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The Upper West Side is known for its buildings, but it is also adorned with a significant collection of public art. In response to the ongoing public discussion of what compromises public art and the removal of several pieces from our district, LANDMARK WEST! applied to the Preservation League of New York State and was awarded a Preserve New York grant in 2022. This survey would not be possible without their support.

If you have identified other UWS public art pieces, please email landmarkwest@landmarkwest.org

1850s

Johann C. F. von Schiller

1860s

Eagles and Prey

Alexander von Humboldt

Riverside Civil War Cannons

Thomas Moore

The Indian Hunter

1870s

Cherry Hill Fountain

Sir Walter Scott

The Falconer

Giuseppe Mazzini

Seventh Regiment Memorial

William Shakespeare

Daniel Webster

Samuel Morse

Bethesda Fountain

Fitz-Greene Halleck

1880s

Robert Burns

Ludwig von Beethoven

Alexander Hamilton

Pilgrim

Obelisk

1890s

Christopher Columbus Monument

Christopher Columbus

Richard Morris Hunt Memorial

1900s

Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

Verdi Monument

William Tecumseh Sherman

General Franz Sigel

Robert Ray Hamilton Fountain

1910s

Clark Memorial

Straus Memorial

The Maine

Pulitzer Fountain

Joan of Arc

Simon Bolivar

1920s

Dante Alighieri

Victor Herbert

Balto

107th US Infantry Memorial

Samuel J. Tilden

Kossuth Memorial

1930s

Charles B. Stover

Mother Goose

Honey Bears

Snow Babies

1940s

Theodore Roosevelt Equestrian Statue

Warsaw Ghetto Memorial

Eagles (Group of 8)

King Jagiello

1950s

Jose de San Martin

Hans Christian Andersen

Alice in Wonderland

Grand Street Boys War Tablet

Levy Gate

Seals on the New York Coliseum

Jose Julian Marti

1960s

Mother Playing

Stephen Wise Towers

Lincoln Center Reclining Figure

Lehman Gates

Le Guichet (The Ticket Window)

Circle World #2

Orpheus and Apollo

Delacorte Clock

1970s

Peter the Fisherman

The Tempest

City Spirit

Three Times Three Interplay

Profile Canto West

James Felt Memorial

Martin L. King, Jr. Memorial

Romeo and Juliet

Lombard Lamp

1980s

Richard Tucker

Simple Justice

Peace

Moses

1990s

Group of Bears

Steel Globe

Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial

Nobel Monument

Time Sculpture at Lincoln Center

2000s

Duo

Ignatius the Pilgrim

Frederick Douglass Memorial

2020s

Women’s Rights Pioneers

Bharti Kher: Ancestor

Hope

San Juan Heal

Life Dance

Famous Bloomingdale Neighbors

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“San Juan Heal” Stands Out at Lincoln Center

Aug 3, 2023 | David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center, Public Art, San Juan Hill NYC, Temporary Art

by Sarah McCully It’s hard to miss the bright colors dotting David Geffen Hall’s typically neutral facade. Since early October of last year, the newly renovated concert hall’s northern windows have played host to a temporary art...