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Art In Parks: The Parks and Recreation Department Art In Parks Buffalo //Tranquility Park The Houston Parks and Recreation Department was Art In Parks is a multi-platform guide to outdoor art in the ART Art In Parks /Sam Houston/Tranquility created by City Ordinance on March 15, 1916. The Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) Park features 24 different pieces of art located in parks Department of Public Parks, as it was called at that time, system. Art In Parks offers information on over 91 pieces near Houston. , the irst consisted of two parks - Sam Houston Park and Hermann of municipal art located in 24 parks across the city. In Parks City of Houston park, is home to 9 pieces of municipal Park. Today, the Houston Parks and Recreation Houston Parks & Recreation Department art. The Heritage Society, a museum complex at Sam Department stewards and manages over 366 parks for The Art In Parks collection has been divided into three Houston Park, operates & offers tours of ten historic the City of Houston; develops and implements tour guides to compliment the visitor’s municipal structures that date from 1823 to 1905. For more recreational programming for citizens of all abilities; art experience within Houston parks. information on the Heritage Society & tours visit www. maintains greenspace for the & The guides include: heritagesociety.org. , west of Sam the Houston Health Department and manages all HPARD • Art In Parks: Sam Houston/Buffalo Bayou/Tranquility Parks Houston Park, is home to 5 pieces of public art located facilities. HPARD works daily to fulfill its mission: • Art in Parks: between Shepherd Drive & Sabine Street. In addition, “To enhance the quality of urban life by providing safe • Art In Parks: Area. Buffalo Bayou Park features a 4.5 mile trail system & well-maintained parks and offering affordable programming All three brochures are available at HPARD Community the Rosemont Bridge. Tranquility Park features 7 pieces for our community.” Centers and at www.houstonparks.org. of public art most paying tribute to Houston’s space history. The art pieces display a wide range of styles and periods For more information on the Houston Parks and Three additional art pieces that can be found adjacent to featuring work by local, national and world class artists. Recreation Department or Art In Parks visit Buffalo Bayou Park include: Pueblo Bonito by Charles www.houstonparks.org. Ginnever, the Police Oficer Memorial by Jesus Bautista How to Experience Art In Parks Moroles & the Fonde Totem Poles. The Police Oficer On the Street Memorial, just north of Buffalo Bayou Park across • Using your cell phone visit www.houstonparks.org/ , pays tribute to fallen Houston Police Art Acquisition and Conservation ArtInParks, then select the “Art In Parks” map to begin your tour of municipal art Oficers. The Fonde Totem Poles greet visitors as they In 1999, the City of Houston established an ordinance enter the legendary Fonde Recreation Center, home • Scan the QR code at www.houstonparks.org to take the mandating that 1.75% of qualiied Capital Improvement to the Pro-City League where basketball greats from Art In Parks map with you as you visit Houston Parks Project monies be set aside for civic art. The Houston across the country gather to play their summer league. and Recreation Department parks Arts Alliance (HAA) was formed through the merger of • Pick up a free Art in Parks map from a HPARD the Cultural Arts Council Houston/Harris County, the Community Center and begin your tour Municipal Art Commission, & the Civic Art Committee. HAA serves as a unified entity to fund, advocate, At Home: preserve, & promote the arts in the Houston & Harris Visit www.houstonparks.org/ArtInParks and enjoy County region. Art In Parks from your home computer.

Funding Art In Parks is funded by a grant from the City of Houston Art In Parks is funded by a grant from the City of Houston through Houston Arts Alliance. 3. Tolerance 5. Houston Police Oficer through Houston Arts Alliance. Jaume Plensa - 2011 Memorial Jesus Bautista Moroles - 1990

6. Shady Grove 8. Fonde Totem Poles 11. Neuhaus Fountain Coyotes 14. John B. Connally Sharon Connally Ammann - 1995 Tim Bailey - 1987 Untitled; artist unknown Gwynn Murrill - 1992 Buffalo Bayou/Sam Houston/Tranquility Parks 2. Gus S. Wortham 5. Houston Police Oficer Memorial 7. Passage Inachevé 8. Fonde Totem Poles 11. Pillot Dogs 12. Neuhaus Fountain Coyotes 13. Armillary Sphere Memorial Fountain Jesus Bautista Moroles - 1990 (Uninished Passage) Untitled; artist unknown Richardson/Del Rey Bronze, Inc. - 1870/1989 Gwynn Murrill - 1992 Kenneth Lynch & Sons - 1977 (“The Dandelion Fountain”) Linnea Glatt & Francis Thompson - 1990 William Cannady - 1978

Buffalo Bayou/ Sam Houston/ Tranquility Parks Map

14. WWI Memorial Artist Unknown In Parks

15. John B. Connally Sharon Connally Ammann - 1995

1. Knox Park 8. Fonde Recreation Center 15. Sam Houston Park 22. Tranquility Park Pueblo Bonito - Charles Ginnever -1977 Fonde Totem Poles - Artist Unknown - Install Date Unknown John B. Connally - Sharon Connally Ammann - 1995 Challenger Memorial - Artist Unknown - 1987 2. Buffalo Bayou Park 9. Sam Houston Park 16. Sam Houston Park 23. Tranquility Park G us S. Wortham Memorial Fountain - William T. Cannady - 1978 Scanlan Fountain - J.L. Mott Iron Works - 1972 Alexander Hodge Memorial - Artist Unknown - 1908 Columbia Memorial - Artist Unknown - 2003 3. Buffalo Bayou Park 10. Sam Houston Park 17. Sam Houston Park 24. Tranquility Park Tolerance - Jaume Plensa -2011 Spirit of the Confederacy - Louis Amateis - 1908 U.S.S. Houston Monument - Jeff Ryan - 1998 Sweeney Clock - Artist Unknown - 1908 4. Buffalo Bayou Park 11. Sam Houston Park 18. Tranquility Park Large Spindle Piece - Henry Moore - 1979 Pillot Dogs - Del Rey Bronze Inc. - c. 1870’s Lunar Footprint - Artist Unknown - 1979 5. Buffalo Bayou Park 12. Sam Houston Park 19. Tranquility Park Police Oficer Memorial - Jesus Bautista Moroles - 1990 Neuhaus Fountain Coyotes - Gwynn Murrill - 1992 Wortham Fountains - Charles Tapley - 1979 ART Houston Parks & Recreation Department Parks Bayou/Sam Houston/Tranquility Buffalo 6. Buffalo Bayou Park 13. Sam Houston Park 20. Tranquility Park Shady Grove - Tim Bailey - 2002 Armillary Sphere - Kenneth Lynch and Sons - 1977 One Step for Mankind - Naomi Savage - 1980 7. Buffalo Bayou Park 14. Sam Houston Park 21. Tranquility Park Passage Inachevé - Linnea Glatt - 1990 World War I Memorial - Artist Unknown - Install Date Unknown Untitled (Bronze Disks) - Artist Unknown - 1979