List of public art in Newport, Wales
This is a list of public art in Newport, South Wales.
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Material | Designation | Wikidata | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 More images | Sir Charles Morgan, 2nd Baronet | Bridge Street | 1848 | John Evan Thomas | — | Seated statue on pedestal | Bronze & stone | Grade II | Q29483019 | [1][2] |
 | War memorial | Clarence Place | 1923 | Cyril Bates & Colin Jones | — | Cenotaph | Limestone | Grade II | Q29503127 | [3][4] |
 More images | Archform | Newport railway station | 1980 | — | Sculpture | Steel | — | |||
 More images | Stand and Stare, a tribute to W.H. Davies | Commercial Street, Newport | 1990 | Paul Bothwell Kincaid | — | Sculpture | Bronze | — | [1] | |
 More images | The Steel Wave | Riverside at Town Reach | 1991 | Pete Fink | — | Sculpture | Steel | — | [1] | |
 More images | Unity, Prudence, Energy - the Chartist Commemoration Sculpture | Commercial Road | Unveiled 1990 | Christopher Kelly | — | Four-part sculpture group | Bronze | — | [5] | |
 | Merchant Navy Memorial | Gilligan's Island | 1990–91 | Sebastien Boyesen | — | Statue on column | Bronze, stone, cast stone | — | [1][6] | |
 More images | The Vision of Saint Gwynllyw | 1993–1996 | Sebastien Boyesen | — | Statue | Bronze | — | [1][6] | ||
 | This Little Piggy Went to Market | Upper Dock Street | 1994 | Sebastien Boyesen | — | Statue | Bronze | — | [7] | |
| Mural for the Library, Art Gallery and Museum | Newport Museum and Art Gallery, John Frost Square | 1995 | Sebastien Boyesen | — | Mural | Aluminium tiles | — | [6] | ||
| VEVJ Memorial | Commercial Street | 1995 | Sebastien Boyesen | — | Mural | Granite, etched and cast bronze | — | [6] | ||
 More images | David "Bomber" Pearce Boxing Memorial | Riverside at Kutaisi Walk | 2018 | Laury Dizengremel | — | Statue | Bronze | [8] |
Public art formerly in Newport
| Image | Title / subject | Location and coordinates | Date | Artist / designer | Architect / other | Type | Material | Designation | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Chartist Mural | 51°35′13″N 2°59′39″W / 51.58689°N 2.99419°W / 51.58689; -2.99419 | 1978 (1978) | Kenneth Budd | — | Mural | — | Controversially destroyed in 2013[9][10] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Arts and culture". Newport City Council. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Pedestal & Statue of Sir Charles Morgan". Cadw. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ Derek Boorman (1988). At the Going Down of the Sun: British First World War Memorials. William Sessions Limited. ISBN 1 85072 041 X.
- ^ "War memorial". Cadw. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Unity, Prudence, Energy". Art UK. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Boyesen 1998, p. 32.
- ^ Boyesen 1998, p. 8.
- ^ "David "Bomber" Pearce Boxing Memorial". Art UK. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
- ^ "Newport mural demolition", ITV News, 5 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ Sion Morgan, Elena Cresci, "Hundreds protest in Newport over destruction of Chartist mural", Wales Online, 5 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013
Bibliography
- Boyesen, Sebastien (1998), The Vision of Saint Gwynllyw and Other Stories, Llandysul: Gomer
External links
Media related to Sculptures in Newport, Wales at Wikimedia Commons
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