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Created at the height of the Vietnam War in 1969, Jacques Lipchitz’s large bronze Madonna has the dove, a symbol of peace, on top, and lambs, representing humanity, at the base.

Alexander Calder is best known for his mobiles, but this looming 1975 steel work painted in glowing fiery orange-red is a “stabile,” an abstract stationary sculpture.

The ground floor of this office complex is a treasure trove of public art with nudes by Robert Graham, Joan Miró’s childlike La Caresse d’un Oiseau , and Jean Dubuffet’s cartoonish Le Dandy .

This bronze African-American female nude overlooks the Bunker Hill Steps. Designed by Robert Graham in 1992, she represents the source of the water cascading down the stairs.

This evocative sculpture (1990) by Terry Allen and Philip Levine condemns the greed and erosion of moral responsibility in today’s corporate America.

This 1993 installation by Jud Fine is a visual allegory of a book – the well symbolizes the title page, the step risers the pages, and the pools the plot flow.

This memorial by Betye Saar and Sheila de Bretteville commemorates the story of former slave, Biddy Mason (1818–91), a leader who established the city’s first black church.

A 1/10th scale model of the Challenger, this 1990 memorial by Isao Hirai honors the first Japanese-American astronaut.

This monumental 1991 sculpture by Jonathan Borofsky shows four embracing figures, symbolizing the commonality between people based on their shared molecular structure.

Terry Schoonhoven’s 1993 ceramic mural depicts California travelers from the days of the Spanish explorations, and LA landmarks such as Pico House.