Public Art
I Have a Dream
Each tier of the pedestal features a different theme surrounding the struggle for freedom and civil rights. The Bottom Tier The front bottom tier features a tribute to Dr. King’s Nobel Peace Prize, which he won in 1964. The side panels on the bottom tier feature depictions of the struggle of African Americans from 1619-1960. …
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Park and Garden Benches
Cast reinforced concrete benches containing impressions of leaves and figurative elements of hands and legs cast from community members. *One Element of Artwork Currently Not on View for Restoration*
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Untitled (Interior Garden)
Concourse C of the Denver International Airport was re-imagined as a garden oasis within the steel and concrete cathedral-like core of the building. The garden encompasses the entire circulation space where passengers enter and exit the airport train connecting the concourse to the main airport terminal. On the lower level, adjacent to the trains, is …
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Argento Piattino con Pesci
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Bridge of Recycling Fountains
This artwork accentuates the visibility of the Wastewater Management Facility from the interstate. While the artist considered the idea of wastewater management, the idea of recycling or reclamation of water emerged. The design utilizes a series of recycling fountains, one feeding into the next, symbolizing the transference of water from one place to the next …
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Common Ground
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Hope Trellis
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O’ Truth of the Earth
The Hyatt Regency Denver is adorned with a poem by John Ruskin, “O Truth of Earth,” using stainless steel set into the black granite of the perimeter of the building. The piece was installed during construction of the hotel in 2005. The poem reads: Mountains are the bones of the earth, their highest peaks are …
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Avian Front
“Avian Front”, by Patrick Marold, is located on the southwestern boundary of the Denver Zoo and is visible from City Park. This work was commissioned to establish a creative boundary between City Park and the Denver Zoo’s Avian Propagation Center, an innovative breeding and conservation facility for endangered birds that opened in 2008. Inspired by …
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Cloudbreak
The east wall of the jury assembly room is a colored glass image of light bursting from behind dramatic storm clouds seen through a layer of over 13,500 glass tubes that “push” like a cloud through the metal frame of the wall in low relief. Each tube catches the bits of color of the pixelated …