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Denver’s public art can stimulate the minds and senses of Denver’s Public Art Program was established in 1988 as an Some of Denver’s best art isn’t found inside museums people of all ages. Every sculpture and work of art you discover Executive Order under Mayor Federico Peña. The order, or galleries, but rather in our local recreation centers, will provoke questions and invite contemplation, but some enacted into Ordinance by Mayor Wellington E. Webb, directs swimming pools, fire and police stations, libraries, parks that 1% of any capital improvement project over $1 million and public buildings through Denver’s Public Art Program. artwork is particularly engaging for children. To discover these undertaken by the City be set aside for the inclusion of art New works of public art are created each year. This guide pieces, look for the PINK DOTS within this guide. in the design and construction of these projects. Over the provides 250 color photos of these and other Denver artworks, past 20 years, the City has installed more than 150 works of plus maps to guide you through the collection. Pack a picnic By “connecting the dots” you can create your own Children’s Art art under this program. These works, along with historic and and spend a weekend discovering Denver’s amazing Public Tour—fun for the whole family! donated works of art, make up the City’s Public Art Collection. Art Collection!
The artworks acquired through the Public Art Program are Public art can be found in every Denver neighborhood. Some Kids Art – Denver: Kids Art – Downtown Denver: selected through a public process that includes citizens, highlights include the two monumental bronze relief panels Metal Flowers (6) Wind Song (3) artists and design professionals. Each public art project on the façade of the Blair Caldwell African American Research Beatrix Potter Cottonwood Leaf (6) is specific to its location and each selection panel is unique. Library (21) and the endearing Wynken, Blynken and Nod Panel members are charged with identifying works that speak sculpture at Washington Park (35). Don’t miss the amusing Characters (12b) Vision Born by the River (8) to a location, group of people or time in history. Each selection friezes above the entrance to South High School — gargoyles Decker Library Murals (28) Aerial (11) panel is asked to select works that represent Denver and leaning over students taking tests (36) — and make a stop Untitled (30) Man and Woman (23f) identify artists that can create works of art that engage at Burns Park (50) to view some of Denver’s most original Wynken, Blynken Dancers (23k) the viewer, inform the visitor and add vitality to Denver’s and best-known artworks. and Nod (35) Soundwalk (25) cultural landscape. Children’s Fountain (39f) I See What You Mean (36a) Take time to revisit the artworks throughout the year during Life of the Mind (65) Laughing Escalator (36e) This guide is a tour of public art in the City and County of different seasons, times of day and weather conditions and Denver. It is divided into two sections: Denver and Downtown observe how the art changes. Have fun on the tour and don’t Prairie Dogs and One-Room The Yearling (44b) Denver. Information about the City’s entire Public Art Collection forget to bring your camera! School House (66) 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.
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a. Berkeley Park: Past b. Clear Concept c. Portrait of William Scheitler Metal Flowers Aqua Portal Swimming Under the Tree and Present Sherry Allen Steven Altman Unknown Artist Don Lawler and Meg White and Autumn Leaves Randi Eyre Mural Oil on canvas Metal Limestone Shan Shan Sheng Mural William Scheitler Recreation William Scheitler Recreation Chaffee Park Ashland Recreation Center Cold-cast glass and stainless William Scheitler Recreation Center game room Center reception area W. 44th Ave & Tejon St Fife Ct & W. Dunkeld Pl. steel wire Center pool 1994 2003 1991 2004 Rude Recreation Center 1993 2855 W. Holden Pl. 2004 (see tour notes) 2 3 4
The Denver Juntos/ Together Personal Icons Kristine Smock Tony Ortega Barry Rose richard t. castro human Sloan’s Lake Park Hand-set porcelain tile mural Bronze tiles 9 Steel Lakewood Dry Gulch Park Ross-Barnum Library services building 17th Ave & Newton St Perry St & 10th Ave Lowell Blvd & W. 1st Ave West 12th Avenue and Federal Boulevard 2005 1991 1992
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Westwood Renaissance a. Family Pillar b.The Flag c.Brown Flowers, Daniel Salazar Lisa Kaslow Jill Burkee and Giancarlo Biagi the Mestizo People Digital photomural Painted steel Bronze relief Carlota Espinoza Westwood Community Center Outside front entrance Hallway to lobby Mural W. Tennessee Ave & Lowell Blvd 1997 2002 Lobby 2007 1988
tour notes 8 Two artworks: Swimming For all interior public Under the Tree is located art, please check in the pool area; Autumn with the respective Leaves is located in the institutions for opening vestibule. and closing hours.
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athmar library 10 famiily crisis center 12 12th Avenue and Federal Boulevard West Mississippi and South Tejon Street
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a. World Family b. Bird House, Light House and c. Photo Illustrations a. Anemotive Tower/ Windsong b. Beatrix Potter Characters Bob Luna and Martha Keating Tree House Marcie Jan Bronstein Robert Mangold Jo Ehr Ceramic murals Sandy Toland 27 photographic Painted steel Oil on canvas Interior hallways Ceramic and plywood murals computer prints Outside main entrance Inside library 2003 Reception area Interior hallways 1971 1989 2003 2003
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d. House Play e. Color Wind f. They Drive in Beauty Cultural Tapestry George Peters and George Peters and Stephen Morath Brower Hatcher Melanie Walker Melanie Walker Mural Stainless steel and glass Painted plywood Painted aluminum Above door of back entrance District One Police Station Reception area Outside entrance 2003 46th Ave and Navajo St 2003 2003 2003
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Bridge of Recycling Fountains Laura Audrey Steel, water and light Waste Water Management Bldg Bridge over S. Platte River Umatilla St and Tejon St 1996 (see tour notes)
tour notes 11 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. Bridge of Recycling Fountains, Laura Audrey
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Flight of the Eagle Dancer Neighborhood Epic La Alma Murals a. Mountain Streams b. The Family c. Sympathetic Embrace Jerry Jaramillo Martha Keating and Bob Luna Emanuel Martinez Steven Jensen Edgar Britton Michael Clapper Mural Porcelain tile and hand-fired La Alma Recreation Center Carved naturally fallen cedar Bronze Limestone and concrete Aztlan Recreation Center ceramic tile mosaic 11th Ave & Osage St Davis Pavilion Main entrance Coroner’s Building W. 44th Ave & Navajo St Highlands neighborhood on 1978 1996 1972 1998 1984 (restored in 2005) I-25 sound barrier wall 1993 (see tour notes)
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Pasado, Presente, Futuro La Familia Cosmica Eyes on the Park Carlota Espinoza Jerry Jaramillo, Al Sanchez Emanuel Martinez Acrylic mural and Carlos Sandoval Mural Byers Library Acrylic mural Curtis Park W. 7th Ave & Santa Fe Dr. La Familia Recreation Center 32nd St & Curtis St 1977 W. Archer Pl. and S. Elati St 1971 1980
La Alma Murals, Emanuel Martinez
tour notes 15 From Aztlan Recreation Center continue south on Navajo St to 10 large mosaic murals located on I-25 sound barrier wall facing neighborhood. Walk along wall sidewalk from Inca St to Navajo St for best view of artwork. The Family, Edgar Britton
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blair caldwell african american hungarian freedom park 21 research library 26 Ogden Street and 1st Avenue 24th Street and Welton Street
a. African American Spirit b. The Spirit of Togetherness a. Hungarian Freedom b. Benedict Fountain of the West Yvonne Muinde Monument Maurice Bardin Thomas Jay Warren Acrylic mural Zolton and Steve Popovits Marble Bronze Over reception desk Bronze 1932 Façade of building 2004 1968 2004
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Valedictorian Homage to the Pioneer Argento Piattino con Pesci Articulated Wall Abe Vigil Susan Pogzeba Andrew Libertone Herbert Bayer Painted wood and metal Bronze Metal Painted concrete Governor’s Park Southeast corner of Lincoln St 6th Ave, Speer Blvd Denver Design Center N. Pennsylvania St & 7th Ave & Lincoln St Broadway & W. Center Ave & E. 7th Ave 1968 1994 1985 (Collection of Denver 1972 Art Museum)
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Lost Borders Sherry Wiggins Sandstone 6th Ave & Lincoln St on Cherry Creek bike path 1994
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28 decker library 35 washington park South Logan Street and East Florida Avenue South Downing Street and East Louisiana
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a. King Arthur Recovering the b.The Pied Piper of Hamelin c. There is no Frigate Like a. Wynken, Blynken and Nod b. Colorado Miner c. Come On In! Magic Sword Excalibur Dudley Carpenter a Book Mabel Landrum Torrey George Carlson Jim Sale Dudley Carpenter Oil on canvas Mare Woodson Marble Bronze Photography Oil on canvas 1913 Oil on canvas Walking path on S. Downing St Northeast side of park Washington Park Recreation 1913 1913 1918 near roadway Center entry way 1977 1991
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Medallions Untitled Dominvion Faculty Row and Animal Spirits Tribute to African American Meeting of the Minds John Boak Maureen Auman and Evelyn Rosenberg Robert Garrison and Women Firefighters Douglas Kornfeld Acrylic on metal Tony Ortega Metal Frieze Emanuel Martinez Steel Harvard Gulch Sandblasted painted images National Western Stock South High School Lightweight concrete City Park Golf Course Recreation Center and text Show Complex S. Gilpin St & E. Louisiana Ave Fire Station #10 Club House E. Iliff Ave & S. Washington St Platte River Dr. & N. Franklin St E. 46th Ave & Humboldt St 1924 Martin Luther King, Jr Blvd E. 25th Ave & York St 1991 on sidewalk 1992 & Steele St 2005 2004 (see tour notes) 1996
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Fire House Drums of Peace and Dignity Keepsake Quilt Dennis Oppenheim Nick Vigil African-American Quilters Aluminum, lexan and electric Carved painted wood Fiber light system Saint Charles Recreation Center Ford-Warren Library Fire Station #9 E. 37th Ave & Lafayette St E. 28th Ave & High St 44th St & Brighton Blvd 1993 1989 2003
tour notes 31 Artwork located on the façade of the south entrance of the Hall of Education.
Wynken, Blynken and Nod, Mabel Landrum Torrey
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39 city park 40 congress park Bordered by Colorado Boulevard, 17th Street, 9th Street and Elizabeth Street York Street and 23rd Avenue (see tour notes)
a. Dennis Sullivan Gateway: b. Joseph Addison Thatcher c. Martin Luther King, a. Water Friends and At Play b. Parked Perspectives c. Flame of Compassion Agriculture and Mining Memorial Fountain Jr. Monument Julie Burrington Susan Cooper Ross Barrable Leo Lentelli Lorado Taft Ed Dwight Murals Cast concrete Titanium and steel wind harp Stone Bronze Bronze Entrance to pool Playground 1994 Colfax Ave & Elizabeth St 1918 2002 1991 1991 (see tour notes) 1918
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d. Robert Burns Memorial e. Elizabeth Allen f. Children’s Fountain Sun Signal and Sun Flag Untitled Hogback Grant Stevenson Sopris Memorial Max Blondet Stan Meyer Anthony Magar Elaine Calzolari Bronze Unknown artist Marble Painted metal Painted steel Sandstone 1909 Bronze and marble On 17th St walking path Ross-Cherry Creek Library University Boulevard & On bike path, directly south 1923 1912 E. 3rd Ave & Milwaukee St Josephine St traffic island of Cherry Creek Mall 1993 1965 1989
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g. Bear h . When Legends Run Free General Pulaski Monument Louis Paul Jonas Rick Sargent Zbigniew Malezewski Bronze Bronze Colorado granite Denver Museum of Nature Denver Museum of Nature Pulaski Park & Science entrance & Science entrance S. Steele St & E. Bayaud Ave 1930 1991 1976
tour notes 39 Enter City Park at Colfax Ave and Elizabeth St to view Memorial in front of City Park Pavilion. Continue south to 40 Flame of Compassion is Dennis Sullivan Gateway. Go straight and cross 17th St to 17th St, turn east on sidewalk and carry on to Children’s located in front of the Joseph Addison Thatcher Memorial Fountain. Turn east and Fountain, approximately at Jackson St and 17th St. Communication Center continue to MLK, Jr Monument. Continue north to Robert Continue east to Colorado Blvd, turn left and continue Building at 9th Ave and Burns Memorial. Take sidewalk to Elizabeth Allen Sopris tour to Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Josephine St. vvv ART
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45 district three police station 50 burns park East Iowa Avenue and South University Boulevard Colorado Boulevard and East Alameda Avenue
a. Aegis b. Gratis a. Untitled b. Untitled c. Untitled Jonathan Stiles Jonathan Stiles Angelo Di Benedetto Anthony Magar Wilbert Verhelst Metal Metal Plywood Plywood Plywood Courtyard Lobby 1968 (reconstructed 2004, 1968 1968 2005 2005 cast concrete)
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Park and Garden Benches The Ancient Mariner Colorado Icons d. Untitled e. Jazz Carolyn Braaksma Robert Garrison Trine Bumiller Roger Kotoske Barbara Baer Concrete and bronze Stone Sandstone Plywood and fiberglass Painted steel Notheast Park Park Hill Library Colorado Blvd median from 1968 (reconstructed 1998) 1999 Colorado Blvd & E. 32nd Ave Dexster St & Montview Blvd 44th St to Alameda Ave 1990 1920 1993
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Sundial Pursuing Perspectives Untitled Geomantic Artwork Milt Erickson Susan Cooper Wang Po Shu Sandstone Oil on sculpted wood Wood Cranmer Park Virginia Village Library University Hills Library E. 1st Ave & Cherry St S. Dahilia St & E. Florida Ave Amherst Ave & S. Bellaire St 1941 (reconstructed 1966) 1994 1995
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53 district two police station 54 hiawatha davis recreation center East 39th Avenue and Holly Street East 33rd Avenue and Holly Street
a. Bluecityjungle b. Channeled Energy Flow a. Hiawatha Davis Recreation b. Portrait of Hiawatha Davis Michael Gadlin Caspar Henselmann Center in Motion Robert Evans Acrylic on masonite Plexiglass, fiber optic and Gary Emrich Acrylic on canvas Inside main entrance crushed glass Video Reception area 2004 Outside main entrance Above reception desk 2003 2006 2003
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Martin Luther King, Jr Tradition Lowry Trios Li Hardison Joseph A. Cipri Stephen Batura Bronze reliefs Bronze Casein on canvas Median of Martin Luther King, Jr Stapleton South Fire Station Schlessman Library Blvd between Colorado Blvd Trenton St and Martin Luther E. 1st Ave & Quebec St & Quebec Ave King, Jr Blvd 2001 2006 2007
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Channeled Energy Flow, Casper Henselmann Full Play Three Wild Spaces Silver Sky Barbara Baer Andrew Dufford Dayton Claudio Painted steel Granite Epoxy composite and acrylic paint Cook Park Recreation Center E. Yale Ave & S. Quebec St Montclair Recreation Center 7100 Cherry Creek Dr. 1997 E. 6th Pl. & Ulster Way 1998 (see tour notes) 2004
tour notes 59 Artwork located in three separate parks: Goldsmith Gulch, James A. Bible and Hutchinson. Goldsmith Gulch Park is located north of Bible and Hutchinson Parks on E. Iliff Ave and S. Monaco Pkwy. t ART
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67 red rocks park and amphitheatre visitor center
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Untitled First Round Concrete and Steel a. The Park of the Red Rocks, 1932 b. Red Rocks Overlook c. Red Rocks Park Satoru Nishita JoeSam Will Morton, VIII Stephen Batura Jim Colbert Joellyn Duesberry Metal, wood and black granite Painted steel Concrete and steel Casein on canvas Oil on canvas Oil on canvas Babi Yar Park Kennedy Golf Course Montbello Library 2003 2003 2003 S. Parker Rd & S. Havana St E. Hampden Ave Albrook Dr. & Crown Blvd 1983 & Havanna St 1975 1994
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Combustion Life of the Mind Praire Dogs and One-Room d. A Masterpiece in Stone e. March of Progress f. Untitled Joseph McDonnell John McEnroe Schoolhouse Buffalo Kaplinski Andrew Reid William Stockman Stainless steel Polyester Judith Stewart Watercolor Acrylic mural Oil on canvas Parkfield Fire Station Omar D. Blair Edison Charter Bronze 2003 2004 2003 E. 53rd Ave & Memphis St School Green Valley Ranch 2006 Argonne St & Cathay Ct Recreation Center 2007 Argonne St & Cathay Ct 2006
g. Walk the Rocks h. Red Rocks, Early Spring i. Yucca and Paintbrush Judith Trager Christy Wyckoff Carol Fitzgerald Fiber mural Oil on canvas Watercolor 2003 2003 2004
tour notes 67 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 CCC Worker, Sergey Kazaryan (located outside entrance to Red Rocks Visitor Center) signs to the entrances.