Skip to Main Content

Explore public artSculpture TourDowntown Birmingham

Discover captivating public art with a guided sculpture tour—an inspiring walk through striking installations that blend creativity, culture and urban charm. Learn more about the city's Public Art and City of Birmingham Public Arts Board

1
Dancing Fish
Lakeside Drive & Millrace Street

Artist: James Clover (b.1938)
Painted aluminum, 1993
Donated by the Artist, 2007

2
Upcast
Southfield Road & Maple Road

Artist: Clement Meadmore (b.1929 - 2005)
Bronze, 1987
Donated by Frederick A & Barbara M. Erb, 2007

3
Siberian Ram
West Merrill Street & Bates Street

Artist: Marshall M. Fredericks (b.1908-1998)
Limestone
Donated by Fidelity Bank, 1966

4
Peace Memorial
Martin Street & S Bates Street

Artist: Marshall M. Fredericks (b.1908-1998)
Bronze relief, white Indiana limestone, 1951
Donated by Birmingham Rotary Club, 1952

5
Freedom of the Human Spirit
W Merrill Street & Henrietta Street

Artist: Marshall M. Fredericks (b.1908-1998)
Bronze, 1983
Community Gift in Honor of the 50th Anniversary

6
Wind Rapids
E Merrill Street & Pierce Street

Artist: Russell Thayer (b. 1934)
Aluminum, 2006
Donated by the Artist, 2017

7
Fresh Popcorn

Artist: John and Anne Ritchie
Electrical Box, 2019
Public Arts Board recomendation, 2019

8
Torso
North Old Woodward Avenue & Oakland Avenue

Artist: Herb Babcock (b.1946)
Cast glass, bronze, Michigan stone, 2005
On loan from the Artist, 2008

9
The Counselor
333 North Old Woodward Avenue

Artist: Christopher Yockey (b. 1976)
Painted steel, 2008
City of Birmingham purchase, 2019

10
Eastern Hophornbeam
North Old Woodward Avenue & Harmon Street

Artist: Robert Lobe (b. 1945). Hammered and tempered aluminum, 1993. On loan from the Artist, 2019

11
Untitled
163 Oakland Avenue

Artist: Nathan Diana (b.1974)
Painted steel, 2008
On loan from the Artist, 2008

12
Sound Heart
E Maple Road & Woodward Avenue

Artist: Jay Lefkowitz (b. 1952)
Corten streel, 1989
Donated by Christina and Richard Heidrich in 2015

13
L.O.L.
E Maple Road & Peabody Street

Artist: Kirk Newman, (b. 1926 - 2017)
Bronze, 2013
On loan from the Catalyst Development Co.

14
Windswept
1101 Pierce Street

Artist: Gary Kulak (b. 1953)
Powder coated steel, 2014
On loan from the Artist, 2018

15
X-Ray ManRay
Brown Street & Pierce Street

Artist: Terry Lee Dill (b.1950)
Poly-Glass and Steel, 2005
Donated by Dr. Mark Berman in 2010