Public Art Gallery

Council District One

Intensity
Artist: Ursula Brodauf-Craig
Cast bronze and concrete, 1999
Location: Fire Station No. 11
700 North 2360 West

The artist, a well-established Salt Lake sculptor, chose to combine the image of contained glames and the wheel to rep0resent the work of the firefighters in large scale to serve as a landmark for this newly-built fire station.

Countil District Three

Untitled
Artist: William R. Littig
Etched glass panels
Location: Fire Station No. 4
(830 East 11th Avenue)

Willy Littig is active in the local arts scene, beginning his career working with glass and branching out to other materials as appropriate for each commission. This series of etched glass panels arches over the equipment bay and the front door. The etched pattern represents the grid of the City that firefighters travel in the course of their jobs.

Council District Four

Answering the Call
Artist: Silvia Davis, 1997
Hand-laminated and carved mahogany
Location: Fire Station No. 1
500 East 200 South

In recognition of the significance firefighters have in the community, Davis chose this larger-than-lifesize form of a firefighter in full gear, placed in the entry hall of the main fire station for Salt Lake City. Davis is well known for her carved wood and cast-bronze animal figures.

Council District Five

Color Wall
Artists: Day Christensen and Bonnie Sucec
Series of three aluminum frame and colored glass walls
Location: Salt Lake Sports Center

Christensen and Sucec, accomplished in their own work and as a team, were challenged by the architect to address the large-volume lobby of this addition to the Steiner Aquatic Center. They chose to use the qualities of glass and brilliant color, providing a distinctive and powerful character to the entry of this sports facility

Council District Six

Parley Pratt
Artist: Ed Fraughton
Heroic-size cast bronze sculpture
2300 East 2100 South

What began as a traffic improvement project, with the aid of the neighbors, resulted in the establishment of a landmark mini park featuring the work of well-known Utah sculptor, Ed Fraughton. Parly Pratt is one of the historic characters from the days of the pioneers and Utah statehood.

Council District Seven

Fireman
Artist: Jeff Juhlin
Corten steel sculpture
Location: Fire Station No. 13
2360 Parley's Way

Juhlin found that the qualities of Corten steel allowed him to tell the story of a firefighter within the budget allocated for this commission. The scale and placement of this cutout of a firefighter on a ladder evokes the experience of fighting fires for everyone who passes by.