Public Art
Since 1984, developers working with the San Jose Redevelopment Agency have set aside up to 1 percent of construction costs for public art since 1984. Here are some of the projects commissioned:
Photos courtesy of the City of San Jose Office of Cultural affairs unless otherwise noted.
"Big Flowers" by Jean Whitesavage and Nick Lyle, 2004 Adobe Systems
"San Jose Semaphore" by Ben Rubin, 2006 (photo credit Ben Rubin) Adobe Systems
and "Horizon" by Albert Paley, 1998 (not pictured) Adobe Systems
"Dance Synthesis" by Brian Holt, 1988 Center for the Performing Arts
"Veteran’s Memorial" by Manhatten Projects, 1997 Center for the Performing Arts
"Peach Boy" Unknown, 1993 and "California Bear" Beniamino Bufano, 1975 (not pictured) both at Center for the Performing Arts
"Civic Stage Set" by David Bottini, n.d. Park Ave. between Almaden Blvd. and Market St.
"Commemoration of the founding of Pueblo San José de Guadalupe" by East Los Streetscapers, 1997 Parque de los Pobladores Market at First Street. median
"Convergence" by Jun Kuneko, 2004 Paseo de San Antonio
"Coyotes" by Peter Schiffrin, 1989 Guadalupe River Bridge on Park Avenue
"Eagle" by Todd Andrews, 1993 (not pictured) Guadalupe River Bridge on Park Avenue
"ECHO" by Cork Marcheschi, 2003 Fourth Street Garage
"Figure Holding the Sun" by Italo Scanga, 1988 San Jose Museum of Art
"Five Skaters" by Mike Mandel and Larry Sultan, 1998
HP Pavilion
"Japanese-American Internment Memorial" by Ruth Asawa, 1994 (photo credit Andrew Wood) Federal Building
"Man of Fire" by Kim Yasuda, 1998 Paseo de San Antonio
"Oionos" by Doub Hollis, 1998 San Jose Repertory Theatre
"Parade of Animals" by Michael Boris, 1991 (not pictured) Children’s Discovery Museum
"Parade of Floats" by Andrew Leicester, 2006
Fifth Street north and south of City Hall
"Plumed Serpent" by Robert Graham, 1994
Plaza de Cesar Chavez
"Remembering Agriculture" by Tony May, 1998 (not pictured) West Santa Clara west of Highway 87
"St.Fibonacci Cycles" by Bill Gould, 2006 (not pictured) Second Street and Paseo, between Santa Clara and San Fernando Sts.
"Thomas Fallon" by Robert Glen, 1989 Pellier Park
"Waterscape" by Anna Valentina Murch and Doug Hollis, 2005
City Hall Civic Plaza
"The Weaver’s Gift" by Alan Counihan, 2001 (not pictured) North of W. Santa Clara St.
"Wildlife of Guadalupe River" by Nobi Nagasawa, 2001 McEnery Park
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