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"Ex Nihilo, Fragment No. 8" by Frederick Hart

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

From the Washington National Cathedral Collection, this original cast bronze sculpture is limited edition and is a fragment of Frederick E Hart's Ex Nihilo tympanum, located at the Cathedral above the central door. Completed in 1982, Ex Nihilo is...

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"Father Pedro Camps and the Minorcans of St. Augustine" by Josef Viladomat

Date created: April 24, 1975

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Cast Bronze ; Coquina

The statue of Father Pedro Camps and his Minorcan followers is the centerpiece of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine’s west courtyard. The three-quarter-life size bronze sits on a four-foot coquina base. The realistic figures gather around a...

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"Heavenly Bodies" by Enzo Torcoletti

Date created: 2015

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Granite ; Marble ; Steel

Enzo Torcoletti's sculpture, "Heavenly Bodies," is a contemporary landmark at the corner of historic Marine and Cadiz Streets. The stone and steel abstract is placed on a pedestal above a sunken garden in front of the St. Augustine Art Association....

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"Juan Ponce de Leon" by C. Bupert

Date created: November 11, 1923

Category: Historical ; Statue

Medium(s): Cast Bronze ; Granite

The statue of Juan Ponce de Leon stands high among the palm trees in the center of Ponce de Leon Circle. A 14-foot white granite pedestal carved with wreaths and garland supports the bronze sculpture. The Spanish explorer extends his right arm,...

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"Let Freedom Ring Chime Project" by Joe Segal

Artist: Joe Segal

Date created: April 4, 2018

Category: Functional ; Interactive

Medium(s): Aluminum ; Granite ; Marble

The “Chimes Project,” a major interactive and multi-media art initiative located in Freedom Park, was designed by artist Joe Segal in partnership with Compassionate St. Augustine, the grassroots organization Keep Riberia Pointe Green, and the...

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"Love is the Answer" by Christie Chandler

Artist: Christie Chandler

Date created: 2016

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint

In 2016, local artist Christie Chandler painted her 16x30-foot mural titled "Love is the Answer" on the side of Rochelle's Boutique. Inspired by murals and graffiti abundant in art districts of larger Florida metro areas such as St. Pete and Miami,...

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"Pillar of Freedom" by Jim Benedict | Obelisk 450

Date created: September 4, 2015

Category: Obelisk ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Fiberglass ; Natural Material ; Steel ; Wood

Jim Benedict worked as a public artist for over a decade. A professor of sculpture at Jacksonville University, where an emphasis of Benedict’s and JU’s curriculum is public art production, his approach to public art is community-based. He saw...

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"Point of View" by Dustin Harewood | Obelisk 450

Date created: September 4, 2015

Category: Obelisk

Medium(s): Paint

Harewood’s art practice over the last decade has explored themes of multiculturalism and the consequences of colonialism and industrialization. Harewood draws inspiration from his familial lineage and the 21st-century world of desire for immediacy...

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"Queen Isabella on Horseback" by Anna Hyatt Huntington

Date created: 1961

Category: Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Cast Bronze

In early 1965, Elizabeth Towers, the only female member of the St. Augustine Historical Restoration and Preservation Commission at the time, spearheaded a project to develop the lot on the corner of Hypolita Street and St. George Street. She formed...

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"Signal From Shore: The Timucuan" by Richard Weaver

Artist: Richard Weaver

Date created: 2016

Category: Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

Medium(s): Cast Bronze

Along Marine Street in front of the St. Augustine Art Association, you'll find Richard Weaver's sculpture of a Native American boy. The bronze statue is placed on a pedestal within a sunken sculpture garden. The realistic-looking child stretches out...

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"Untitled" by Donald Martin | Obelisk 450

Artist: Donald Martin

Date created: September 4, 2015

Category: Obelisk

Medium(s): Paint ; Wood

Donald Martin, a professor of art at Flagler College since 1980, is a multi-media artist with completed public art projects located throughout Florida, including at the Bacardi Corporation, Flagler College, and Jacksonville International Airport....

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9/11 Memorial at Bartram Trail Park

Artist: Bob Kirk

Date created: 2012

Category: Memorial / Monument ; Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

Medium(s): Aluminum ; Steel

9/11 was a terrorist attack that sent shockwaves through America and is widely considered the most horrific event in modern America. Bartram Trail High School social studies teacher, Bill Blythe, and Young Republicans president, Mark Minor, were...

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All Nations Totem

Artist: Thomas Glover and Harold Locke

Date created: 2002

Category: Art Garden ; Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

Medium(s): Natural Material

All Nations Totem is the focal piece within the Lakeside Park sculpture garden. Totems are sacred to Native Americans and speak to both the relationship and respect the people have with nature. This totem is a unique interpretation of St....

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American Beach

Artist: Thomas Glover

Date created: 2003

Category: Art Garden ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Natural Material

American Beach (Bird Beach Bath) is a work that embodies Thomas Glover’s oeuvre and is a testament to his artistic legacy. It features luscious whirling movement in both the water and human limbs creating a dialogue between nature and fluid female...

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Andrew Young Crossing

Date created: June 2011

Medium(s): Cast Bronze ; Coquina

June 9, 1964, Civil Rights activist and leader, Andrew Young led a march from Lincolnville to the Plaza de la Constitución where they met violent opposition. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr sent Young to St. Augustine to organize peaceful protests in the...

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Constitution Obelisk

Date created: February 1813

Category: Obelisk

Medium(s): Coquina

The Constitution Obelisk is located in the Plaza de la Constitucion in downtown St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida. Constructed in 1813, the twenty-five-foot obelisk was built from local coquina recycled from other building projects and...

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Crave

Artist: Future Friends Co.

Date created: 2020

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint

Future Friends Co. created the artwork for King Street restaurant Crave. The murals on the exterior and interior reflect the vibrancy of the fresh fruit and vegetables served to their patrons as well as the city of St. Augustine itself. The artists...

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Curtain

Artist: Thomas Glover White

Date created: 2005

Category: Art Garden ; Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

Medium(s): Natural Material

A composition of the artist's favorite subject matter, nature, fish with human features, the female body or maybe mermaids, all entangled in this natural curtain. A curtain of fish cascades playfully along a female figure while swirling abstraction...

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Eco Story – the Doris F. Westervelt Memorial

Artist: Wendy Mandel McDaniel and Jan Tomlinson Master

Date created: 2011

Category: Art Garden ; Memorial / Monument ; Mosaic ; Mural ; Outdoor Sculpture

Medium(s): Ceramic Tile ; Concrete

The Eco Story Mosaic tells the story of the unique ecosystems that envelops the Ponte Vedra area. It was commissioned by Letitia Westervelt Smith for the library in honor of her late mother. Smith’s mother, Doris Westervelt, had a passion for...

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Electric Chair Tattoo's “The Mermaid”

Artist: Danny Lee Hammon and John West

Category: Mural

Medium(s): Paint

Electric Chair Tattoo has an alluring mermaid on the side of their Anastasia shop. Two artists, Danny Lee Hammon and John West, worked collaboratively on their little mermaid. Both Danny and John are also tattoo artists at Electric Chair Tattoo. The...

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Españolas

Artist: Marianne Lerbs

Date created: 2009

Category: Art Garden ; Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

Medium(s): Natural Material

Españolas includes two figures that embody the first European women who lived in Florida. Each one has an hourglass figure that mimics gigantic wine glasses. The tallest figure has curves that suggest she is dancing, while a parasol delicately...

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Flagler College Mosaic at Hanke Hall

Artist: Callie Cheney, Flagler Students, and Delta Fountains

Date created: 2012

Category: Mosaic ; Mural ; Water Feature / Fountain

Medium(s): Ceramic Tile

Flagler College commissioned this 30-ft long fountain and tile mosaic to celebrate the impact of the college on the City of St. Augustine. The mosaic, which depicts the historic Hotel Ponce de Leon and the surrounding city, was a Flagler-driven...

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Flowering

Artist: Alvin Felch

Date created: 2007

Category: Art Garden ; Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

Medium(s): Marble

Alvin Felch is an artist who worked with the environment and sculpted almost exclusively in wood or stone. He lived and worked closely with the Kickapoo tribe in Wisconsin and sought to create monumental sculptures that foster community appreciation...

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Four Hurricanes

Artist: Thomas Glover White

Date created: 2005

Category: Art Garden ; Outdoor Sculpture ; Statue

Medium(s): Marble ; Natural Material

Living in Florida can sometimes be challenging. We have been in the path of powerful hurricanes quite often. When we get direct hits or near misses by hurricanes, it can be quite unnerving. A dog? A wolf? Holding the menace by the tail? Confronting...

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