This is a list of public art installations in Tampa, Florida, organized by neighborhoods in the city. These are works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (i.e. sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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Al López | Steven Dickey | 1992 | Al López Park 27.9817°N -82.5017°W | Bronze | approx. 5 ft. 6 in. x 2 ft. 7 in. x 2 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[1] | |
Arcade | Robert Calvo | 1990 | Al López Park | Painted Cor-Ten steel, wood | Gothic bridge: approx. 152 x 110 x 510 in.; Oriental bridge: approx. 124 x 115 x 509 in. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[2] | |
Two on a Swing | Steven Dickey | Hunt Community Center | Bronze | City of Tampa Public Art Program | |||
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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Ceremonial Space | Bob Haozous | 2009 | Riverwalk & Fort Brooke Park | Stainless steel, brick, rocks | City of Tampa Public Art Program[7] | ||
Ode to the Tampa Laborer | Jim Hirshfield & Sonya Ishii | 3 locations: Household Finance Corporation Station, Tampa Tribune Station & Cumberland Avenue | Bronze, stainless steel & terrazzo | City of Tampa Public Art Program[8] | |||
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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America, America | Barbara Neijna | 1977 | Riverwalk | Steel | Approx. 25 ft. x 12 ft. 6 in. x 80 in. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[9] | |
Au Coup de Fusil | Maurice de Nonvilliers | 1890 | Henry B. Plant Museum | Approx. 3 x 5 x 3 ft. | University of Tampa[10] | ||
Centennial Clock Keep | William Culbertson | 2004 | Tampa Union Station 27.9527°N -82.451°W | Cast concrete, clocks, brick | 27 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[11] | |
Chair Muse | Bradley Arthur | 1982 | Cor-Ten steel, stainless steel | 121 x 42 x 32 in. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[12] | ||
Ecstatic City | Chris Doyle | 2009 | Disco balls | City of Tampa Public Art Program[13] | |||
Friendship | Nancy Young | 1994 | Curtis Hixon Park | Bronze | Appro. 57 x 45 x 32 in. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[14] | |
Historic Central Avenue | Anthony Moore | Kid Mason Community Center | Acrylic paint | 10’ x 9’ | City of Tampa Public Art Program[15] | ||
John Fitzgerald Kennedy | Bernhard Zuckermann | 1966 | Henry B. Plant Museum | Carrara marble | Approx. 15 x 21 x 3 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[16] | |
Lightning | 1997 | Amalie Arena27.9431°N -82.4526°W | Painted steel | 75’ x 38’ x 38’ ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program | ||
Luminous Affirmations | Stephen Knapp | 2005 | Tampa Municipal Office Building | Laminated glass, Halogen lights | City of Tampa Public Art Program[17] | ||
Lux Flux | Eva Lee | 2011 | Video animation | City of Tampa Public Art Program[18] | |||
Memoria in Aeterna | Unknown | 1911 | Hillsborough County Courthouse | Stone | Approx. H. 50 ft. | Hillsborough County[19] | |
Memorial Highway Monument to the Victims of World War I | August Fox | 1921 | John F. Kennedy Blvd. | Granite & Carrara marble | Approx. 37 ft. x 47 1/2 in. x 45 1/2 in. | Rotary International[20] | |
Over the Waves | C. Paul Jennewein | 1927 or 1929 | Tampa City Center Esplanade | Bronze & patina | Approx. H. 54 in. | Tampa Museum of Art[21] | |
Parking At the Courthouse | Mike Mandel | 2000 | Tampa Police Department parking garage | Ceramic tile | 9.5' sloping to 15’ x 145’ | City of Tampa Public Art Program[22] | |
Riverwall | Bruce Marsh | 2009 | Channelside Drive and S. Beneficial Drive | Photographs, steel plates & porcelain enamel | 88" x 48" | City of Tampa Public Art Program[23] | |
Shedding Light | Juliet Davis & Stephanie Tripp | 2011 | Video | City of Tampa Public Art Program | |||
Solstice | Charles O. Perry | 1985 | Barnett Plaza | Stainless steel | H. 28 ft. | [24] | |
Sticks of Fire | O.V. Shaffer | 1984 | Henry B. Plant Museum | Stainless steel | Approx. H. 40 x Diam. 48 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[25] | |
Tampa in Relief | Peter King | Cotanchobee Park | Ceramic inlay | City of Tampa Public Art Program[26] | |||
Transportation | George Grey Barnard | 1900 | University of Tampa | Limestone | Approx. 9 x 9 1/2 x 5 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[27] | |
Untitled | George Sugarman | 1988 | 400 N. Ashley Dr. | Aluminium plates & paint | Approx. 36 x 30 x 30 ft. | [28] | |
Watershed | Molly Schwartz | 2011 | Video animation | City of Tampa Public Art Program[29] | |||
Zig Zag | Linda Howard | 1987 | Welded brushed aluminium | Approx. 8 x 10 x 8 1/2 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[30] | ||
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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Christopher Columbus | Alberto Sabas | 1953 | Bayshore Blvd. at Platt St. Bridge | Bronze | Approx. 86 x 44 x 27 in. | Ybor City Rotary[32] | |
Equinimity | Bud Oleson | Bayshore Blvd. & Gandy Blvd. | Metal | City of Tampa Public Art Program[33] | |||
Family of Man | Geoffrey Naylor | 1995 | Bayshore Blvd. median just north of Gandy Blvd. | Stainless steel | 13’ x 8’ x 4’ | City of Tampa Public Art Program[34] | |
Fish on Bayshore | Lorraine Genovar | 1995 | Bayshore Blvd.; near Platt St. Bridge | Fiberglass | 10 x 9 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[35] | |
Winged Figure: From the Firmament | Michele Oka Doner | 1992 | Bayshore Blvd. between Platt Street Bridge & Gandy Blvd. | Bronze | 15 markers; each approx Diam. 6 in. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[36] | |
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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Great Balls of Pliers | John Rogers | 2003 | 3806 E. 26th Ave. and 40th St. | Powder coated galvanized steel, aluminium, safety-red pliers, diachronic glass, cables | 24' x 14' ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[37] | |
Saga of St. Benedict | James Tokley | 20th St. & Columbus Dr. | Granite | City of Tampa Public Art Program[38] | |||
Untitled (Tampa Police Dept. District 3 mosaic) | Charles Hume Jr. | Tampa Police Dept. District 3, 3808 N. 22nd St. | Glass tile | City of Tampa Public Art Program[39] | |||
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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Marine Madonna | Tom Tischler | 1986 | Lowry Park Zoo | Bronze | Approx. H. 9 ft. x W. 10 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[40] | |
Sheena | Joyce Parkerson | 1986 | Lowry Park Zoo | Bronze | Approx. H. 4 ft. x W. 5 ft. 3 in. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[41] | |
HOME (Phoebe the Flamingo) | Matthew Mazzotta | 2022 | Main Terminal | Polyester resin & Fiberglass | Hillsborough County Aviation Authority |
Title | Artist | Date | Location | Medium/Materials | Dimensions | Owner | Image | |
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da Vinci's Dream | Maria Emilia | 1996 | University of South Florida | Stainless steel, plywood, aluminium & neon | Approx. 144 x 175 x 10 in. | University of South Florida[50] | ||
Earth and Sky Garden | Dale Eldred | 1993 | University of South Florida | Mixed media, stainless steel, glass, granite & bronze | Florida Department of State[51] | |||
Icon II | Alexander Liberman | 1973 | University of South Florida | Metal & paint | Approx. 10 x 8 x 8 ft. | University of South Florida[52] | ||
Just Pink and Turquoise | Lynda Benglis | 1988 | University of South Florida | Neon & iron | Approx. 53 x 51 x 23 in. | Florida Department of State[53] | ||
Multiple Forms-A Mockup | Doris Marie Leeper | 1975 | University of South Florida – Cooper Hall | Acrylic paint & plywood | Approx. 118 in. x 12 ft. x 18 in. | University of South Florida[54] | ||
Our Shadow | Ned Smyth | 1994 | University of South Florida – Contemporary Art Museum | White gold, cement & coral | Approx. H. 8 ft. x W. 24 ft. | University of South Florida[55] | ||
Sanctuary | Elyn Zimmerman | 1991 | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute | Concrete, limestone & plants | Approx. H. 9 ft. x Diam. 40 ft. | State of Florida[56] | ||
Solar Rotary | Nancy Holt | 1985 | University of South Florida | Aluminium, concrete, bronze, soil, lights, plants & meteorite | Approx. H. 20 ft. x Diam. 24 ft. | University of South Florida[57] | ||
Concentric Figures | Harrison Covington | 1996 | University of South Florida | Steel, paint | University of South Florida[58] | |||
Totem Pole | Charles Rostron | ca. 1990 | James A. Haley Veterans Hospital | Cypress | Approx. 24 x 5 x 2 ft. | Veterans Health Administration[59] | ||
Unspecific Gravity | Douglas Hollis | 1996 | University of South Florida – Contemporary Art Museum | Stainless steel, concrete, plants, gravel | University of South Florida[60] | |||
Untitled (deaccessioned) | Richard Fleischner | 1996 | H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute | Cor-Ten steel, granite, trees, linoleum, glass & wood | University of South Florida[61] |
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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Adela Gonzmart | Steven Dickey | 2003 | Ybor Centennial Park | Bronze | City of Tampa Public Art Program | ||
Cesar Gonzmart | Steven Dickey | 1993 | Ybor Centennial Park | Bronze | Approx. 28 x 36 x 16 in. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[66] | |
Don Gavino Gutierrez | Unknown | ca. 1923 | Centro Asturiano de Tampa 27.9619°N -82.4511°W | Concrete | Approx. 27 x 26 x 17 in. | Centro Asturiano de Tampa[67] | |
Honor to Mothers of the World | T. Ramos Blanco | 1948 | Plaza Espanol, Between 7th & 8th Ave. & 15th & 16th St. | Concrete | Approx. 8 x 2 x 2 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[68] | |
I-4 Medallions | William Culbertson | Overpass of Interstate 4 at 22nd Street | City of Tampa Public Art Program | ||||
Immigrant Statue | Steven Dickey | 1991 | Ybor Centennial Park | Bronze | Approx. 6 ft. x 3 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[69] | |
José Martí | Unknown | 1949 | Circulo Cubano de Tampa 27.9623°N -82.4443°W | Painted metal | Approx. 32 x 21 x 15 in. | Circulo Cubano de Tampa[70] | |
José Martí | Alberto Sabas | 1960 | José Martí Park 27.9607°N -82.4453°W | Concrete | Approx. 90 x 26 x 45 in. | City of Tampa[71] | |
Nick Nuccio | Steven Dickey | 1998 | Ybor Centennial Park | Bronze | City of Tampa Public Art Program | ||
Ode to the Tampa Laborer | Jim Hirshfield & Sonya Ishii | 3 locations: Cadrecha Plaza, Streetcar Society station & Centennial Park station | Bronze, stainless steel & terrazzo | City of Tampa Public Art Program | |||
Roland Manteiga | Steven Dickey | 2003 | Ybor Centennial Park | Bronze | City of Tampa Public Art Program | ||
Tony Pizzo | Steven Dickey | 1994 | Ybor Centennial Park | Bronze | Approx. 68 x 40 x 32 in. | City of Tampa Public Art Program[72] | |
Untitled | Dean James | ca. 1986 | Courtyard at 1320 E. 9th Ave | Approx. 10 x 10 x 10 ft. | [73] | ||
Vicente Martinez Ybor | Steven Dickey | 2001 | Ybor Centennial Park | Bronze | City of Tampa Public Art Program | ||
Ybor City Streetscapes | Connie Lloveras | 2000 | 7th Ave | Granite & pavement | 123 pieces of various dimensions | City of Tampa Public Art Program[74] | |