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There are currently 158 art pieces in the catalog.

Art Title	Artist's Name	Description	Location
8 WPA Murals	Carl Peters	WPA murals in the school auditorium	Charlotte High School, 4115 Lake Avenue
Big Head	Sean Calyer	Welded steel head	Courtyard, Village Gate, 274 North Goodman Street
Wall Relief	Tom Markusen	Wall mounted relief sculpture	Red Cross, 75 College Avenue
Equilateral Six	Duayne Hatchett	Twisted square	In front of the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, State Street
Tojo Memorial Garden		Trickle fountain, garden pond and stone lanterns	Rochester Institute of Technology
Labor Lyceum Sculptures	Unknown	Three carved stone fugures	580 St. Paul Street
In Memory of Lives Lost	Lucien Casartelli	The monument consists of a stepped black granite base supporting two bronze towers topped by a waving American flag	Clinton Square Courtyard, 206 East Broad Street
Nathanial Rochester	Pepsy M. Kettavong	The founder of Rochester, seated on a millstone in a pocket park	The corner of Alexander and South Avenues, in the South Wedge
Clock of Nations	Victor Gruen and Dale Clark	Tall animated musical clock originally at Midtown Plaza	Temporarily located at the Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
Let's Have Tea	Pepsy M. Kettavong	Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass sharing a pot of tea	Susan B. Anthony Square between Madison and King Streets
Goethe	William Ehrich	Stylized head on a base	Highland Park, Reservoir at South Avenue
Rundell library Relief	Ulysses Ricci	Stone bas-relief on 2 separate panels	Rochester Public Library, 115 South Avenue
Howdeee	Bill Stewart	Steel sculpture welcoming travellers	Visitor's Center, Erie Canal
Sailboats	Peter Macon	Steel sculpture along the river walk.	Rochester Ferry Terminal, 4791 Lake Avenue
Mosaic Light Poles	Betsy Weber	Standard city light poles tricked out with mosaic tile work by Betsy Weber and other artists	Along ARTWalk, mostly on University Avenue
Bragdon Windows	Claude Bragdon	Stained glass windows	Universalist Church, 150 Clinton Avenue, South
Vietnam War Memorial	William Yager	Soldier marching into a granite slab, set in a memorial garden	Highland Park
Balance	Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez	Soaring steel sculpture with elements balanced at the top	Flatiron Building, 706 University Avenue
Genesee Passage	Albert Paley	Soaring formed and fabricated steel tower	Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Triad	Nancy Jurs	Site-specific ceramic sculpture	In storage at the Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
Mountain Piece	Hilda Morris	Shrouded figures, dancing	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Pride Symbols	Christine Knoblauch	Several fabricated steel symbols	Corner of Atlantic and Beacon Street
Millennium Bench	Albert Paley	Sculptural bench intended to impress rather than comfort	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Construction105	Jose de Rivera	Rotating twisted oval that does not turn any more	Rochester Institute of Technology
Moribus Strip	Jose De Rivera	Revolving figure 8	Rochester Institute of Technology
Firemen	Joseph P. Flynn	Relief sculptures of stylized firemen flanking the entrance	Rochester Fire Station, 414 Andrews Street
The Five Sisters	Mary Taylor	Realistic flock of geese suspended 40? feet overhead	Winter Garden, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Gentle Woman	Leonard Urso	Raised copper figure	13 Seldon Street, in Grove Place
Untitled (Sculpture)	Francesco Somaini	Projectile, aimed toward the sky	Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue
Twist	Wendell Castle	Pretzel-shaped red plastic sculpture	Between the Sister Cities Pedestrian Bridge and Mortimer Street
Soldiers & Sailors Monument	Leonard W. Volk	President Lincoln on a column above 4 figures	Washington Square Park, Clinton Avenue at Woodbury Boulevard
Frederick Douglass Mural	K. Fitch	Portrait of Frederick Douglass	On a traffic signal control box at the intersection of Main, West and Chili Avenues
Col. Partick Henry O'Rorke	Dexter Benedict	Portrait bust	Visitor's Center, The Center at High Falls
Water Spirits	Mark & Diane Weisbeck	Planned to be a "gateway" marking the entrance to Corn Hill Landing	Exchange Boulevard at Plymouth Avenue
Ivory Soap Sign	John Deats and Christine Muratore	Perhaps the last original Ivory Soap sign	Bittersweet Building, 41 N. Main Street
Fred & Ginger	Arch Miller	Pair of dancing shapes	Main Street at Scio
Tribute to City Government	John & Bill Kastner	Painted mural representing the ideals of local government	Rochester City Hall, 30 Church Street
Playground	Tony Smith	Open steel cube that invites small people to climb on or crawl through.	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
ARTStop	Ed Stringham	One of three ARTWalk bus shelters	In front of Memorial Art Gallery on University Avenue
Untitled (Bench)	Paul Knoblauch	One of Knoblauch's fun art benches	Seldon Street, in Grove Place
1233 North Clinton Avenue Mural	unknown	One of a series of murals on North Clinton Avenue	1233 North Clinton Avenue, opposite Kohlman Street
1041 North Clinton Avenue Mural	unknown	One of a series of murals on North Clinton Avenue	1041 North Clinton Avenue, at Avenue A
759 North Clinton Avenue Mural	unknown	One of a series of murals on North Clinton Avenue	The Brooklyn Market, 759 N. Clinton Ave, at Siebert Street
819 North Clinton Avenue Mural	unknown	One of a series of murals on North Clinton Avenue	The Clinton Grocery, 819 North Clinton Avenue
960 North Clinton Avenue Mural	unknown	One of a series of murals on North Clinton Avenue	960 North Clinton Avenue, at Mead Street
928 North Clinton Avenue Mural	unknown	One of a series of murals on North Clinton Avenue	928 North Clinton Avenue, at Laforce Street
Oracle	Dexter Benedict	One of 7 pieces at Corporate Woods.	Corporate Woods Office Park
Orpheus	Dexter Benedict	One of 7 pieces at Corporate Woods.	Corporate Woods Office Park
Historical Charlotte	John Kastner	Mural representing Charlotte's history	Charlotte Library, 3615 Lake Avenue
Graffiti Mural Project	Tim Piper	Mural above new entrance	Village Gate, 274 North Goodman Street
Joy and Happiness to All Children of the World	Zarub Tsereteli	Multi-part sculpture in landscaped setting	Next to the Drake Memorial Library, New Campus Drive, SUNY-Brockport,
Untitled Ceramic Mural	Kurt Feuerherm, James and Phil Secrest	Multi-panel ceramic mural	Formerly on the balcony, Midtown Plaza, Main Street. (Removed, wiating for a new location)
RCSB Mosaic	Unknown	Mosaic tile	Citizens Bank, 40 Franklin Street
Collecta Cultura	Jill Gussow	Mosaic mural in the student union commons	Wilson Commons, Student Union, U of R, River Campus
9/11 Tribute	Richard Kron	Monument to the firemen lost in the attacks on the Twin Towers in 2001	In front of the Fire Department, Main Street
Cab Calloway Monument		Monument to one of Rochester's own	Otto Henderberg Square, on Sycamore Street, Swillburg Neighborhood
Fox Sisters Monument	Unknown	Monument to birth of spiritualism	Troup Street near Plymouth
Split Cube	Carl Zollo	Mirror finish pair of cubes	Rochester Institute of Technology
Mercury	J. Guernsey Mitchell	Messenger on top of the Aquaduct Building	Aquaduct Street, Between Main and Broad Streets
George Eastman Memorial	Leo Friedlander	Marble pillar with 2 figures	Kodak Park, 1700 Lake Avenue, near Ridge Road
Metamorphosis	Wendell Castle	Lighted wall relief	Winter Garden, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Massaro Sculpture Garden	Vincent Massaro	Landscaped yard with fabricated elements, vines, tree debris, and anonymous donations	The intersection of Canterbury Road and Harvard Street
Two Lines Up Eccentric Twelve Feet	George Rickey	Kinetic sculpture that responds to the slightest breeze	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Three Forms	Roy Gussow	Interlocking triangular forms on a marble base	Xerox Building, 1 Xerox Square
Bus Transfer by the Dixie Wig	Ruth Manning	Handwoven tapestry	Rochester International Airport (Storage), 1200 Brooks Avenue
Mask	Bill Stewart	Glazed terra cotta mask peering down from a wall	Seldon Street, in Grove Place
George Elwanger Tomb	Nicola Cantalamessa-Papotti	George Elwaner's tomb in M.t Hope Cemetery	Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue
U of R Untitled	Arch Miller	Geologic forms protruding from the earth, at the entrance of the studio art building	Joseph Wilson Drive, University of Rochester
Industry, Geography, Astronomy and Navigation	Unknown	Four marble figures surrounded by evergreens	University of Rochester, near Meliora Hall
Seat of Forgetting and Remembering	Adriana Ippel Slutzky	Four columns covered with over 600 impressions of faces and hands	Along the trail above Lower Falls, behind the YMCA
Bette Midler Bench	Paul Knoblauch	Forged steel bench with a wave-like pattern back and teak slat seat	Gibbs Street at University Avenue, in the Grove Place
Woman with Curlers	Albert Leon Wilson	Folded steel sketch of woman with flowing hair	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Prophets	Leonard Urso	Five elegantly slender figures	On the balcony, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Dream	Dexter Benedict	Figure waiting at the door	Corporate Woods Office Park
Thought	Dexter Benedict	Figurative sculpture, waiting outside the entrance	Corporate Woods Office Park
Josephine Baker Bench	Paul Knoblauch	Fanciful bench with teak seat with abstract metal curlicues	Corner of Gibbs and University Avenue
School of Fish	Paul Knoblauch	Fabricated steel fish and a weather vane	Rochester Ferry Terminal, 4791 Lake Avenue
Untitled (Sculpture)	Albert Paley	Fabricated corten steel	The Strong Museum, Woodbury Boulevard
Laura D. Knapp Monument	Stonecarvers Collaborative	Elaborately carved stone marker	Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue
War Memorial Eagle	Carl Paul Jennewein	Eagle breaking chains that are falling away	War Memorial Plaza, near Court Street
Children At Play	Sylvia Reid Davis	Designed by Sylvia Davis, fabricated by Mark McDermott	School of the Arts, Prince Street at University Avenue
Lunar Eclipse	Wendell Castle	Clock on top of a misaligned segmented column	Rochester International Airport (Storage), 1200 Brooks Avenue
Animal Totem	John Dempsey	Chain saw sculpture based on student's pictures of animals	Rochester City School #23, 170 Barrington Street
Emergence (two sculptures)	Nancy Jurs	Ceramic sculpture with vaguely human form	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Lady Rochester	Nancy Jurs	Ceramic sculpture	Linden Oaks Office Park, 400 Linden Oaks
The Council	Bill Stewart	Ceramic animal-like figures in a pool	Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
Birdman	Dexter Benedict	Cast Bronze	Corporate Woods Office Park
Growth of Man	Joe Hendrick	Carved panels with symbols on the facade	Virgil I. Grissom School #7, 31 Bryan Street at Dewey Avenue
Six Cubes	William Sellers	Carefully balanced arrangement of polished cubes	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Engineers Have Fun Too	Nancy Gong	Bus shelter	In front of Gleason Works, 1000 University Avenue
Let Me Be Your Shelter	John & Laurie Grieco	Bus shelter	822 University Avenue
Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 1	Henry Moore	Bronze segments that resemble vertebrae	Rochester Institute of Technology
Edward Mott Moore	Thomas Hudson Jones	Bronze seated figure looking toward the river	Genesee Valley Park
Morrie Silver	Dejan Pejovic	Bronze sculpture of Morrie Silver with his arm around a kid with a bat & glove	North Plymouth Avenue at Morrie Silver Way on Platt Street
Family Tree	Eddie Davis	Bronze narrative sculpture	Lamberton Conservatory, in Highland Park
Civil War Monument	Sallie Farnham	Bronze monument of a soldier and boy	Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue
Children in the Hand of God	Dexter Benedict	Bronze hand holding a boy with a Torah and a girl	Temple Brith Kodesh - Courtyard
Frederick Douglass	Sidney Wells Edwards	Bronze figure	Highland Park, Resevoir at South Avenue
Messenger	Dexter Benedict	Bronze figurative sculpture	Corporate Woods Office Park
Workman Poet	Dexter Benedict	Bronze figurative sculpture	Corporate Woods Office Park

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