This is a list of public art in Atlanta, in the United States. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artworks in museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals, and mosaics.

Image Title / subject Location and
coordinates		 DateArtist / designer TypeMaterialDimensions DesignationOwner / administratorWikidata Notes
Adult Swim mural Along Williams Street, near Williams Street headquarters

33°46′58″N 84°23′25″W / 33.7829°N 84.3904°W / 33.7829; -84.3904		 Mural [1]

More images		 Air France Flight 007 Memorial Grounds of the High Museum of Art

33°47′23″N 84°23′06″W / 33.7898°N 84.3849°W / 33.7898; -84.3849		 Memorial High Museum of Art Memorial for the Air France Flight 007 disaster. Incorporates a replica of The Shade by Auguste Rodin, which was gifted by the government of France to Atlanta following the disaster.[2]

More images		 Albert Einstein Memorial Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′30″N 84°23′52″W / 33.775064°N 84.397864°W / 33.775064; -84.397864		 2015Robert Berks StatueBronze Georgia TechQ2402570 Replica of the original in Washington, D.C.

More images		 Atlanta from the Ashes (The Phoenix) Woodruff Park

33°45′16.72″N 84°23′21.37″W / 33.7546444°N 84.3892694°W / 33.7546444; -84.3892694		 1969James Siegler SculptureBronze Q4816193
Auburn Avenue bas-reliefs Along Auburn Avenue 1996Brian Owens Bas-reliefBronze, Granite Four bas-reliefs honoring notable individuals from the Sweet Auburn neighborhood. The four individuals honored are Alice Dugged Cary, Carrie Steele Logan, Wesley Chapel Redding, and James Tate.[3]
Autoeater Intersection of Peachtree Street and 10th Street

33°46′54.5″N 84°23′2″W / 33.781806°N 84.38389°W / 33.781806; -84.38389		 2017Julia Venske
Gregor Spänle		 SculptureCarrera marbleWeight: 32,000 pounds (15,000 kg) Midtown AllianceQ99539189

More images		 Ballet Olympia Near SunTrust Plaza

33°45′45″N 84°23′13″W / 33.7626°N 84.3870°W / 33.7626; -84.3870		 1992John C. Portman Jr. Sculpture Adapted from a sculpture by Paul Manship.[4]

More images		 Statue of Barbara Asher Intersection of Marietta Street and Broad Street

33°45′18″N 84°23′26″W / 33.7549°N 84.3906°W / 33.7549; -84.3906		 1998 StatueBronze [5]

More images		 Behold Near Ebenezer Baptist Church

33°45′20″N 84°22′26″W / 33.755647°N 84.373885°W / 33.755647; -84.373885		 1990Patrick Morelli StatueBronze [6]

More images		 Statue of Bobby Dodd Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′25″N 84°23′36″W / 33.7737°N 84.3933°W / 33.7737; -84.3933		 2012 Statue Georgia Tech [7]
The Bridge John Lewis Plaza in Freedom Park

33°46′24″N 84°21′34″W / 33.7734°N 84.3594°W / 33.7734; -84.3594		 1997Thornton Dial SculptureSteel

More images		 Carnegie Education Pavilion Hardy Ivy Park

33°45′45″N 84°23′15″W / 33.762633°N 84.387533°W / 33.762633; -84.387533		 1997 Monument Q5043886
Concord Near SunTrust Plaza

33°45′47″N 84°23′10″W / 33.762980°N 84.386158°W / 33.762980; -84.386158		 1992John C. Portman Jr. SculptureBronze [8]

More images		 Confederate Obelisk Confederate section of Oakland Cemetery

33°44′53″N 84°22′19″W / 33.747985°N 84.372079°W / 33.747985; -84.372079		 1874 ObeliskGraniteHeight: 65 feet (20 m) Q100148300

More images		 Continuing the Conversation Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′22″N 84°23′42″W / 33.7729°N 84.3950°W / 33.7729; -84.3950		 2018Martin Dawe StatueGranite
Bronze		 Georgia TechQ97609953
Statue of Dominique Wilkins State Farm Arena

33°45′23.5″N 84°23′46″W / 33.756528°N 84.39611°W / 33.756528; -84.39611		 2015Brian Hanlon StatueGranite
Bronze
Statue of Ellis Arnall Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′57″N 84°23′19″W / 33.74917°N 84.38861°W / 33.74917; -84.38861		 1997Zenos Frudakis Statue Q98549574
Erskine Memorial Fountain Grant Park

33°43′53″N 84°22′24″W / 33.73139°N 84.37333°W / 33.73139; -84.37333		 1896J. Massey Rhind Fountain Q96377382

More images		 Statue of Eugene Talmadge Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′54″N 84°23′17″W / 33.74833°N 84.38806°W / 33.74833; -84.38806		 1949Steffen Thomas Statue Q98175534
Statue of Evander Holyfield Brian Hanlon Statue Statue initially was planned to be installed in front of the Flatiron Building near Woodruff Park in 2018.[9] However, this location was later dropped, and the complete statue is currently in storage, awaiting installation somewhere in Southwest Atlanta.[10]

More images		 Expelled Because of Color Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′56″N 84°23′16″W / 33.748966°N 84.387681°W / 33.748966; -84.387681		 1978John T. Riddle Sculpture Q57157852

More images		 Five Points Monument Five Points

33°45′16″N 84°23′23″W / 33.754418°N 84.389849°W / 33.754418; -84.389849		 1996George Beasley SculptureBronze
Steel		 Q100325695
The Flair Georgia International Plaza

33°45′26″N 84°23′55″W / 33.7572°N 84.3985°W / 33.7572; -84.3985		 1996Richard MacDonald StatueBronze Q7734329

More images		 Free Nelson Mandela Piedmont Park

33°46′57″N 84°22′21″W / 33.7824°N 84.3726°W / 33.7824; -84.3726		 1987David Hammons Sculpture Q5499937

More images		 Freedom of Flight Hardy Ivy Park

33°45′48″N 84°23′15″W / 33.763212°N 84.387499°W / 33.763212; -84.387499		 2014Corrina Sephora Sculpture [11]

More images		 Gateway of Dreams Centennial Olympic Park

33°45′37″N 84°23′37″W / 33.760407°N 84.393564°W / 33.760407; -84.393564		 1996Raymond Kaskey Monument Q100249783

More images		 Statue of George C. Griffin Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′29″N 84°23′58″W / 33.774638°N 84.399342°W / 33.774638; -84.399342		 StatueBronze Georgia Tech Located near the Ferst Center for the Arts.[12]
Mural on the Glenn Building Glenn Building

33°45′25″N 84°23′35″W / 33.756983°N 84.392969°W / 33.756983; -84.392969		 2016Alexi Torres MuralHeight: 47 feet (14 m)
Width: 37 feet (11 m)		 Glenn Building [13]

More images		 Statue of Henry W. Grady Intersection of Marietta Street and Forsyth Street

33°45′20.2788″N 84°23′28.662″W / 33.755633000°N 84.39129500°W / 33.755633000; -84.39129500		 1891Alexander Doyle Statue Q94523331

More images		 Statue of Herman Talmadge Talmadge Plaza

33°44′57″N 84°23′22″W / 33.749221°N 84.389362°W / 33.749221; -84.389362		 1990 Statue [14]

More images		 Homage to King Intersection of Freedom Parkway and Boulevard

33°45′36″N 84°22′21″W / 33.759930°N 84.372468°W / 33.759930; -84.372468		 1996Xavier Medina Campeny SculptureSteel Q5887398
Hope Moving Forward Martin Luther King Jr. Drive

33°45′17″N 84°24′15″W / 33.754593°N 84.404168°W / 33.754593; -84.404168		 Basil Watson Statue

More images		 International Peace Fountain Woodruff Park

33°45′22″N 84°23′17″W / 33.756°N 84.388°W / 33.756; -84.388		 1995Nimrod Long & Associates Fountain [15][16]

More images		 Iron Column Eastside Trail near the Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark

33°45′58″N 84°21′36″W / 33.766042°N 84.360088°W / 33.766042; -84.360088		 2013Phil Proctor SculptureIron
Statue of Jimmy Carter Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′58″N 84°23′18″W / 33.7494°N 84.3883°W / 33.7494; -84.3883		 1994Frederick Hart StatueBronze

More images		 Statue of John Brown Gordon Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′59″N 84°23′18″W / 33.74972°N 84.38833°W / 33.74972; -84.38833		 1907Solon Borglum
Alexander Campbell Bruce		 StatueBronze Q96384517

More images		 Statue of John Heisman Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′25″N 84°23′34″W / 33.7736°N 84.3927°W / 33.7736; -84.3927		 Statue Georgia Tech [17]
Mural of John Lewis Intersection of Auburn Avenue and Jessie Hill Jr. Drive

33°45′19″N 84°22′50″W / 33.7553°N 84.3805°W / 33.7553; -84.3805		 2012 MuralHeight:65 feet (20 m) [18][19]
Statue of John Stith Pemberton Pemberton Place

33°45′46″N 84°23′37″W / 33.7627°N 84.3935°W / 33.7627; -84.3935		 2007Russ Faxon StatueBronze

More images		 Statue of Joseph E. Brown and Elizabeth Brown Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′56″N 84°23′20″W / 33.748957°N 84.388999°W / 33.748957; -84.388999		 1928 Statue [14]

More images		 Kaath Intersection of Eastside Trail and Highland Avenue

33°45′41″N 84°21′41″W / 33.761439°N 84.361446°W / 33.761439; -84.361446		 2018JD Koth Sculpture [20][21]

More images		 Kessler Campanile Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′27″N 84°23′54″W / 33.77417°N 84.39833°W / 33.77417; -84.39833		 1996Richard Hill CampanileHeight: 80 feet (24 m) Georgia TechQ6395158

More images		 The Last Meter Piedmont Park

33°47′12″N 84°22′40″W / 33.786596°N 84.377745°W / 33.786596; -84.377745		 1996Eino SculptureBronze Commissioned by Asics and PowerBar for the Centennial Olympic Games. Depicts a scene from the 5000 metres at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[22]
Lifting the Veil of Ignorance Booker T. Washington High School

33°45′13″N 84°25′13″W / 33.753574°N 84.420185°W / 33.753574; -84.420185		 1927Charles Keck StatueBronze and Marble Replica of the original statue at the Tuskegee University.[23]

More images		 Lion of the Confederacy Confederate section of Oakland Cemetery

33°44′54″N 84°22′18″W / 33.7482°N 84.3716°W / 33.7482; -84.3716		 1894T. M. Brady SculptureMarble Based on the Lion Monument in Lucerne, Switzerland.[24]

More images		 Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′57″N 84°23′15″W / 33.74917°N 84.38750°W / 33.74917; -84.38750		 2017Martin Dawe StatueBronzeHeight: 8 feet (2.4 m) Q97275664

More images		 Millennium Gate Atlantic Station

33°47′28″N 84°23′59″W / 33.79107°N 84.39975°W / 33.79107; -84.39975		 2008 Triumphal arch Q1090799
Miss Freedom On top of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′56.35″N 84°23′17.33″W / 33.7489861°N 84.3881472°W / 33.7489861; -84.3881472		 Copper Q6876691
Nike Grounds of the Atlanta City Hall

33°44′57″N 84°23′25″W / 33.7492°N 84.3904°W / 33.7492; -84.3904		 1996Pavlos Angelos Kougioumtzis SculptureBronzeHeight: 11 feet (3.4 m) Sculpture awarded to host city of the Summer Olympic Games since 1996.

More images		 Northern White Intersection of Eastside Trail and Freedom Parkway

33°45′51″N 84°21′34″W / 33.764061°N 84.359557°W / 33.764061; -84.359557		 2012David Landis SculptureStainless steel [25]

More images		 Peace Monument Piedmont Park

33°47′11″N 84°22′39″W / 33.78639°N 84.37750°W / 33.78639; -84.37750		 1911Allen George Newman Statue Q98136875

More images		 Pioneer Women Piedmont Park

33°47′12″N 84°22′39″W / 33.786794°N 84.377410°W / 33.786794; -84.377410		 1938Steffen Thomas SculptureGranite
Bronze
Police memorial Woodruff Park

33°45′21″N 84°23′19″W / 33.755704°N 84.388684°W / 33.755704; -84.388684		 1980Steve Steinman Memorial Also known as Give Our Police a Hand.[26] Dedicated by the bar association of Atlanta during the Atlanta murders of 1979–1981.[27]

More images		 Statue of Richard Russell Jr. Grounds of the Georgia State Capitol

33°44′57″N 84°23′20″W / 33.749189°N 84.388855°W / 33.749189; -84.388855		 1975 Statue [14]

More images		 Statue of Samuel Spencer 1200 Peachtree Street

33°47′16″N 84°23′02″W / 33.787858°N 84.383959°W / 33.787858; -84.383959		 1910Henry Bacon
Daniel Chester French
Piccirilli Brothers		 Statue Q98526767

More images		 Sidney Lanier Monument Piedmont Park

33°47′10″N 84°22′30″W / 33.786018°N 84.375032°W / 33.786018; -84.375032		 1914Carrère and Hastings
Edward Clark Potter		 Monument

More images		 This is Something That I Had To Go Through Intersection of Eastside Trail and Highland Avenue

33°45′40″N 84°21′44″W / 33.761014°N 84.362217°W / 33.761014; -84.362217		 2018James Davis Sculpture [28]

More images		 Statue of Thomas E. Watson Talmadge Plaza

33°44′58″N 84°23′22″W / 33.74944°N 84.38944°W / 33.74944; -84.38944		 1932Joseph Klein StatueHeight: 12 feet (3.7 m) Q98549578

More images		 Thomas W. Talbot Monument Grant Park

33°44′4″N 84°22′19″W / 33.73444°N 84.37194°W / 33.73444; -84.37194		 1948 MonumentTennessee marble
Bronze

More images		 The Three Pioneers Main campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology

33°46′23″N 84°23′44″W / 33.773020°N 84.395420°W / 33.773020; -84.395420		 2019Martin Dawe StatueBronze Georgia TechQ97657209 Part of the Trailblazers series, along with The First Graduate statue.[29]

More images		 Through His Eyes John Wesley Dobbs Plaza

33°45′19″N 84°22′40″W / 33.7554°N 84.3778°W / 33.7554; -84.3778		 1996Ralph Helmick SculptureBronze Sculpture in honor of John Wesley Dobbs.[30]

More images		 Trilon Intersection of Peachtree Street and 15th Street

33°47′18″N 84°23′01″W / 33.7883°N 84.3836°W / 33.7883; -84.3836		 1975Steffen Thomas Sculpture Sculpture installed in 1975 in a fountain constructed in 1916.[31]
World Athletes Monument Pershing Point Park

33°47′42″N 84°23′17″W / 33.794900°N 84.387938°W / 33.794900; -84.387938		 1996 Monument Q8035381
World Events Grounds of the High Museum of Art

33°47′19″N 84°23′05″W / 33.788667°N 84.384815°W / 33.788667; -84.384815		 1996Tony Cragg SculptureAluminum High Museum of Art [32]

More images		 World War I memorial Pershing Point Park

33°47′37″N 84°23′15″W / 33.793662°N 84.387472°W / 33.793662; -84.387472		 1920 Memorial [33]

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