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by Jun Kaneko
Location: Mid-Town; Located on the Kaneko designed plaza between the College of Pharmacy and the Sorrel Center for Health Science Education Building at UNMC. 1/2 block north of 42nd and Emile streets on the NE of the intersection.
Owner: University of Nebraska Medical Center
Additional Information: Kaneko, a native of Japan, has employed abstraction to represent the inherent chaos that balances the natural world. Within the interplay of clay and form, surface and pattern, shapes emerge through Western and Eastern aesthetics to create visible harmony.
Dr. Harry Jenkins Memorial Bench , 2005
by Les Bruning
Mediums: Steel
Location: Mid-Town; Along the Keystone Trail near 88th & Sprague Circle.
Owner: City of Omaha
Additional Information: Bench was commissioned by friends of Dr. Harry Jenkins, an avid supporter and user of the Keystone Trail.
by Stephanie Carlson-Pruch; Guillermo Ventura; Eric Ventura
Location: Mid-Town; Castelar Elementary School, 18th and Martha St., outside on the east side of the building
Owner: Omaha Public Schools
Series: Bench Marks
Additional Information: This was part of the 2005-2006 Bench Marks project. The project was a collaboration of artists, writers, and organizations that support and encourage an active, healthy and involved community.
Dundee Community Garden Entrance , 08/01/2014
by Dan Newberry
Mediums: Stone, Mixed Media, Metal, Wood
Location: Mid-Town; Northwest corner of 49th Street and Underwood Avenue.
Owner: Dundee Community Garden
Additional Information: The artist has created a whimsical, yet substantial permanent entranceway for Dundee Community Garden. Dan Newberry captures the architectural styles and here-to-stay culture of one of Omaha’s premier neighborhoods. An elegant entrance to both the Garden and Merchant District, this stunning edifice makes a wordless statement inviting ALL to join in.
Mediums: Brick
Location: Mid-Town; Underwood and Happy Hollow Blvd.
Owner: City of Omaha
Additional Information: In 2001-2002 the Dundee -Memorial Park Association built a memorial to Omaha’s street cars at the corner of Underwood and Happy Hollow (the Streetcar Wall). The streetcar line ended at this location. The wall was built with the generous contributions of the membership and the support of the City of Omaha.
by Carl Weiss
Mediums: Granite
Location: Mid-Town; Memorial Park, 60th & Underwood Avenue
Owner: City of Omaha
Additional Information: The Monument is dedicated to the men and women who served their country with great pride and had the misfortune to be prisoners of war. The Monument is made of black granite with a rough cut back and polished front. The black granite represents the black ribbon flanked by red, white and blue from which the ex-POW’s medal hangs. The rough cut represents the harshness and despair the POW’s were subject to in captivity. The polished front has an explanation of the monument. At the top of the polished front is a cast bronze replica of the medal awarded to the ex-POW. Below are the 5 branches of the service, cast in aluminum.
by Lee Lubbers
Location: Mid-Town; In the backyard of a residential property; along the east side of 51st Street, just north of California.
Owner: Marc Kraft
Location: Mid-Town; South West corner of 33rd and Cass Street
Owner: Gifford Park Neighborhood Association
Additional Information: The piece “Gifford Park” was inspired by the positive changes that have happened to the Gifford Park neighborhood over the last 20 years. The girl depicted in the sculpture is a Gifford Park Neighborhood resident, riding a bike she got from the Community Bike Project, smelling a flower grown in the Gifford Park Community Garden. This sculpture is a celebration of positive things happening in this great Midtown Omaha Neighborhood.