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There are currently 158 art pieces in the catalog.

Art Title	Artist's Name	Description	Location
Zeus	Dexter Benedict	Bronze figurative sculpture	Corporate Woods Office Park
Zakor (Remember)	David Klass	Broken menorah & barbed wire	Courtyard, Jewish Community Center, 1200 Edgewood Avenue
Workman Poet	Dexter Benedict	Bronze figurative sculpture	Corporate Woods Office Park
Woman with Curlers	Albert Leon Wilson	Folded steel sketch of woman with flowing hair	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Wings of Progress	Ralph T. Walker	Art deco wings at the peak of the building	Times Square Building, Broad and Exchange Streets
Welcome to Brockport	Helen Smagorinsky	A former commercial billboard transformed into a public art project	Main Street South. at the RR overpass
Webster Street Garden	David Merkel	A triangular urban oasis with paths, benches, flowers and landscaping, transformed from a littered empty lot in a transitional neighborhood	The corner of Webster and Goodman Streets
Weary Pilgrim	Nicola Cantalamessa-Papotti	Aaron Erickson's tomb by Nicola Cantalamessa-Papotti	Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue
Water Spirits	Mark & Diane Weisbeck	Planned to be a "gateway" marking the entrance to Corn Hill Landing	Exchange Boulevard at Plymouth Avenue
War Memorial Eagle	Carl Paul Jennewein	Eagle breaking chains that are falling away	War Memorial Plaza, near Court Street
Wallana	Deborah Butterfield	A larger than life horse that looks like it's made of twisted branches	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Wall Relief	Tom Markusen	Wall mounted relief sculpture	Red Cross, 75 College Avenue
Vietnam War Memorial	William Yager	Soldier marching into a granite slab, set in a memorial garden	Highland Park
Vertical Ventaglio	Beverly Pepper	Animated falling squares suggesting motion or a sequence	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
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)
Untitled (Sculpture)	Albert Paley	Fabricated corten steel	The Strong Museum, Woodbury Boulevard
Untitled (Sculpture)	Francesco Somaini	Projectile, aimed toward the sky	Strasenburgh Planetarium, 657 East Avenue
Untitled (Bench)	Paul Knoblauch	One of Knoblauch's fun art benches	Seldon Street, in Grove Place
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
Two Lines Up Eccentric Twelve Feet	George Rickey	Kinetic sculpture that responds to the slightest breeze	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Twist	Wendell Castle	Pretzel-shaped red plastic sculpture	Between the Sister Cities Pedestrian Bridge and Mortimer Street
Trust and Security	Jesse Corbin	Bas-relief sculpture	Times Square Building, 45 Exchange Boulevard
Tribute to Man	Kerro Bruegging	A walkway and observation tower suspended over a sunken fountain area with a concert stage	Howard Hanson Plaza in Manhattan Square Park Chestnut Street at Court Street
Tribute to City Government	John & Bill Kastner	Painted mural representing the ideals of local government	Rochester City Hall, 30 Church Street
Triad	Nancy Jurs	Site-specific ceramic sculpture	In storage at the Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
Totem Pole	Walter Harris & Art Sterrit	A traditional Indian totem pole, carved on site	Present location is unknown
Tojo Memorial Garden		Trickle fountain, garden pond and stone lanterns	Rochester Institute of Technology
Tiffany Windows	Tiffany Studio	A series of Tiffany windows	Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street
Threshold of the Dawn	David Stephanus	A grove of twisted tree-like shapes	100 North Chestnut Street
Threshold	Albert Paley	An abstract steel sculpture that looks like a giant erector set fantasy	At Klein Steel Corporation , 105 Vanguard Parkway
Three Piece Reclining Figure No. 1	Henry Moore	Bronze segments that resemble vertebrae	Rochester Institute of Technology
Three Forms	Roy Gussow	Interlocking triangular forms on a marble base	Xerox Building, 1 Xerox Square
Thought	Dexter Benedict	Figurative sculpture, waiting outside the entrance	Corporate Woods Office Park
The Monument	Peter McGrain	A huge dichroic glass window that dominates the center of the observation area	Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
The Five Sisters	Mary Taylor	Realistic flock of geese suspended 40? feet overhead	Winter Garden, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
The Elders	Bill Stewart	A pair of ceramic sculptures	Seldon Street, in Grove Place
The Council	Bill Stewart	Ceramic animal-like figures in a pool	Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
Sundial	Alistair Bevikngton	A modern sundial, designed by an architect	In the Residence Quad, Rochester Institute of Technology
Split Cube	Carl Zollo	Mirror finish pair of cubes	Rochester Institute of Technology
Sound/Play Sculptures	Bill & Mary Buchen	A playground featuring big ears, eyes, a gong, slapped pipes, twist, wind reeds and parabolic benches	Manhattan Square Park, Chestnut Street at Woodbury Boulevard
Soldiers & Sailors Monument	Leonard W. Volk	President Lincoln on a column above 4 figures	Washington Square Park, Clinton Avenue at Woodbury Boulevard
Skystone 6	Glenn Zweygardt	A polished stone elevated to emphasize its importance	In front of the SUNY Brockport Fine Art Building on Holly Street, Brockport
Six Cubes	William Sellers	Carefully balanced arrangement of polished cubes	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Seventh Spirit	Dexter Benedict	A small bronze angel	Unknown, stolen from 164 Gibbs Street, in Grove Place
Sentinel	Albert Paley	A towering display of Paley's superb skill	Administration Circle, Rochester Institute of Technology
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
School of Fish	Paul Knoblauch	Fabricated steel fish and a weather vane	Rochester Ferry Terminal, 4791 Lake Avenue
Schiller Monument	Carl August Heber	A glowering bronze bust	Schiller Park - Andrews Street at Franklin Street
Sailboats	Peter Macon	Steel sculpture along the river walk.	Rochester Ferry Terminal, 4791 Lake Avenue
Rundell library Relief	Ulysses Ricci	Stone bas-relief on 2 separate panels	Rochester Public Library, 115 South Avenue
Rochester Project	Richard Fleischner	6 part site-specific Installation in a riverside park	Charles Carroll Plaza, Andrews Street at the Genesee River
Rochester Landmarks	Richard Margolis	Big B&W photographs of Rochester landmarks	Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
RCSB Mosaic	Unknown	Mosaic tile	Citizens Bank, 40 Franklin Street
Prophets	Leonard Urso	Five elegantly slender figures	On the balcony, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Prometheus	Zarub Tsereteli	A heroic - though tilting - figure reaching for a starburst	In front of the SUNY Brockport Administration Building, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport, NY
Pride Symbols	Christine Knoblauch	Several fabricated steel symbols	Corner of Atlantic and Beacon Street
Present Passage	Larry Kirkland	An armillary suspended above a map of the world etched into the floor	Lobby, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Poet's Garden		Benches inscribed with poetry along a wooded path	Highland Park, opposite the Lamberton Conservatory
Playground Bench	Paul Knoblauch	A whimsical bench by an artist who works in The Neighborhood of the Arts	Meriman Street at University Avenue, in the Neighborhood of the Arts
Playground	Tony Smith	Open steel cube that invites small people to climb on or crawl through.	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Planter and Bench	Paul Knoblauch	A fanciful bench and planter	80 Cascade Drive
Pharaoh	Leonard Urso	A tall, elegant, slightly ominous figure standing among the trees	Eastman Place, Gibbs at Main Street
Penguins	Blanca Will	3 Bronze penguins	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Passenger Pigeon	Todd McGrain	Bronze bird near the ARTWalk Bus Shelter	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Orpheus	Dexter Benedict	One of 7 pieces at Corporate Woods.	Corporate Woods Office Park
Oracle	Dexter Benedict	One of 7 pieces at Corporate Woods.	Corporate Woods Office Park
Omega ii	Beverly Pepper	Basic geometric forms that change their relationship as you view them from different angles	Canal View Office Park, Canal View Boulevard
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
Mountain Piece	Hilda Morris	Shrouded figures, dancing	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University 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
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
Moribus Strip	Jose De Rivera	Revolving figure 8	Rochester Institute of Technology
Monroe Gateway	Guy Chiazza	A "Gateway" sculpture that includes objects found in the neighborhood by by children	The corner of Monroe Avenue and Laburnam Crescent
Millennium Bench	Albert Paley	Sculptural bench intended to impress rather than comfort	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Metamorphosis	Wendell Castle	Lighted wall relief	Winter Garden, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Messenger	Dexter Benedict	Bronze figurative sculpture	Corporate Woods Office Park
Mercury	J. Guernsey Mitchell	Messenger on top of the Aquaduct Building	Aquaduct Street, Between Main and Broad Streets
Merchants Road Mural	Rick Muto	An active neighborhood scene painted on the side of a building	The intersection of Merchants and Culver Roads
Massaro Sculpture Garden	Vincent Massaro	Landscaped yard with fabricated elements, vines, tree debris, and anonymous donations	The intersection of Canterbury Road and Harvard Street
Mask	Bill Stewart	Glazed terra cotta mask peering down from a wall	Seldon Street, in Grove Place
Maplewood Arch	Dejan Pejovic	3 steel arches joined at the peak, connected by cables	Lake Avenue at Ridge Road
Main Street Bridge Railings	Albert Paley	10 elaborate railing segments	Main Street Bridge across the Genesee River, Downtown
Lunar Eclipse	Wendell Castle	Clock on top of a misaligned segmented column	Rochester International Airport (Storage), 1200 Brooks Avenue
Liberty Pole	James Johnson	A modern interpretation of a traditional liberty pole	Liberty Pole Plaza, at the corner of Main and Franklin Streets
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
Let Me Be Your Shelter	John & Laurie Grieco	Bus shelter	822 University Avenue
Les Racines et les Raisons	Jennifer Hecker	A steel sculpture representing a bed incorporating images depicting Brockport's history.	Remembrance Park, at Park and High Streets
Legal Wall Graffiti		An impressive display of very creative and energetic graffiti applied to backs of buildings	Behind 200 Anderson Avenue, in the Neighborhood of the Arts
Laura D. Knapp Monument	Stonecarvers Collaborative	Elaborately carved stone marker	Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue
Lady Rochester	Nancy Jurs	Ceramic sculpture	Linden Oaks Office Park, 400 Linden Oaks
Labor Lyceum Sculptures	Unknown	Three carved stone fugures	580 St. Paul 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,
Josephine Baker Bench	Paul Knoblauch	Fanciful bench with teak seat with abstract metal curlicues	Corner of Gibbs and University Avenue
Ivory Soap Sign	John Deats and Christine Muratore	Perhaps the last original Ivory Soap sign	Bittersweet Building, 41 N. Main Street
Industry, Geography, Astronomy and Navigation	Unknown	Four marble figures surrounded by evergreens	University of Rochester, near Meliora Hall
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
Howdeee	Bill Stewart	Steel sculpture welcoming travellers	Visitor's Center, Erie Canal
Historical Charlotte	John Kastner	Mural representing Charlotte's history	Charlotte Library, 3615 Lake Avenue
Henry Lomb Memorial	Walter H. Cassebeer	An art deco obelisk	Upper Falls Blvd. at St. Paul Street
Growth of Man	Joe Hendrick	Carved panels with symbols on the facade	Virgil I. Grissom School #7, 31 Bryan Street at Dewey Avenue

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