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De Weldon, Felix George Weihs,
Senseman, Ronald, S.,
Harrer, Anthony F.,
Portrait male -- Reed, Walter
Occupation -- Military
Occupation -- Medicine
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Major Walter Reed Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
De Weldon, Felix George Weihs, 1907-2003, sculptor.
Senseman, Ronald, S., architect.
Harrer, Anthony F., architect.
Title:
Major Walter Reed Memorial, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 21, 1966.
Medium:
Sculpture: bronze; Base: Georgia marble.
Dimensions:
Sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 15 ft. Pylon: approx. H. 25 ft.
Inscription:
(Base, front:) WALTER REED/1851-1902./BACTERIOLOGIST/RESEARCH SCIENTIST/IN HONOR OF/HIS GREAT WORK/IN THE FIGHT/FOR THE ERADICATION/OF YELLOW FEVER (Back:) IN RECOGNITION OF/THE HIGH PUBLIC SERVICE/OF/MAJOR WALTER REED. U.S.A. unsigned
Description:
Large bust of Walter Reed dressed in his military uniform. Reed is depicted with short hair parted down the middle and moustache. The bust is installed on top of a marble shaft in front of a marble pylon in the center of a traffic circle at the Medical Center. On the back of the pylon is a relief of a shield adorned with a caduceus.
Subject:
Portrait male -- Reed, Walter -- Bust
Occupation -- Military -- Major
Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor
Object Type:
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
Owner:
United States Department of the Army, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6825 16th Street, N.W., Building 1, Washington, District of Columbia 20307
Remarks:
Major Walter Reed (1851-1902) joined the Army Medical Corps in 1874 after graduating from medical school. In 1893, he was promoted to major and moved to Washington, D.C., to become the curator of the Army Medical Museum and a professor at the Army Medical School. His discovery in 1898 of how typhoid and yellow fever are spread by insects and contaminated water led to the development of effective treatments. After his death a fund was established for his wife and daughter and after their deaths, the remainder of the fund was used to create this memorial.
References:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 429-430.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 429-430.
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 DC000091
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