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Berks, Robert,
Seidelmann, P. Kenneth,
Schmidt, Richard E.,
Portrait male -- Einstein, Albert
Occupation -- Science
Occupation -- Science
Object -- Written Matter
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Albert Einstein, (sculpture).
Artist:
Berks, Robert, 1922- , sculptor.
Seidelmann, P. Kenneth, designer.
Schmidt, Richard E., designer.
Title:
Albert Einstein, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
Einstein Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated April 22, 1979.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Bench: Mt. Airy white granite and emerald pearl granite, with metal studs.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 21 ft.; Celestial map: approx. Diam. 28 ft. (7,000 lbs.).
Inscription:
(Behind bench:) "The right to search for truth/implies also a duty;/one must not conceal/any part/of what one has recognized/to be true"/"Joy and amazement at the beauty and grandeur of this world/of which man can just form a faint notion"/"As long as I have any choice/in the matter, I shall/live only in a country where/civil liberty, tolerance/and equality of all citizens/before the law prevail" unsigned
Description:
Albert Einstein seated on a semicircular three-step granite bench. His proper left hand holds a paper that rests on his proper left leg. The paper is inscribed with the mathematical equations for the photoelectric effect; the theory of general relativity; and the equivalence of energy and matter. His proper right arm extends out to the side, resting on the second step of the bench. A celestial map appears underneath Einstein's proper right foot.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Einstein, Albert -- Full length
Occupation -- Science -- Physicist
Occupation -- Science -- Scientist
Object -- Written Matter -- Map
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
National Academy of Sciences, 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20418
Remarks:
The memorial was financed by over 5,000 contributors and commemorates the centennial of the birth of the scientist. It was cast in bronze in nineteen sections and then welded into its final form. The sculpture is based on a portrait bust sculpted from life in 1952. The artist placed the celestial map at Einstein's feet as a reminder that the universe was his laboratory. The map was designed with the help of Seidelmann and Schmidt, U.S. Naval Observatory astronomers. The map depicts the known universe positioned as it was at noon on April 22, 1979, in Washington, D.C. IAS files contain an undated brochure entitled "The Einstein Memorial at the National Academy of Sciences."
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
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 DC000025
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