# List of public art in Newark, New Jersey

This is a list of public art in Newark, New Jersey, in the United States. This list applies only to works of public art on permanent display in an outdoor public space and does not include artworks in museums. Public art may include sculptures, statues, monuments, memorials, murals, and mosaics. Many statues were erected in the early 20th century during the City Beautiful Movement and were concentrated in the city's original three commons, or town squares, and the county courthouse.

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| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Type | Material | Dimensions | Designation | Owner / administrator | Wikidata | Notes |
| | An Historical Incident of November, 1764 aka Captive's Choice | Lincoln Park 40°43′35″N 74°10′45″W﻿ / ﻿40.72646°N 74.17921°W﻿ / 40.72646; -74.17921﻿ (An Historical Incident of November, 1764) | 1884 dedicated 1895 | Chauncey Ives | Statue | | | NRHP contributing property | City of Newark | | |
| | Behold | Essex County College 40°44′19″N 74°10′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.7387°N 74.1784°W﻿ / 40.7387; -74.1784﻿ (Behold) | 1990 | Patrick Morelli | Statue | Bronze | | | State of New Jersey | | |
| | Bust of John Fitzgerald Kennedy | Military Park 40°44′17″N 74°10′13″W﻿ / ﻿40.73801°N 74.17041°W﻿ / 40.73801; -74.17041﻿ (Bust of JF Kennedy) | 1965 | Jacques Lipchitz | Bust | | | NRHP contributing property | City of Newark | | |
| | Fairmount Heights Switching Station | Fairmont 40°44′48″N 74°11′34″W﻿ / ﻿40.74667°N 74.19278°W﻿ / 40.74667; -74.19278﻿ (Fairmount Heights Switching Station) | 2018 | Adjaye Associates and 14 others | Murals and colonnade | Various | 30 feet (9.1 m) "art wall' | | Public Service Enterprise Group | |
| More images | First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark | Grounds of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center near NJPAC/Center Street station 40°44′22″N 74°09′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.73941°N 74.16613°W﻿ / 40.73941; -74.16613﻿ (First Landing Party of the Founders of Newark) | 1916 | Gutzon Borglum | Monument | Marble | 9 feet (2.7 m) tall | NRHP | City of Newark | Q65059284 | |
| | Indian and the Puritan | Washington Park 40°44′39″N 74°10′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.744264°N 74.170077°W﻿ / 40.744264; -74.170077﻿ (Indian and the Puritan) | 1916 | Gutzon Borglum | Monument | Marble and bronze lamp standard | | NRHP | City of Newark | Q14705651 | |
| | Ironbound Immigrants Memorial Monument | Peter Francisco Park Ironbound at Penn Station 40°43′59″N 74°09′50″W﻿ / ﻿40.73300°N 74.16401°W﻿ / 40.73300; -74.16401﻿ (Ironbound Immigrants Memorial Monument) | 2018 | Camilo Satiro | Sculpture | Granite | 16 feet (4.9 m) tall 25 feet (7.6 m) long 9 feet (2.7 m) wide weight: 2 tons. | | | | |
| More images | Justice | Government Center 40°43′48″N 74°10′23″W﻿ / ﻿40.72987°N 74.17302°W﻿ / 40.72987; -74.17302﻿ (Justice) | 1991 | Diana K. Moore | Sculpture | Concrete | 11 ft (3.4 m) tall, 8.8 ft (2.7 m) wide, 9 ft (2.7 m) long | | | Q14705682 | |
| More images | Philip Kearny | Military Park 40°44′22″N 74°10′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.73944°N 74.16888°W﻿ / 40.73944; -74.16888﻿ (Philip Kearny) | 1880 | Henry Kirke Brown | Statue | Bronze | | NRHP contributing property | City of Newark | | |
| | Newark Light Rail | various stations | | multiple including Willie Cole, Grigory Gurevich | Murals, sculptures | | | | | | |
| | Newark Murals: {Portraits} | Stone viaduct of the Northeast Corridor facing McCarter Highway 40°43′30″N 74°10′28″W﻿ / ﻿40.72495°N 74.17432°W﻿ / 40.72495; -74.17432﻿ (Portraits) | 2016 | multiple | Mural | | 1.39 miles (2.24 km) long | | | | |
| More images | Planting the Standard of Democracy | Lincoln Park 40°43′37″N 74°10′39″W﻿ / ﻿40.72693°N 74.17758°W﻿ / 40.72693; -74.17758﻿ (Planting the Standard of Democracy) | 1923 | Charles Henry Niehaus | Statue | Bronze | | NRHP contributing property | | | |
| | Prudential Lions | Essex County Courthouse 40°44′15″N 74°10′47″W﻿ / ﻿40.737518°N 74.179637°W﻿ / 40.737518; -74.179637﻿ (Prudential Lions) | 1901 | Karl Bitter | Statue | Limestone | | NRHP (contributing property) | | | Originally created for Prudential Headquarters Home Office |
| More images | Seated Lincoln | Essex County Courthouse 40°44′14″N 74°10′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.73709°N 74.17792°W﻿ / 40.73709; -74.17792﻿ (Seated Lincoln) | 1911 | Gutzon Borglum | Statue | Bronze | | NRHP | | Q7441987 | |
| | Shadow of a Face | Harriet Tubman Square 40°44′36″N 74°10′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.74345°N 74.16989°W﻿ / 40.74345; -74.16989﻿ (A Shadow of a Face) | 2023 | Nina Cooke John | Sculpture | | 25 feet (7.6 m) tall x 40 feet (12 m) wide | | City of Newark | | |
| More images | Statute of Bartolomeo Colleoni | Lincoln Park 40°43′36″N 74°10′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.72661°N 74.18011°W﻿ / 40.72661; -74.18011﻿ (Statute of Bartolomeo Colleoni) | 1916 | J. Massey Rhind after Andrea del Verrocchio | Statue | Bronze | 45 feet (14 m) tall | NRHP contributing property | City of Newark | | Inspired by the Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni |
| | Statue of Christopher Columbus | Washington Park 40°44′36″N 74°10′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.74345°N 74.16989°W﻿ / 40.74345; -74.16989﻿ (Statue of Christopher Columbus) | 1927 removed 2020 | Giuseppe Ciochetti | Statue | Bronze | | NRHP contributing property | City of Newark | | |
| | Statue of George Floyd | Newark City Hall 40°43′54″N 74°10′26″W﻿ / ﻿40.73178°N 74.17401°W﻿ / 40.73178; -74.17401﻿ (Statue of George Floyd) | 2021 | Stanley J. Watts | Statue | Bronze | | | | Q107404474 | |
| | Statue of Hockey Player | Prudential Center 40°44′05″N 74°10′11″W﻿ / ﻿40.73472°N 74.16983°W﻿ / 40.73472; -74.16983﻿ (Iceman) | 2009 | Jon Krawczyk | Statue | Stainless steel | 22-foot (6.7 m) tall | | | | |
| | Statue of Martin Luther King Jr. | Essex County Courthouse 40°44′13″N 74°10′47″W﻿ / ﻿40.73690°N 74.17984°W﻿ / 40.73690; -74.17984﻿ (Statue of MLK, Jr.) | 2015 and 2021 | Jay Warren | Sculpture | Bronze | | | Essex County | | |
| | The Commuters | Penn Station 40°44′5″N 74°9′51″W﻿ / ﻿40.73472°N 74.16417°W﻿ / 40.73472; -74.16417﻿ (The Commuters) | 1984 | Grigory Gurevich | Sculpture | Bronze | | | | | |
| | Truth and Power | Essex County Courthouse 40°44′13″N 74°10′42″W﻿ / ﻿40.73708°N 74.17842°W﻿ / 40.73708; -74.17842﻿ (Truth and Power) | 1906 | Andrew O'Connor | Companion Sculpture | Bronze | | | Essex County | | |
| More images | Equestrian statue of George Washington | Washington Park 40°44′33″N 74°10′11″W﻿ / ﻿40.74262°N 74.16969°W﻿ / 40.74262; -74.16969﻿ (Statue of George Washington) | 1912 | J. Massey Rhind | Sculpture | Bronze | 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m) high, 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) wide, 12 feet 6 inches (3.81 m) long | NRHP contributing property | City of Newark | | |
| More images | Wars of America | Military Park 40°44′20″N 74°10′11″W﻿ / ﻿40.73877°N 74.16977°W﻿ / 40.73877; -74.16977﻿ (Wars of America) | 1926 | Gutzon Borglum | Sculpture | Bronze | | NRHP | City of Newark | Q7970861 | |

## Memorials and tributes

In addition to aforementioned 2009 stainless steel sculpture of a hockey player Jon Krawczyk also created The Salute, a statue of the longtime New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur, installed outside Prudential Center in 2016. A bronze statue, created by sculptor Thomas Jay Warren, was dedicated to the memory of Althea Gibson in Branch Brook Park in March 2012 In June 2012, a life-size bronze statue of Roberto Clemente by sculptor Susan Wagner was also unveiled in the park.
Throughout the city are memorials and tributes to local sons and daughters, local and national civic leaders, and political, religious, and sports figures.
| Subject | Role | Artist/Year | Location |
| Armed Forces Memorial | Dedicated to Jorge Oliveira 10-year veteran of the Essex County Sheriff's Office killed while serving in Afghanistan War | Thomas Jay Warren 2014 | Veterans Memorial Park 40°44′19″N 74°10′57″W﻿ / ﻿40.738653°N 74.182601°W﻿ / 40.738653; -74.182601﻿ (Veterans Memorial) |
| Seth Boyden | Inventor | Karl Gerhardt 1890 | Washington Park 40°44′36″N 74°10′13″W﻿ / ﻿40.74346°N 74.17026°W﻿ / 40.74346; -74.17026﻿ (Seth Boyden) |
| William J. Brennan, Jr. | US Supreme Court Justice | Thomas Jay Warren 2010 | Essex County Government Complex 40°44′15″N 74°10′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.73745°N 74.17949°W﻿ / 40.73745; -74.17949﻿ (William J. Brennan, Jr.) |
| Martin Brodeur aka The Salute | New Jersey Devils ice hockey player | Jon Krawczyk 2016 | Prudential Center 40°43′57″N 74°10′15″W﻿ / ﻿40.73250°N 74.17085°W﻿ / 40.73250; -74.17085﻿ (Martin Brodeur, "The Salute") |
| Brendan Byrne | Governor of New Jersey | Thomas Jay Warren 2013 | Essex County Government Complex |
| Frances Xavier Cabrini aka Mother Cabrini | First U.S. citizen to be canonized a saint by the Catholic Church | 1958 | Mother Cabrini Park in the Ironbound near Newark Penn Station 40°44′01″N 74°09′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.73374°N 74.16325°W﻿ / 40.73374; -74.16325﻿ (Frances Xavier Cabrini) |
| Roberto Clemente | Baseball right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973 | Susan Wagner 2012 | Branch Brook Park 40°45′45″N 74°10′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.762550°N 74.178127°W﻿ / 40.762550; -74.178127﻿ (Roberto Clemente) |
| Monsignor Doane | Rector at St. Patrick's Pro-Cathedral and civic leader | William Clark Noble 1908 | Military Park-Doane Park 40°44′27″N 74°10′08″W﻿ / ﻿40.74083°N 74.16895°W﻿ / 40.74083; -74.16895﻿ (Monsignor Doane) |
| Peter Francisco | Portuguese-born American patriot and soldier in the American Revolutionary War | 1976 | Peter Francisco Park in the Ironbound near Newark Penn Station 40°43′59″N 74°09′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.73319°N 74.16433°W﻿ / 40.73319; -74.16433﻿ (Peter Francisco) |
| Frederick T. Frelinghuysen | US Senator and United States Secretary of State | Karl Gerhardt 1894 | Military Park 40°44′25″N 74°10′09″W﻿ / ﻿40.74015°N 74.16918°W﻿ / 40.74015; -74.16918﻿ (Frederick T. Frelinghuysen) |
| Althea Gibson | Tennis pro and educator | Thomas Jay Warren 2012 | Branch Brook Park 40°46′42″N 74°10′26″W﻿ / ﻿40.77829°N 74.17388°W﻿ / 40.77829; -74.17388﻿ (Althea Gibson) |
| Kenneth A. Gibson | 36th Mayor of Newark | Thomas Jay Warren | Newark City Hall 40°43′55″N 74°10′26″W﻿ / ﻿40.73200°N 74.17388°W﻿ / 40.73200; -74.17388﻿ (Kenneth A. Gibson) |
| Joseph E. Haynes | 20th Mayor of Newark | 1917 | Pequannock Gate, Roseville 40°46′05″N 74°10′55″W﻿ / ﻿40.76800°N 74.18189°W﻿ / 40.76800; -74.18189﻿ (Pequannock Gate) |
| Felix Mendelssohn | composer | Joseph M. Didusch & Son 1903 rededicated 2017 | Branch Brook Park 40°45′22″N 74°10′59″W﻿ / ﻿40.756090°N 74.182985°W﻿ / 40.756090; -74.182985﻿ (Felix Mendelssohn) |
| Franklin Murphy | Governor of New Jersey Founder Murphy Varnish Works | J. Massey Rhind 1925 | Weequahic Park 40°42′32″N 74°11′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.70888°N 74.19953°W﻿ / 40.70888; -74.19953﻿ (Franklin Murphy) |
| Frederick Law Olmsted | "the father of landscape architecture" | Thomas Jay Warren 2018 | Branch Brook Park |
| Rosa Parks | Civil rights activist | Thomas Jay Warren 2014 | Essex County Government Complex |
| Donald M. Payne | US Representative; the first African American Congressperson from New Jersey | Thomas Jay Warren 2011 | Essex County Government Complex |
| Sarah Vaughn Wayne Shorter | Singer and musician | | Newark Light Rail Broad Street Extension stations |