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The Portland Public Art Committee commissions art that engages with the surrounding environment to create, enrich, or reveal a sense of place, and to express the spirit, values, visions and poetry of place that collectively define Portland. This collection contains works of historical significance that date from the nineteenth century as well as contemporary pieces that reflect the diversity and spirit of the city.

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Gathering Stones

2020

Fish Point at Eastern Promenade Trail

Pinecone

2021

Deering Oaks Park

Passing the torch

2021

Deering Avenue Roundabout

Fresh Milk, 1911

43.660642,-70.250655

More people than you know get sober, everyday

43.660725,-70.250647

A Neighborhood was Lost

43.6596,-70.2515

First Jewish Wedding, 1872

43.66045,-70.249588

Heather Stood Up, 2009

307 Congress Street, Portland, Maine 04101

Rabbi Harry Sky Brought Jews without Borders, 2004

43.6622,-70.2524

A Woman Felt Safe, 2025

43.6622,-70.2521

Rocco Germani

43.661,-70.2511

Replanting of the Neighborhood, 1988

43.6617,-70.2509

William Wilberforce Ruby Threw Wet Blankets, 1866

43.6623,-70.2485

Chad Conley 21st Birthday, 2007

43.66,-70.2514

Eden Wondered, 2014

43.6601,-70.2498

Ringling Brothers

Free Clinic Open, 2011

43.661872,-70.25177

Harm Reduction Saves Lives, Everyday

43.661903,-70.251822

Standing in a Swamp, 1775

43.661495,-70.24942

Tony Played Craps, 1942

43.662272,-70.247963

Priscilla and Loretta’s Shoes, 1956

43.661972,-70.249062

Amato’s made 1,500 Sandwiches, 1930

43.66152,-70.250442

Outdoor Market, 2019

43.66152,-70.25173

Tom Wrote the Next Great American Novel, 2020

43.660858,-70.250595

Jun Sing First Chinese Laundries, 1898

43.660763,-70.250488

Jordan’s Meats Opened, 1962

43.659983,-70.250442

Micucci’s Every Christmas

43.660328,-70.249772

Swimming in Broadcove, 1632

43.660678,-70.248292

1 Snowy Owl

43.659333,-70.248375

One of Portland’s First Streets

43.659233,-70.248253

Abyssinian Meeting House, 1898

43.659237,-70.24823

Celebrate Becoming a U.S. Citizen, Every Year

43.659278,-70.248238

Wabanaki Land

43.659267,-70.248292

Great Black Hawk

2020

Deering Oaks Park

Luminous Arbor

2018

Woodfords Corner

Figure

Installed 2014

Portland International Jetport passenger terminal

Rabbit

Portland International Jetport passenger terminal

Gyre Falcon

2006

Portland International Jetport passenger terminal

Puffin

1976, Installed in 2016

Casco Bay Lines Ferry Terminal

Lion’s Head

c. 1976, Installed 2014

Portland Brick

2015

India Street

Standing Bear

c. 1977, Installed 2014

Ocean Gateway Visitor Center

Birdhouse Heads at Casco Bay High School

1976-77, Installed 2014

PATHS and Casco Bay High School

Birdhouse Heads at Deering High School

1976-77, Installed 2014

Deering High School

Birdhouse Heads at Portland High School

1976-77, Installed 2014

Portland High School

Link

2010, Installed 2014

Portland International Jetport

Acrobatic Dogs

1977, Installed 2014

Portland International Jetport

Elephant

1976-77, Installed 2014

Portland Public Library Main Branch

A Spirit Of Its Own

2014

Portland International Jetport

Playing Bears

1976-77, Installed 2014

Portland International Jetport

Cod

Installed 2013

Portland International Jetport

Shorebird

Installed 2013

Portland International Jetport

Balance

Installed 2013

Portland International Jetport

Hawk

Installed 2013

Portland International Jetport

Split Bench

Installed 2013

Portland International Jetport

Beach Pea Bench

Installed 2013

Portland International Jetport

Beach Pea

Installed 2013

Portland International Jetport

Boothby Square Watering Trough

Originally installed in 1902, reinstalled in 2004

Boothby Square, Fore Street and Pearl Street

Obelisk Memorial to George Cleeves

1883

Eastern Prom and Congress Street

Fireman Statue

1898

Central fire Station, corner of Congress Street and Pearl Street

The Circle of Life

2000

Deering Oaks Park

Stanley Pullen Fountain

1910

Federal Street

The Hiker, Spanish War Memorial

1924

Deering Oaks Park

Cloud Couch

2008

Winslow Park and Back Cove

Rustle Diptych II

2008

Winslow Park and Back Cove

Civil War Monument, Stinson Memorial

1908

Eastern Cemetery (Congress and Mountfort Streets)

Union Station Mural

1979

The Portland Expo, 239 Park Avenue

Tidal Moon

Installed 2012

Portland International Jetport, International Boulevard

Maine Lobsterman

Plaster model, 1939. Bronze cast, 1975. Dedicated July 27, 1977

Canal Plaza at Middle and Temple Streets

Michael

Installed 1974

One City Center Plaza

The Little Water Girl

Donated in 1917

Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square

Jewel Box Bus Shelter

Installed in 2004

Corner of Congress and Center Streets

Glimpse

2011

Portland International Jetport, International Boulevard

Art Underfoot

Installed 2006

Longfellow Square

The Stone Dragon

1996. Moved to current location in 2008. Revised 2013.

East End Community School, North Street

Untitled-Armillary

1999

Eastern Prom trailhead at the entrance to State Pier on Commercial Street

Thomas Brackett “Czar” Reed

Cast in 1908. Dedicated August 31, 1910. Plaque installed 1989.

Western Promenade

Our Lady of Victories (The Portland Sailors and Soldiers Monument)

1889-1891. Cast 1890. Dedicated October 28, 1891.

Monument Square

John Ford Statue

Dedicated 1998

Gorham’s Corner, Intersection of Fore St, Pleasant St, York St. and Center St.

Major Charles J. Loring Memorial Park

Completed in 2000

Eastern Promenade at corner of Eastern Promenade and North Street

Lincoln Park Fountain

Park dedicated in1866; Fountain added in 1871

Congress Street between Pearl Street and Franklin Street Arterial

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Statue

Dedicated 1888

Longfellow Square, corner of Congress and State Streets

Hadlock Field Family Sculpture

Installed Summer 2006; dedicated April 9, 2007

Hadlock Field Plaza

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