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A GUIDE TO
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For further details on the Public Art installations in Downtown Syracuse visit:
www.DowntownSyracuse.com/PublicArt The Everson Museum of Art 401 Harrison Street Syracuse, NY 13202 315.474.6064 www.Everson.org The Onondaga Historical Association 321 Montgomery Street Syracuse, NY 13202 315.428.1864 www.CNYHistory.org The Erie Canal Museum 318 Erie Blvd. East Syracuse, NY 13202 315.471.0593 www.ErieCanalMuseum.org
Cover: Spirit of Light Stainless Steel Sculpture by Marvin L. King on the Niagara Mohawk Building (Page 3)
A GUIDE TO
“Cities gain value through public art cultural, social, and economic value. Public art is a distinguishing part of our public history and our evolving culture. It reflects and reveals our society, adds meaning to our cities, and uniqueness to our communities. Public art humanizes the built environment and invigorates public spaces. It provides an intersection between past, present and future; between disciplines, and between ideas.� Americans for the Arts
ART
IN DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE
Public art often reflects a moment in time, a slice of the past and the emotion of an occasion or circumstance. Peering into the eyes of a figure cast in bronze deepens our perspective. Studying the abstract form opens the mind to endless possibilities. Experiencing the whimsy of art activates our imagination. Our civic spaces are enhanced by public art, and our quality of life is enriched. It highlights our diversity and heritage, and invites interaction with our environment. Downtown Syracuse is rich in public art and thus, more beautiful to those who live, work and play here and more welcoming to those who visit.
Masks of Native American faces surround the Christopher Columbus Monument by Lorenzo V. Baldi, celebrating the people who were already in America when Columbus arrived. (Page 9)
This Downtown Public Art walking tour begins and ends in Clinton Square. Just follow the centerfold map on Pages 14-15. However, your tour can begin at any point along the way. You may need to veer slightly from the outlined route to see all of the numbered art installations. For your safety, please use crosswalks. Page 1
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“creativity takes courage.” Henri Matisse
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1 1 SOLDIERS AND SAILORS MONUMENT Artist: Cyrus Dallin Media: Bronze & Connecticut White Granite Year Erected: 1910 Location: Clinton Square, 100 block W. Genesee St.
3 SPIRIT OF LIGHT Artist: Marvin L. King Medium: Stainless Steel Year Erected: 1932 Location: Niagara Mohawk Building, 300 Erie Blvd. W.
2 JERRY RESCUE MONUMENT Artist: Sharon BuMann Medium: Everdure Bronze with Patina Year Erected: 1990 Location: Clinton Square, 100 block W. Water St.
5 DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE MURAL Artist: Elliot Mattice Year Erected: 2001 Location: 246 W. Willow St.
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4 DINOSAUR BAR-B-QUE MURAL Artist: Jeff Davies Year Erected: 1992 Location: 246 W. Willow St.
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8 MULE & DRIVER Artist: Tom Tischler Medium: Bronze Year Erected: 1987 Location: Erie Blvd. E. & Oswego Blvd.
“art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas
6 RONNIE “THE BEAST” MASTROVINZANO Artist: Elliot Mattice Medium: Painted Fiberglass Year Erected: 2002 Location: Dinosaur Bar-B-Que, 246 W. Willow St. 7 “CLINTON SERENADE” MURAL Artists: Corky Goss & Chip Miller Year Erected: 2010 Location: 100 Clinton Square
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9 “MULE DAYS OF SUMMER” MURAL Artist: Kelly Curry Year Erected: 2014 Location: Erie Canal Museum, 323 E. Water St.
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10 “A MOMENT ON THE ERIE CANAL” MURAL Artist: Corky Goss Year Erected: 1989 Location: Erie Canal Museum, 318 Erie Blvd. E.,
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12 “S.ALT CITY” MURAL Artists: Brett Snyder & Irene Cheng Medium: Painted QR Codes Year Erected: 2012 Location: Back of 300 S. Warren St., Visible from E. Fayette St.
“great art picks up where nature ends.” Marc Chagall
11 TECTONIC SCULPTURE 01 (THE HAND) Artist: Brendan Rose Media: Concrete, Steel, Wood Year Erected: 2008 Location: City Hall Commons Plaza, 200 block E. Washington St.
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13 01001 Artist: Tash Taskale Medium: Galvanized Steel Binary Numbers Year Erected: 2012 Location: Lemp Park, corner of E. Fayette St. & S. Warren St.
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14 LOVERS’ BENCH Artist: Brendan Rose Medium: Concrete Year Erected: 2012 Location: 200 block E. Fayette St.
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16 CRISTOFORO COLOMBO Artist: Lorenzo V. Baldi Media: Bronze, Granite, & Stone Year Erected: 1934 Location: Columbus Circle, 200 block E. Jefferson St. at Montomery St.
“art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.” Pablo Picasso
15 ONONDAGA PUBLIC LIBRARY MURAL Artists: Andy Matlow & The Syracuse Art Squad Year Erected: 1979 Location: 327 Montgomery St., former Library Administration Building
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19 19 “WE ARE THE MIGHTY SALT CITY” MURAL Artist: Cayetano Valenzuela Year Erected: 2016 Location: 420 E. Genesee St.
17 “i dream my painting and i paint my dream.” Vincent Van Gogh
17 COLUMBUS CIRCLE MURAL Artist: Andy Matlow & the Syracuse Art Squad Year Erected: 1980 Restored by: Tom Parker 2004; Kelly Curry 2013 Location: 264 E. Onondaga St.
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18 STORYTIME Artists: Marek Walczak & Wesley Heiss (To be installed in 2017) Media: Glass, Stone & Electronics Location: 400 Block Montgomery St. adjacent to 264 E. Onondaga St.
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20 HAMILTON WHITE MEMORIAL Artist: Gail Sherman Corbett Media: Bronze with Pink Granite Base Year Erected: 1980 Location: Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park, 400 block E. Genesee St.
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21 FIREMAN’S BELL TOWER Foundry: Meneely Bell Company, Troy, NY Media: Steel & Bronze Year Erected: 1979 Location: Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park, 400 block E. Genesee St.
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23 UNTITLED SCULPTURE Artist: Steven Calcagnino Medium: Concrete Year Erected: 1975 Location: 444 E. Genesee St., Visible from S. Townsend St.
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“if i create from the heart, nearly everything works; if from the head, almost nothing.” Marc Chagall
22 COLLINS BLOCK MEMORIAL “FIREMAN’S MEMORIAL” Artist: William Cowie Medium: Granite Year Erected: 1939 Location: Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park, 400 block E. Genesee St.
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24 PHILLIP ECKEL MEMORIAL Artists: Carrick Brothers Media: Westerly Granite & Barre Granite Year Erected: 1900 Moved to current location: 1979 Location: Fayette Firefighters Memorial Park, 400 block E. Genesee St.
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DOWNTOWN SYRACUSE PUBLIC ART MARNELL AV
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Onondaga Creekwalk
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Key Bank
McCarthy Merchants Commons Bldg. E FAYETTE ST
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Pike Block
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Center Armory
MOST
W JEFFERSON ST
S CLINTON ST
Jefferson Clinton Commons
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
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Columbus Circle
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Plymouth Church
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McMahon RyanCenter
Park Central Church
Criminal Courthouse Presidential Plaza
Jefferson Tower
25 Justice Center Madison Tower
Oncenter Civic Center
MADISON ST
Oncenter War Memorial
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Tech Garden
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County Courthouse
AXA Towers
Hotel Syracuse
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Prince of Peace Church
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Fayette Park
MCCARTHY AVE
E JEFFERSON ST Dey's Plaza
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Onondaga Historical Association
Prince of Peace Church
The Galleries US Post Office
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One Park Place
Cathedral
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Barclay Damon Tower
S WARREN ST
Landmark Theatre
Jefferson Clinton Hotel
S SALINA ST
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E FAYETTE ST
YMCA Jefferson Center
CNY Philanthropy Ctr.
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M. Lemp Park
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WALTON ST
State Office Bldg
E WASHINGTON ST
University Building
Salina Place
One Lincoln Center W FAYETTE ST
WALTON ST
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City Hall Commons
S TOWNSEND ST
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250 S. Clinton St.
City Hall
S STATE ST
W FAYETTE ST
White Memorial Bldg
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Inns at Armory Square
State Tower Bldg
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Washington Station
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Hanover Square
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M&T Bank
Erie Canal Museum
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Federal Office Bldg.
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27 PIPE THEMES IN ORANGE #2 Artist: Josefa Filkosky Media: Enameled Aluminum on Steel Base Year Erected: 1976 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
25 PALLADIUM Artist: Mary Lou Lunt Medium: Fiberglass Year Erected: 2002 Location: 507 S. State St.
28 DELPHI Artist: Lila Katzen Media: Corten and Brushed Stainless Steel Year Erected: 1975 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
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“sculpture is the art of the intelligence.” Pablo Picasso
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26 RUMBA Artist: John Isherwood Medium: Steel Year Erected: 1986 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
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29 TWO PIECE RECLINING FIGURE NO. 3 Artist: Henry Moore Medium: Bronze Year Created: 1961 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
31 WISHING TREE Artist: Tash Taskale Medium: Painted Steel Year Erected: 2009 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
30 GROVE OF TREE OF 40 FRUIT Artist: Sam Van Aken Medium: Grafted Live Fruit Trees Year Installed: 2016 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
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“when I say artist, i mean the one who is building things … some with a brush – some with a shovel – some choose a pen.” Jackson Pollock
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32 SHAWANAGA Artist: Robert Murray Medium: Corten Steel Year Erected: 1968 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
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33 DRAWING IN THE SKY #1 Artist: Sacha Kolin Medium: Anodized Aluminum Year Erected: 1973 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
34 FLOORKITE #2 Artist: Jasha Green Medium: Corten Steel Year Installed: 1976 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
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36 GATEWAY Artist: Marja Vallila Media: Wood, Steel & Granite Year Installed: 1975 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
35 FALLEN PYRAMID Artist: Penny Kaplan Medium: Partially Painted Corten Steel Year Erected: 1977 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
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“art is the triumph over chaos.” John Cheever
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37 WISHBONE HOUSE Artist: Colin Greenly Medium: Cast Concrete Year Erected: 1967 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
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38 UNTITLED SCULPTURE Artist: D. Lee DuSell Medium: Cast Bronze Year Installed: 1968 Location: Everson Museum of Art, 401 Harrison St.
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“art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Thomas merton
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39 ONONDAGA COUNTY KOREA-VIETNAM MEMORIAL Artist: Kevin L. Kane Media: Polished Granite & Aluminum Year Erected: 1984 Location: 200 block E. Onondaga St. at the corner of S. Warren St.
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40 ADDIS BUILDING MURAL Artist: Andy Matlow, Syracuse Art Squad Year Erected: 1981 Location: 449 S. Salina St.
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41 41 THREE MASTERS MURAL, CHAGALL, PICASSO, MATISSE Artist: Andy Matlow, Syracuse Art Squad Year Erected: 1981 Restored by Kelly Curry 2013 Location: Railroad Bridge, 500 block S. Clinton St.
“there are always flowers for those who wish to see them.” Henri Matisse
43 BLUE PRINCE Artist: Steve Foster Medium: Painted Fiberglass Year Erected: 2002 Location: Museum of Science & Technology (MOST), 500 S. Franklin St.
42 UNTITLED MURAL Artist: Gigi Brooks Year Erected: 2015 Location: Clinton Street Parking Garage, 401 S. Clinton St.
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44 44 & 45 EUREKA CRAFTS BENCH & WALL Artist: Ginger Dunlap-Dietz Medium: Ceramic Mosaic Year Erected: Wall 1999; Bench 2000 Location: 210 Walton St.
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“art is a harmony parallel with nature.” Paul Cezanne
46 46 WALT, THE LOCK-WEST MONSTER Artist: Brendan Rose Media: Concrete, Steel, Wood Year Erected: 2011 Location: Onondaga Creekwalk near the 300 block of W. Fayette St.
West Side
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48 “LET US CONTINUE” MURAL Artist: Quinton Fletchall Year Erected: 2015 Location: Onondaga Creekwalk between the Nancy Cantor Warehouse & Inns at Armory Square
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47 “YOU’VE MADE IT” MURAL Artist: Jon Bocksel Year Erected: 2016 Location: 321 W. Fayette St.
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49 ONE, TWO, THREE Artist: Sol Lewitt Medium: Painted Aluminum Year Erected: 1979 Location: James M. Hanley Federal Building Plaza, 100 South Clinton St., Visible from West Washington St. & South Franklin St.
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The Downtown Committee
wishes to acknowledge the following sources: The Syracuse Public Art Commission The Everson Museum of Art The Onondaga Historical Association The Erie Canal Musuem Syracuse Connective Corridor SyracuseThenandNow.org Artist Quinton Fletchall Artist Brendan Rose Artist Elliot Mattice Artist Chip Miller Sky Armory
Detail of the “Clinton Serenade” Mural by Corky Goss & Chip Miller at 100 Clinton Square (Page 4)
“as music is the poetry of sound, painting is the poetry of sight.” James McNeil Whistler
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