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Norfolk, Virginia Points of Interest / Historical Sites

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Recording Angel

Latitude: 36.8614 (36°51′41″N), Longitude: -76.2822 (76°16′56″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: William Couper
  • Notes: The work is cast bronze, life-sized winged angel, on one knee holding a judgment scroll. The bronze sits on a granite plinth bearing the Couper family name.
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Revolutionary War Cannons

Latitude: 36.8451 (36°50′42″N), Longitude: -76.2929 (76°17′34″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Notes: Three Revolutionary War Cannons with bronze information plaques. Inscription on bronze plaque with 1682 map reads: “Town Point is where Norfolk began, in 1860 the General Assembly of his Majesty’s Colony of Virginia enacted a law requiring each county to
  • Note: establish and develop a town site. In lower Norfolk County fifty acres of land at the entrance of the eastern branch of the Elizabeth River were purchased from Nicholas Wise, thus assuring the town of good water access to the surrounding areas. County sur
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Ripples

Latitude: 36.8481 (36°50′53″N), Longitude: -76.2912 (76°17′28″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Athena Tacha
  • Notes: This white concrete plaza was part of the US General Services Administration 1% for Public Art Program. The work is typical of the artist uses the idea of rhythm and movement becoming form.
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Sign of the Times Garage

Latitude: 36.8464 (36°50′47″N), Longitude: -76.2908 (76°17′27″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Larry Bage with Earn and Learn Apprentice
  • Notes: Artist Larry Bage worked with eight high school students as part of the City’s Earn and Learn internship program to create ten signs of businesses that were once part of Norfolk. The artists worked with recycled materials, metal and wood and installed the
  • Note: artwork on the down ramp helix. This unique program was a partnership between Norfolk’s Parking Division, Public Art Program, and the Human Resource Department.
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Storyteller

Latitude: 36.8975 (36°53′51″N), Longitude: -76.2417 (76°14′30″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Madeline Weiner
  • Notes: The sculpture is made from Adair dolomitic limestone and depicts a gathering of three figures—an older man, a young woman and a boy—as a story is being told. Sculpted benches tempt the onlooker to join in the experience.
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Sunburst

Latitude: 36.953 (36°57′11″N), Longitude: -76.251 (76°15′3″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Brian Zentz
  • Notes: This colorful burst of energy is a bright ceiling medallion at the Pretlow library. It is a digital image printed on film and encapsulated in glass. Other artwork by Zentz at Pretlow: Explore! Elevator cab A Claws on Experience Reference Desk Technojelly
  • Note: Children’s Computersb Expand! Program Room A Number of Jellies Youth Collection
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Symbols of Peace

Latitude: 36.8459 (36°50′45″N), Longitude: -76.2866 (76°17′12″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Richard Ward
  • Notes: Colorful mosaics and mirrors were inlaid in dryvit to create this bas-relief mural comprised of symbols of peace from cultures around the world.
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The Flame of Liberty

Latitude: 36.8455 (36°50′44″N), Longitude: -76.2851 (76°17′6″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Bill Wagner
  • Notes: The Flame of Liberty was commissioned on the 200th anniversary of the Independence of the United States. The churches and synagogues of Norfolk and Virginia Beach rededicated themselves to a vital faith in God as the source of our freedom. The flame is me
  • Note: ant to inspire a continuing vigil for liberty.
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The Tourist

Latitude: 36.8438 (36°50′38″N), Longitude: -76.2914 (76°17′29″W)

Site: norfolkva.gov/cultural_affairs/images/Downtown_Art

  • Artist Name: Chaim Cross
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Tower of Light

Latitude: 36.8432 (36°50′36″N), Longitude: -76.2883 (76°17′18″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: William Wainwright
  • Notes: This artwork is a triangular, stainless steel form composed of hundreds of small triangular pieces of polished steel on a tall tapered pole. The small triangles move with the breeze and catch significant light. The work is integrated into the Amphitheatre
  • Note: plaza, echoing a geometric step and ziggurat design.
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Turner Bird

Latitude: 36.902 (36°54′7″N), Longitude: -76.2021 (76°12′8″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: David and William Turner
  • Notes: These works are editioned cast bronzed by the studio of David and William Turner.
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Turner Ducks

Latitude: 36.9022 (36°54′8″N), Longitude: -76.202 (76°12′7″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: David and William Turner
  • Notes: These works are editioned cast bronzed by the studio of David and William Turner.
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Turner Eagle

Latitude: 36.9023 (36°54′8″N), Longitude: -76.2021 (76°12′8″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: David and William Turner
  • Notes: These works are editioned cast bronzed by the studio of David and William Turner.
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Turner Fish

Latitude: 36.902 (36°54′7″N), Longitude: -76.202 (76°12′7″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: David and William Turner
  • Notes: These works are editioned cast bronzed by the studio of David and William Turner.
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Turner Frog

Latitude: 36.9021 (36°54′8″N), Longitude: -76.202 (76°12′7″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: David and William Turner
  • Notes: These works are editioned cast bronzed by the studio of David and William Turner.
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Turner Goose

Latitude: 36.9023 (36°54′8″N), Longitude: -76.202 (76°12′7″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: David and William Turner
  • Notes: These works are editioned cast bronzed by the studio of David and William Turner.
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Turner Otter

Latitude: 36.9022 (36°54′8″N), Longitude: -76.2022 (76°12′8″W)

Site: norfolkva.gov/cultural_affairs/images/Botanical_Ga

  • Artist Name: David And William Turner
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Turner Pelican

Latitude: 36.9021 (36°54′8″N), Longitude: -76.2022 (76°12′8″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: David and William Turner
  • Notes: These works are editioned cast bronzed by the studio of David and William Turner.
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USS Antietam Anchor

Latitude: 36.8465 (36°50′47″N), Longitude: -76.2942 (76°17′39″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: United States Navy
  • Notes: The work is a surplus battleship anchor of unknown alloy. It sits directly on a paved asphalt walkway leading into Town Point Park. A small plaque identified the object as a naval relic.
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USS Cole Memorial

Latitude: 36.9553 (36°57′19″N), Longitude: -76.3141 (76°18′51″W)

Site: public.navy.mil/surflant/ddg67/Pages/Memorial.aspx

  • Description: The Memorial Honors The 17 Sailors Who Lost Their Lives And The Crew For Their Heroic Actions To Save The Ship.
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USS IOWA Memorial

Latitude: 36.9555 (36°57′20″N), Longitude: -76.3122 (76°18′44″W)

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USS Norfolk Bell

Latitude: 36.8489 (36°50′56″N), Longitude: -76.2945 (76°17′40″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: United States Navy
  • Notes: The work is a cast brass bell in a steel yoke, with the text “USS Norfolk’ in raised letters on the bell surface. The work is sited on the waterfront with views to the Navy ships.
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Virgin and Child

Latitude: 36.904 (36°54′15″N), Longitude: -76.2012 (76°12′4″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Cataldi is a very well known Italian sculptor
  • Notes: The work is a carved marble rendition of the classic Madonna and child theme, slightly less than life-sized.\n\n\nCataldi is a very well known Italian sculptor, whose work is still featured in group shows across Europe.
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Waterwork

Latitude: 36.8453 (36°50′43″N), Longitude: -76.2934 (76°17′36″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Steve Farley
  • Notes: WATERWORK is Norfolk’s first 1% for the art project. It is comprised of 24 large-scale photographic murals on glazed ceramic tiles depicting scenes of work and life on the Norfolk waterfront through time including an African-American baptism in the early
  • Note: 1900’s and the year the Elizabeth River froze over.
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Whaling Wall #47

Latitude: 36.8434 (36°50′36″N), Longitude: -76.2874 (76°17′15″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Wyland Foundation
  • Notes: The painted mural is of a leaping whale painted on the prepared surface of the Garage. The mural is number 47 in a series of fund-raising projects by the Wyland Foundation in cities throughout the world.
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Wind and Waves Garage

Latitude: 36.8483 (36°50′54″N), Longitude: -76.2926 (76°17′33″W)

Site: www.norfolkva.gov

  • Artist Name: Diane Husson with Earn and Learn Apprentice
  • Notes: Artist Diane Husson worked with eight high school students as part of the City’s Earn and Learn internship program to create three colorful relief ceramic tile murals that celebrate Norfolk’s nautical life. This unique program was a partnership between No
  • Note: rfolk’s Parking Division, Public Art Program, and the Human Resource Department.
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