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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
Cathy Feinen Student Sculpture Garden	Students	Animal fantasies cast in bronze	Rochester City School #23, 170 Barrington Street
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
Genesee Passage	Albert Paley	Soaring formed and fabricated steel tower	Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Growth of Man	Joe Hendrick	Carved panels with symbols on the facade	Virgil I. Grissom School #7, 31 Bryan Street at Dewey Avenue
Labor Lyceum Sculptures	Unknown	Three carved stone fugures	580 St. Paul Street
Massaro Sculpture Garden	Vincent Massaro	Landscaped yard with fabricated elements, vines, tree debris, and anonymous donations	The intersection of Canterbury Road and Harvard Street
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
Soldiers & Sailors Monument	Leonard W. Volk	President Lincoln on a column above 4 figures	Washington Square Park, Clinton Avenue at Woodbury Boulevard
Tiffany Windows	Tiffany Studio	A series of Tiffany windows	Downtown United Presbyterian Church, 121 North Fitzhugh Street
Schiller Monument	Carl August Heber	A glowering bronze bust	Schiller Park - Andrews Street at Franklin Street
School of Fish	Paul Knoblauch	Fabricated steel fish and a weather vane	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
RCSB Mosaic	Unknown	Mosaic tile	Citizens Bank, 40 Franklin Street
Fireman's Monument	H.S. Hebard	A uniformed figure atop a pedestal overlooking the fireman's section	Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue
The Five Sisters	Mary Taylor	Realistic flock of geese suspended 40? feet overhead	Winter Garden, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Fred & Ginger	Arch Miller	Pair of dancing shapes	Main Street at Scio
Poet's Garden		Benches inscribed with poetry along a wooded path	Highland Park, opposite the Lamberton Conservatory
Animal Totem	John Dempsey	Chain saw sculpture based on student's pictures of animals	Rochester City School #23, 170 Barrington 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
Historical Charlotte	John Kastner	Mural representing Charlotte's history	Charlotte Library, 3615 Lake Avenue
Industry, Geography, Astronomy and Navigation	Unknown	Four marble figures surrounded by evergreens	University of Rochester, near Meliora Hall
Maplewood Arch	Dejan Pejovic	3 steel arches joined at the peak, connected by cables	Lake Avenue at Ridge Road
Cat and Bird	Vincent Massaro	A bird and cat modeled after student sculptures.	Rochester City School #23, 170 Barrington Street
Big Picture Rochester	Kenichiro Sato	A giant photo-mural	Former Sibley's Department Store Windows, Main Street, and other locations dowtown Rochester
Passenger Pigeon	Todd McGrain	Bronze bird near the ARTWalk Bus Shelter	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Pharaoh	Leonard Urso	A tall, elegant, slightly ominous figure standing among the trees	Eastman Place, Gibbs at Main Street
Trust and Security	Jesse Corbin	Bas-relief sculpture	Times Square Building, 45 Exchange Boulevard
Two Lines Up Eccentric Twelve Feet	George Rickey	Kinetic sculpture that responds to the slightest breeze	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)
Mountain Piece	Hilda Morris	Shrouded figures, dancing	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 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
Gannett Building Relief	Unknown	Bas-relief panel with classical figures	Gannett Building at the corner of Broad and Exchange Streets
Fox Sisters Monument	Unknown	Monument to birth of spiritualism	Troup Street near Plymouth
Ferry Terminal Paintings	Nicholas Agnello	3 paintings representing historic scenes	Rochester Ferry Terminal, 4791 Lake Avenue
Dream	Dexter Benedict	Figure waiting at the door	Corporate Woods Office Park
1233 North Clinton Avenue Mural	unknown	One of a series of murals on North Clinton Avenue	1233 North Clinton Avenue, opposite Kohlman Street
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
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
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,
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
The Council	Bill Stewart	Ceramic animal-like figures in a pool	Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
Mercury	J. Guernsey Mitchell	Messenger on top of the Aquaduct Building	Aquaduct Street, Between Main and Broad Streets
Metamorphosis	Wendell Castle	Lighted wall relief	Winter Garden, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Construction105	Jose de Rivera	Rotating twisted oval that does not turn any more	Rochester Institute of Technology
Collecta Cultura	Jill Gussow	Mosaic mural in the student union commons	Wilson Commons, Student Union, U of R, River Campus
Children At Play	Sylvia Reid Davis	Designed by Sylvia Davis, fabricated by Mark McDermott	School of the Arts, Prince Street at University Avenue
Birdman	Dexter Benedict	Cast Bronze	Corporate Woods Office Park
ARTWalk Cat	Vincent Massaro	A concrete cat on a base, with a time capsule sealed inside	Corner of Merriman and University Avenue
Another Little Adventure	Nancy Gong	2 leaded glass windows	Rochester Ferry Terminal, 4791 Lake 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
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
Sentinel	Albert Paley	A towering display of Paley's superb skill	Administration Circle, Rochester Institute of Technology
The Monument	Peter McGrain	A huge dichroic glass window that dominates the center of the observation area	Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
Threshold	Albert Paley	An abstract steel sculpture that looks like a giant erector set fantasy	At Klein Steel Corporation , 105 Vanguard Parkway
Totem Pole	Walter Harris & Art Sterrit	A traditional Indian totem pole, carved on site	Present location is unknown
Triad	Nancy Jurs	Site-specific ceramic sculpture	In storage at the Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
Tribute to City Government	John & Bill Kastner	Painted mural representing the ideals of local government	Rochester City Hall, 30 Church Street
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
Water Spirits	Mark & Diane Weisbeck	Planned to be a "gateway" marking the entrance to Corn Hill Landing	Exchange Boulevard at Plymouth Avenue
Zeus	Dexter Benedict	Bronze figurative sculpture	Corporate Woods Office Park
Frederick Douglass	Sidney Wells Edwards	Bronze figure	Highland Park, Resevoir at South Avenue
Frederick Douglass Mural	K. Fitch	Portrait of Frederick Douglass	On a traffic signal control box at the intersection of Main, West and Chili Avenues
Sailboats	Peter Macon	Steel sculpture along the river walk.	Rochester Ferry Terminal, 4791 Lake Avenue
Rochester Landmarks	Richard Margolis	Big B&W photographs of Rochester landmarks	Rochester International Airport, 1200 Brooks Avenue
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
Present Passage	Larry Kirkland	An armillary suspended above a map of the world etched into the floor	Lobby, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
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
Firemen	Joseph P. Flynn	Relief sculptures of stylized firemen flanking the entrance	Rochester Fire Station, 414 Andrews Street
Engineers Have Fun Too	Nancy Gong	Bus shelter	In front of Gleason Works, 1000 University Avenue
Equilateral Six	Duayne Hatchett	Twisted square	In front of the Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building, State Street
Every Wall Falls Eventually	Unknown	A segment of the Berlin Wall, covered with graffiti	Winter Garden, Bausch & Lomb, One Bausch & Lomb Place
Pride Symbols	Christine Knoblauch	Several fabricated steel symbols	Corner of Atlantic and Beacon Street
Edward Mott Moore	Thomas Hudson Jones	Bronze seated figure looking toward the river	Genesee Valley Park
Emergence (two sculptures)	Nancy Jurs	Ceramic sculpture with vaguely human form	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
Dragonslayer	Jim Gary	A dinosaur skeleton sculpture	Canal View Office Park, Canal View Boulevard
Balance	Juan Carlos Caballero-Perez	Soaring steel sculpture with elements balanced at the top	Flatiron Building, 706 University Avenue
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
Airborne Stabile	Susan Ferrari Rowley	A kite-like hanging fabric sculpture	Rochester International Airport
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
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
ADZ/Pick	Brad Spencer	A stone a pick suspended in a frame structure	Canal View Office Park, Canal View Boulevard
1041 North Clinton Avenue Mural	unknown	One of a series of murals on North Clinton Avenue	1041 North Clinton Avenue, at Avenue A
Planter and Bench	Paul Knoblauch	A fanciful bench and planter	80 Cascade Drive
Playground	Tony Smith	Open steel cube that invites small people to climb on or crawl through.	Memorial Art Gallery, 500 University Avenue
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
Gentle Woman	Leonard Urso	Raised copper figure	13 Seldon Street, in Grove Place
George Eastman Memorial	Leo Friedlander	Marble pillar with 2 figures	Kodak Park, 1700 Lake Avenue, near Ridge Road
George Elwanger Tomb	Nicola Cantalamessa-Papotti	George Elwaner's tomb in M.t Hope Cemetery	Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue
Goethe	William Ehrich	Stylized head on a base	Highland Park, Reservoir at South Avenue
Graffiti Mural Project	Tim Piper	Mural above new entrance	Village Gate, 274 North Goodman Street
Henry Lomb Memorial	Walter H. Cassebeer	An art deco obelisk	Upper Falls Blvd. at St. Paul Street
Howdeee	Bill Stewart	Steel sculpture welcoming travellers	Visitor's Center, Erie Canal
Ivory Soap Sign	John Deats and Christine Muratore	Perhaps the last original Ivory Soap sign	Bittersweet Building, 41 N. Main Street
Josephine Baker Bench	Paul Knoblauch	Fanciful bench with teak seat with abstract metal curlicues	Corner of Gibbs and University Avenue
Laura D. Knapp Monument	Stonecarvers Collaborative	Elaborately carved stone marker	Mt. Hope Cemetery, 1133 Mount Hope Avenue

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