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Lyndon Baines Johnson Megalith, (sculpture). Artist:  Vogel, Harold, 1930- , sculptor. Palmer, Meade, architect. Title:  Lyndon Baines Johnson Megalith, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1975. Medium:  Sculpture: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 19 x 7 x 7 ft. Inscription:  unsigned Description:  Rough cut megalith of granite installed in a 60 foot diameter plaza of slate. Four rectangular inscription plaques are embedded in the floor of the plaza around the megalith. Subject:  Homage -- Johnson, Lyndon Baines Occupation -- Political -- President Occupation -- Political -- Senator 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 Lady Bird Johnson Park, Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  Inscription on west side plaza plaque reads: ALL MY LIFE/I HAVE DRAWN SUSTENANCE FROM/THE RIVERS AND THE HILLS OF MY NATIVE STATE...I WANT NO LESS/FOR ALL THE CHILDREN OF AMERICA THAN/WHAT I WAS PRIVILEGED TO HAVE AS A BOY/LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON, SEPTEMBER 17, 1964. Inscription on south side plaza plaque reads: I BELIEVE THAT EVERY BOY/AND GIRL IN THIS GREAT LAND/HAS A RIGHT TO ALL THE EDUCATION/HE OR SHE CAN USE, I INTEND TO/WORK TO MAKE THIS RIGHT A REALITY/LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON, OCTOBER 6, 1964. Inscription on east side plaza plaque reads: HOPE IT MAY BE SAID, A HUNDRED YEARS/FROM NOW, THAT BY WORKING TOGETHER/WE HELPED TO MAKE OUR COUNTRY MORE/JUST FOR ALL ITS PEOPLE...I BELIEVE/AT LEAST IT WILL BE SAID THAT WE TRIED/LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON, JANUARY 14, 1965. Inscription on north side plaza plaque reads: THE PROMISE OF AMERICA/IS A SIMPLE PROMISE/EVERY PERSON SHALL SHARE/IN THE BLESSINGS OF THIS LAND./LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON, MARCH 13, 1965. 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 DC000172   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000172 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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