohn McEnroePolyester Omar D. Blair Edison Charter SchoolArgonne St & Cathay Ct2007
Praire Dogs and One-Room SchoolhouseJudith StewartBronzeGreen Valley Ranch Recreation Center Argonne St & Cathay Ct2006
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Untitled Satoru Nishita Metal, wood and black granite Babi Yar ParkS. Parker Rd & S. Havana St1983
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CCC Worker, Sergey Kazaryan (located outside entrance to Red Rocks Visitor Center)
Red Rocks is located 15 miles west of Denver. From Downtown, take I-70 west to exit 259, turn left at the bottom of the Morrison exit ramp and drive downhill 1.5 miles to the entrances. From south Denver, take C-470 to the Morrison exit, turn west and follow the signs to the entrances.
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