Public art in Dallas
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The city of Dallas, Texas has a public art collection of over 300 individual pieces of art.[1] Dallas Love Field Airport has almost 20 pieces of art,[1] and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport has over 30 more.[2] Well known sculptures on public display include Dallas Piece by Henry Moore and Floating Sculpture by Marta Pan. Dallas has at least one Confederate memorial on public display, the Confederate War Memorial, and a memorial to freed slaves, Freedman's Memorial by David Newton, installed in 1999.[3] Dallas Area Rapid Transit has run the DART Station Art & Design Program since 1988,[4] and as of 2007, had about 40 installations at transit stations and Cityplace, Dallas's subway station.[5]
References
- ^ a b THE DALLAS PUBLIC ART COLLECTION, City of Dallas Office of Cultural Affairs, retrieved 2018-03-24
- ^ Art Program (official website), Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, retrieved 2018-03-24
- ^ Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial, Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 2016
- ^ DART public art (video), Dallas Area Rapid Transit
- ^ DART Gallery: A Collection of Public Art (PDF), Dallas Area Rapid Transit, 2007
Further reading
- Sealy, Judith (1997). Touring Dallas: Downtown Public Art and Architecture. Tours Ink. ISBN 978-0-9658931-3-8.
- Dembling, Sophia (June 1997), "A Closer Look Outdoor Sculpture", D Magazine
External links
- Outdoor sculpture walk for Dallas visitors (Dallas Fort Worth Area Tourism Council VisitDFW)