Art in Parks

Kugel Ball Fountain in Hermann Park

Art In Parks is a multi-platform guide to outdoor art in the Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) system. Available on smart phones or on the web, Art In Parks offers information on 91 pieces of municipal art located in 24 parks across the city. Art In Parks is part of the City of Houston's Civic Art Program, which curates 677 works of art around Houston. More information about the Civic Art Program can be found at www.houstontx.gov/culturalaffairs/civicartprogram.html.

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ART IN PARKS (A-G)

African Elephant
AFRICAN ELEPHANT (More info...)
 Artist: Fowler, Robert; Long, John; Schalekamp, Phil (Assistants)
 Date: 1982
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Cor-ten steel
 Location: Hermann Park
Alexander Hodge Memorial
ALEXANDER HODGE MEMORIAL (More info...)
 Artist: Unknown
 Date: 1908
 Type: Monument
 Medium: Stone
 Location: Sam Houston Park
Alvar Nunez Cabeza DeVaca
ALVAR NUNEZ CABEZA DE VACA (More info...)
 Artist: Pilar Cortella de Rubin
 Date: 1986
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze (sculpture), Granite (pedestal)
 Location: Hermann Park
Armillary Sphere
ARMILLARY SPHERE (More info...)
 Artist: Kenneth Lynch and Sons
 Date: 1977
 Medium: Steel & Bronze
 Location: Sam Houston Park

Atropos Key
ATROPOS KEY (More info...)
 Artist: Stewart, Hannah
 Date: 1972
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze (sculpture), Concrete (base)
 Location: Hermann Park
Benches
BENCHES (More info...)
 Artist:
 Date: 1990
 Type: Bench
 Medium: Ceramic
 Location: Market Square Park
Benito Juarez
BENITO JUAREZ (More info...)
 Artist: Julian Martinez
 Date: 1985
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze (sculpture), Granite (pedestal)
 Location: Hermann Park
Bernardo O' Higgins
BERNARDO O' HIGGINS (More info...)
 Artist: FAMAE/Arcomet
 Date: 1992
 Type: Bust
 Medium: Bronze (sculpture), Granite (pedestal)
 Location: Hermann Park
Bienvenidos A Nuestra Mesa
BIENVENIDOS A NUESTRA MESA (More info...)
 Artist: Bowell, Cathy
 Date: 1997
 Medium: Steel, Wood and Ceramic Tile
 Location: Burnett Bayland Park

Brownie
BROWNIE (More info...)
 Artist: Amateis, Louis
 Date: 1905
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Hermann Park
Cancer Hope
CANCER, THERE IS HOPE (More info...)
 Artist: Salmones, Victor (1937-1989)
 Date: 1993
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Hermann Park
Challenger Memorial
CHALLENGER MEMORIAL(More info...)
 Artist: Unknown
 Date: 1987
 Medium: Bronze (plaque), Granite (surface)
 Location: Tranquillity Park

Charlotte Allen Fountain
CHARLOTTE ALLEN FOUNTAIN(More info...)
 Artist: Unknown
 Date: 1912
 Type: Fountain
 Medium: Limestone
 Location: Baldwin Park
Columbia Memorial
COLUMBIA MEMORIAL (More info...)
 Artist: Unknown
 Date: 2003
 Type: Monument
 Medium: Bronze (plaque), Granite (base)
 Location: Tranquillity Park
Dawn
DAWN (More info...)
 Artist: Helen Journeay
 Date: 1971
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze (sculpture), Brick (pedestal)
 Location: Hermann Park
Don Miguel
DON MIGUEL HIDALGO Y COSTILLA (More info...)
 Artist: Miramontes, Miguel
 Date: 1991
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Hidalgo Park
Jose P. Rizal
DR. JOSE P. RIZAL (More info...)
 Artist: Lorena Toritch
 Date: 2006
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze (sculpture), Granite (pedestal)
 Location: Hermann Park
MLK
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (More info...)
 Artist: Ed Dwight
 Date: 2007
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Hermann Park
MLK Bricker
DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. IN BRICKER PARK (More info...)
 Artist: Kaposta, Eric
 Date: 1981
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Bricker Park
Evelyns Friends
EVELYN'S FRIENDS (More info...)
 Artist: Wilkinson, Andrea
 Date: 1999
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Hermann Park
Field Marshal Ramon Castilla
FIELD MARSHALL RAMON CASTILLA (More info...)
 Artist: Unknown
 Date: 1991
 Type: Bust
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Hermann Park
Fleming Park Bird Totem
FLEMING PARK BIRD TOTEM (More info...)
 Artist: Fletcher Mackey
 Date: 1991
 Type: Sculpture
 Location: Fleming Park

Fonde Totem Poles
FONDE TOTEM POLES (More info...)
 Artist: Unknown
 Date: Unknown
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Wood
 Location: Fonde Park
Gargoyles
GARGOYLES (More info...)
 Artist: Hollis, Douglas; Turner Richard
 Date: Unknown
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Concrete
 Location: Market Square Park
George H. Hermann Statue
GEORGE H. HERMANN STATUE (More info...)
 Artist: Edwards, Lonnie
 Date: 1981
 Type: Statue
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Hermann Park
George Hermann (Gragg)
GEORGE HERMANN STATUE (GRAGG PARK) (More info...)
 Artist: Enrico Filiberto Cerrachio
 Date: 1943
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Gragg Park
Great Confucius
GREAT CONFUCIUS (More info...)
 Artist: Willy Wang
 Date: 2009
 Type: Sculpture
 Medium: Bronze
 Location: Hermann Park
Gus Wortham
GUS WORTHAM MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN (More info...)
 Artist: Cannady, William T.
 Date: 1978
 Medium: Bronze Pipes
 Location: Buffalo Bayou Park

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