List_of_public_art_in_Oxfordshire

List of public art in Oxfordshire

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This is a list of public art in Oxfordshire, in England. This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.

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Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Material	Dimensions	Owner / administrator	Notes
'The Oxford Ox'	Park End Street. OX1 1HS 51.753512°N 1.269079°W / 51.753512; -1.269079	2001	Olivia Musgrave	Bronze	>3m tall.	unknown	Commissioned to celebrate the opening of the Saïd Business School.
'Inspire'	Oxford Castle. OX1 1AY 51.751442°N 1.262796°W / 51.751442; -1.262796	2006	Alan Wilson	Bronze and stainless steel	4m tall.	unknown	Commissioned by the Trevor Osborne Partnership, this sculpture references ancient obelisks and their relationship with the arc of the sun. The overall shape reflects the huge ancient window on one side of the square while the mix of bronze and stainless steel pays homage to the ancient and modern buildings that make up the space.
'View through the Window'.	Elizabeth Jennings Way. OX2 7BW 51.773577°N 1.269548°W / 51.773577; -1.269548	2007	Tim Shutter	Bath stone, Stoke Ground base bed	244 x 357 x 155 cm	Berkeley Homes, Oxford and Chiltern Ltd.	The form of the bay window doubles as a temple-like folly. The mullions represent car parts in reference to the Morris Oxford factory that used to be on this site.
'Another Time XI', known locally as 'The Iron Man'	on the roof of Blackwell’s Art and Poster shop at the corner of Broad Street and Turl Street, Oxford. 51.754195°N 1.256496°W / 51.754195; -1.256496	2009	Anthony Gormley	Iron	2.1m tall	Exeter College, Oxford	The statue was placed on the roof of Blackwell’s Art and Poster shop at 9.30am on Sunday 15 February 2009. It weighs half a tonne, and is part of Gormley's "Another Time II" series of figures. An anonymous benefactor provided the funds for Exeter College to secure the sculpture.^[1]
'Knowledge and Understanding', known locally as 'Books'.	Bonn Square, Oxford. OX1 1LQ 51.751728°N 1.260055°W / 51.751728; -1.260055	2009	Diana Bell	Bronze	1m tall	Oxford City Council	A gift to Oxford in 2009 to commemorate 60 years of twinning with the German city, 'Books' is inscribed with the words Knowledge, Understanding, Friendship and Trust (Wissen, Verständigung, Freundschaft, Vertrauen). The book theme continues on selected benches in the square.^[2]
'The Space of Reading'	Weston Library, Broad Street, OX1 3BG 51.75485°N 1.25493°W / 51.75485; -1.25493	2019	Tania Kovats			Bodleian Libraries	sculpture created from casts of 21 books^[3]

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List of public art in Oxfordshire

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Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	King Alfred	Market Square, Wantage	1877	Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg^[4]		Sicilian Marble on a granite block.			Wantage Town Council
	John Betjeman	Church Street, Wantage	2016	Martin Jennings^[5]		Bronze Bust			Wantage Town Council