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.

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Bournemouth

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Bournemouth - A History of Shaping the Future	Lansdowne Road, Bournemouth 50.723246°N 1.867461°W / 50.723246; -1.867461		Rick Walker[1]
	A Life Lost to AIDS in Dorset	Pier Approach, Bournemouth 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 50.716819°N 1.877876°W / 50.716819; -1.877876
	Muriel	Exeter Road, Bournemouth 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	Notes
	Memorial Statue	Bovington Tank Museum, Bovington		Vivien Mallock after George Henry Paulin		Resin

Poole

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Statue of Robert Baden-Powell	The Quay, Poole 50.71195°N 1.98592°W / 50.71195; -1.98592	2008 (2008)	David Annand		Bronze			facing Brownsea Island.[3][4]

Weymouth and Osmington

Image	Title / subject	Location and coordinates	Date	Artist / designer	Type	Material	Dimensions	Designation	Notes
	Osmington White Horse	Osmington Hill, Osmington 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	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.[5]

References

1. http://thedayswelivefor.com/2016/04/05/bournemouth-a-history-of-shaping-the-future/
2. Details taken from information incorporated into the art work
3. "Baden-Powell Returns To Poole Quay". Borough of Poole. 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2011.
4. Cartlidge, Sarah. "Everything you need to know about the Baden-Powell statue". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
5. http://www.hows.org.uk/personal/hillfigs/arch/designs.htm