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Gugler, Eric,
Vermont Marble Company,
Homage -- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Block, (sculpture).
Artist:
Gugler
,
Eric
, 1889-1974, architect.
Vermont Marble Company, fabricator. (possibly by)
Title:
Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Block, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 12, 1965.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Imperial Danby, Vermont white marble with bronze tablet.
Dimensions:
Approx. 3 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 10 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.
Description:
A rectangular block of inscribed marble bearing a bronze tablet.
Subject:
Homage -- Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia
Located 9th Street & Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia
Remarks:
The idea for this plaque grew out of a conversation that Franklin Roosevelt had with Justice Felix Frankfurter on September 26, 1941. Frankfurter reported that Roosevelt indicated he wanted a monument in the space in front of the National Archives that would be no larger than his desk. The plaque was funded through an anonymous group of friends whose names are sealed into the base. The group was organized by a friend of Roosevelt's, Charles F. Palmer of Atlanta, who was also chairman of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Warm Springs, Georgia Memorial Commission. IAS files contain an excerpt from Jannelle Warren-Findley's Aug. 1, 1985 report for the National Park Service entitled, "A Guide to Selected Statues, Monuments and Memorials," National Capital Parks - Central, National Park Service, Washington, D.C. (RFQ 3-4-1919) which includes a brief list of bibliographic sources, and notes to additional information found in National Park Service files. Stone work may have been done by the Vermont Marble Company.
References:
National Park Service, 1985.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Note:
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Repository:
Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
Control Number:
IAS 56940004
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