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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
Mosaics, mural, and paintings have included:
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Black Lives Matter street mural (2020)
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Capax Infiniti (2014),
Faith47
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Conduit (2009–2010),
Emily Ginsburg
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George Floyd mural (2020)
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Lovejoy Columns
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Never Look Away (2021)
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Oregon History (1989–1990),
Richard Haas
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Packy mural (1990, destroyed in 2008), Eric Larsen
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Portland Memorial Mausoleum Mural (2009), Dan Cohen and Shane Bennett
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The Continuity of Life Forms, Willard Martin
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The Knowledge (2010), Harrell Fletcher and Avalon Kalin
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Tri It (2015), Blaine Fontana
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We Stand with You (2021)
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Women Making History in Portland (2007), Robin Corbo
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Woodstock Mural (2013, original, 2015 reproduction), Mike Lawrence
Sculpture
Sculptures have included:
Outdoor sculptures
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118 Modules (1979), John Rogers
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Ainu and Native American power boards
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Allow Me (1983),
John Seward Johnson II
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Alluvial Wall (2001), Peter Nylen
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Along These Lines (2005), Anne Storrs
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Animals in Pools (1986), Georgia Gerber
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Artwall (2005),
Herbert Dreiseitl
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Ascension (1996), Robert Calvo
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Awning (1976), Douglas Senft
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Bell Circles II
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Broken Wall Memorial
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Brushstrokes (1996),
Roy Lichtenstein
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Burls Will Be Burls (2009),
Bruce Conkle
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The Burnside Nest (2014), Hannes Wingate
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Bust of York (2021)
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Cairns (2008), Christine Bourdette
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Capitalism (1991), Larry Kirkland
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Captain William Clark Monument (1988)
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Cat in Repose (1997), Kathleen McCullough (née Conchuratt)
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Charles Frederic Swigert Jr. Memorial Fountain (1983),
Richard Beyer
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Chiming Fountain (1891), John "Hans" Staehli
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Chinatown Gateway (1986)
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City Reflections (2009),
Patti Warashina
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Coming of the White Man (1904),
Hermon Atkins MacNeil
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Constellation (2000), Tad Savinar
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Contact II (1972),
Alexander Liberman
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Continuation (2009), Michihiro Kosuge
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Da Tung and Xi'an Bao Bao (2002)
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Daddy Long Legs (2006), Mel Katz
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Dog Bowl (2002),
William Wegman
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The Dream (1998), Michael Florin Dente
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The Dreamer (1979),
Manuel Izquierdo
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Driver's Seat (1994), Don Merkt
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Echo Gate (2001), Ean Eldred
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Electronic Poet (1984),
Keith Jellum
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Equestrian statue of Joan of Arc,
Emmanuel Frémiet
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Facing the Crowd (2001), Michael Stutz
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Farewell to Orpheus (1968–1973),
Frederic Littman
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Festival Lanterns (2006), Brian Goldbloom
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Floribunda (1998), Mark Calderon
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Folly Bollards (1998), Valerie Otani
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Fountain for Company H (1914), John H. Beaver
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Fountain to a Rose (1973)
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Frank E. Beach Memorial Fountain (1975),
Lee Kelly
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Friendship Circle (1990),
Lee Kelly and Michael Stirling
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From Within Shalom (1984), Steve Gillman
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Ghost Ship (2001), James Harrison
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The Green Man of Portland (2009), Daniel Duford
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Heart Beacon (2013), Blessing Hancock and Joe O'Connell
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Holon (1978–1979, re-carved 2003–2004), Donald Wilson
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Host Analog (1991),
Buster Simpson
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Howard's Way (2007),
Lee Kelly
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Ideals (1992),
Muriel Castanis
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In the Shadow of the Elm (1984), Paul Sutinen
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Interlocking Forms (1977), Donald Wilson
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Inversion: Plus Minus (2012), Annie Han and Daniel Mihalyo
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial (1965)
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Kerf (2015), Thomas Sayre
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Korean Temple Bell (1989)
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Kvinneakt (1973–1975), Norman J. Taylor
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Leland I (1975),
Lee Kelly and
Bonnie Bronson
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Lewis and Clark Memorial Column (1908), Otto Schumann
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Liberty Bell (1963, destroyed in 1970; replaced in 1972)
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Little Prince (1995),
Ilan Averbuch
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Loyal B. Stearns Memorial Fountain (1941),
A. E. Doyle and Associates
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Memorial Fountain,
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
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Memory 99,
Lee Kelly
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Mimir (1980), Keith Jellum
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Nash (1978–1979),
Lee Kelly
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Nepenthes (2013),
Dan Corson
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O Cruceiro (1986)
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Oddo Memorial
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Oregon Landscape (1962), Thomas Hardy
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Oregon Holocaust Memorial (2004)
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Oregon Irish Famine Memorial
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Passage (2014), Bill Will
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Peace Chant (1984), Steve Gillman
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People's Bike Library of Portland (2009),
Brian Borrello and
Vanessa Renwick
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Perpetuity (1970), Alexander von Svoboda
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Pioneer Woman (1956),
Frederic Littman
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Pod (2002), Pete Beeman
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Portland Immigrant Statue (2011),
Jim Gion
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Portlandia (1985),
Raymond Kaskey
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The Promised Land (1993), David Manuel
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The Quest (1970), Alexander von Svoboda
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The Responsibility of Raising a Child (2004),
Rick Bartow
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Ring of Time (1965–1967),
Hilda Grossman Morris
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The Rippling Wall (2014), David Franklin
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River Legend (1976),
Dimitri Hadzi
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Royal Rosarian (2011), Bill Bane
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Running Horses (1986), Tom Hardy
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Sacajawea and Jean-Baptiste (1905),
Alice Cooper
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Salmon Cycle Marker (2005)
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The Scout
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Sculpture Stage (1976),
Bruce West
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Shemanski Fountain (1926),
Carl L. Linde, and Rebecca at the Well (1928),
Oliver L. Barrett
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Silicon Forest (2003),
Brian Borrello
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Silver Dawn (1980),
Manuel Izquierdo
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Skidmore Fountain (1888),
Olin Levi Warner
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Soaring Stones (1990), John T. Young
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Spanish–American War Soldier's Monument (1906),
Douglas Tilden
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Spanish–American War Veterans Memorial
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Stack Stalk (2001), Ean Eldred
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Statue of Abraham Lincoln (1928), George Fite Waters
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Statue of Benjamin Franklin (1942), George Berry
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Statue of George Washington (1926–1927),
Pompeo Coppini
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Statue of Harvey W. Scott (1933),
Gutzon Borglum
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Statue of Paul Bunyan (1959)
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Statue of Vera Katz (2006), Bill Bane
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Stratum (2016),
Mikyoung Kim
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Streetcar Stop for Portland (2013),
Jorge Pardo
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Talos No. 2 (1959–1977), James Lee Hansen
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Tecotosh (2005–2006), Ed Carpenter
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Terra Incognita (1995),
Ilan Averbuch
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Theodore Roosevelt Memorial (1939)
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Theodore Roosevelt, Rough Rider (1922),
Alexander Phimister Proctor
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This All Happened More or Less (2014), Crystal Schenk and Shelby Davis
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Thomas Jefferson (1915),
Karl Bitter
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Thompson Elk Fountain (1900),
Roland Hinton Perry
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Thor (1977), Melvin Schuler
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Three Figures (1991–1992),
Mark Bulwinkle
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Tikitotmoniki Totems (2001),
Kenny Scharf
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Transcendence, Keith Jellum
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Tree of Life (1964),
Lee Kelly and
Bonnie Bronson
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Triad (1980, remade 2003), Evelyn Franz
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Trigger 4 (1979),
Lee Kelly
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Trio (2013), Elizabeth Conner
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Unfolding Rhythms (1987),
Manuel Izquierdo
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Untitled (1977), John Killmaster
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Untitled (1977), Ivan Morrison
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Untitled (1977),
Bruce West
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Upstream Downtown (1992), Gary Hirsch
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Urban Hydrology (2009), Fernanda D'Agostino
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Uroboros (1979), Charles Kibby
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Velosaurus (2015), Horatio Law
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Ventana al Pacifico (1989),
Manuel Neri
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Victory Bell
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Voices of Remembrance
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Water, Please (1997), Don Merkt
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We Have Always Lived Here (2015), Greg A. Robinson
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Weather Machine (1988), Omen Design Group Inc.
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Whistlestop for an Organ Teacher (2009), Cris Bruch
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Wind Gate,
Hilda Grossman Morris
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Winter Rider No. 2 (2003), James Lee Hansen
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Yankee Champion (1985), Thomas Morandi
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York: Terra Incognita (2010),
Alison Saar
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You Are Here (2012), Ron Baron
References
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