Public Art in Littleton

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In 1964, the Littleton City Council established the Littleton Fine Arts Committee to advise the city in developing a fine arts collection, and to assist the city in the selection and purchase of public arts for installation in public buildings, parks, and open spaces. It also arranges periodic art shows, selects art and sculpture for the Littleton Center and reviews all art donations to the city.

The first logical step for the newly-formed committee was to contact the internationally-famous sculptor Edgar Britton, whose studio was located right on Main Street. Mr. Britton’s proposal was accepted, and the Fine Arts Committee had its first piece of artwork for its collection.

The Fine Arts Committee’s collection now numbers 26 public sculptures, plus some smaller pieces that are exhibited periodically inside the Museum. They also have number of photographs, paintings, drawings, textiles and prints.

Fine Arts Committee volunteers have taken on the responsibility for cleaning the extensive collection. Several committee members have been trained in the conservation of the various materials used in the artwork owned by the city, including bronze, terra cotta, metal, and paint.

The Fine Arts Committee will continue to advise city council on the purchase and installation of new pieces, and also takes an active role in the care and maintenance of the art. Committee members want to ensure that the artworks will be around for many generations to come.

		Title	Artist	Location
1.		Solar III	Edgar Britton	Gallup Gardens, 6000 block of S. Gallup Street
2.		Circle of Friends	Karen Crain	Front entrance to Bemis Library, 6014 S. Gallup Street
3.		Sunflowers	Christopher Weed	Front entrance to the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup Street
4.		Stars over Mountains with Pine Trees and People	Bill Weaver	Littleton Museum lobby, 6028 S. Gallup Street
5.		Break Time	Georgene McGonagle	Littleton Museum front garden, 6028 S. Gallup Street
6.		Free Flow	Dennis Sohocki	Entrance to Littleton Museum parking lot, 6028 S. Gallup Street
7.		Skip to My Lou	Don Mitchell	East of playground in Gallup Park, approximately 6165 S. Gallup Street
8.		Town Meeting	Joyce Newman	Above the entrance to the Littleton Center, 2255 W. Berry Avenue
9.		Telescape	Jean & Tom Latka	Right inside the main entrance of the Littleton Center, 2255 W. Berry Avenue
10.		Open Skies	Barbara Baer	Hanging in the lobby area of the Littleton Center outside the council chamber, 2255 W. Berry Avenue
11.		The Touch	Barry Rose	On the wall in the hallway leading to Public Services Department, 2255 W. Berry Avenue
12.		Water Sculpture	William Joseph	In the courtyard of the Littleton Center, 2255 W. Berry Avenue
13.		Sterne Memorial Fountain	Designed by Jacques Benedict	In the center of the War Memorial Rose Garden, 5804 S. Bemis Street
14.		Year of Sundays	Rik Sargent	In the center median at Court Place and Littleton Boulevard, where the boulevard splits off into W. Main Street, and Alamo Avenue merges into Littleton Boulevard
15.		Balance	Gary Monaco	In Littleton Municipal Courthouse stairwell between the first and second floors
16.		Snips and Snails	Thelma Weresh	On the north side of Bega Park, near the intersection of Main Street and Rio Grande
17.		Passages	Michelle Lamb	On the east wall of the Train Depot at the Downtown Littleton Light Rail Station
18.		The Silver Band of Present Time	Robert Tully	On the west side of the pedestrian bridge at the Mineral Avenue Light Rail Station
19.		The Prize Catch	Kurt Jungblut	Just south of the Lee Gulch Trail as it nears the junction with the Mary Carter Greenway
20.		Hangin' Around	Stephen LeBlanc	On the Mary Carter Greenway, just outside the trail entrance to Hudson Gardens
21.		Under a Watchful Eye	Stephen LeBlanc	On the Mary Carter Greenway, just outside the trail entrance to Hudson Gardens
22.		Waiting for the Kiss	Mary Zimmerman	On the Mary Carter Greenway at the point where Little's Creek flows into the South Platte River
23.		Moondance	Kevin Robb	On the Mary Carter Greenway at west end of the bridge over the South Platte River, south of Little's Creek
24.		Again	T. C. Hicks	In Bowles Grove Park, at the northwest corner of Bowles Avenue and Federal Boulevard
25.		Woman Riding Horse	Andrew Trunfio	On the Mary Carter Greenway at Kinghorn Park, just north of the SSPR tennis bubble
26.		Coming Home	Susan Grant Raymond	On the southwest corner of S. Santa Fe and Prince Street