List of public art in Dorset

This is a list of public art in Dorset, 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.

Bournemouth

Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Artist / designer	Material	Notes
Bournemouth - A History of Shaping the Future	Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth 50°43′24″N 1°52′03″W / 50.723246°N 1.867461°W / 50.723246; -1.867461	Rick Walker^[1]
A Life Lost to AIDS in Dorset	Pier Approach, Bournemouth 50°43′01″N 1°52′34″W / 50.716817°N 1.876021°W / 50.716817; -1.876021		Tiles	Tile designs created by students of Secondary Schools in Bournemouth and Poole during HIV/AIDS awareness workshops run by DAMSET (Dorset AIDS Memorial Schools Educational Trust).^[2]
Lewis Tregonwell	Exeter Road, Bournemouth 50°43′01″N 1°52′40″W / 50.716819°N 1.877876°W / 50.716819; -1.877876
Muriel	Exeter Road, Bournemouth 50°43′09″N 1°52′49″W / 50.7191°N 1.8803°W / 50.7191; -1.8803	Aubrey Beardsley

Bovington

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Memorial Statue	Bovington Tank Museum, Bovington

Weymouth and Osmington

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	Osmington White Horse	Osmington Hill, Osmington 50°39′27″N 2°24′16″W / 50.65741°N 2.40438°W / 50.65741; -2.40438	1808			Chalk			The rider is King George III.

Portland

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Owner / administrator	Notes
	'Hearth'.	Tout Quarry 50.553078, -2.443941	1989	Tim Shutter		Portland Stone	183 x 152 cm		A simple fire place carved directly into the quarry face. A corner of domesticity in what can be a harsh environment.

Other

Dorset was once considered for a hill figure of Marilyn Monroe, but the figure was never made.^[3]

References

↑ http://thedayswelivefor.com/2016/04/05/bournemouth-a-history-of-shaping-the-future/
↑ Details taken from information incorporated into the art work
↑ http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/arch/designs.htm

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[1] ttp://thedayswelivefor.com/2016/04/05/bournemouth-a-history-of-shaping-the-future/

[2] Details taken from information incorporated into the art work

[3] ttp://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/arch/designs.htm