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Brooke, Frederick H.,
Peaslee, Horace W.,
Wyeth, Nathan C.,
James Baird Company,
History -- United States
Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington
Sculpture
District of Columbia War Memorial, (sculpture).
Artist:
Brooke, Frederick H., architect.
Peaslee, Horace W., 1884- , architect.
Wyeth, Nathan C., architect.
James Baird Company, contractor.
Title:
District of Columbia War Memorial, (sculpture).
Other Titles:
DC War Memorial, (sculpture).
Memorial to the Armed Forces from the District of Columbia Who Served Their Country in the World War, (sculpture).
Dates:
Dedicated Nov. 11, 1931.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Sculpture: Vermont marble.
Dimensions:
H. 47 ft. x Diam 44 ft.
Description:
A small temple with twelve Greek Doric columns and six medallions.
Subject:
History -- United States -- World War I
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 West Potomac Park, Independence Avenue west of 17th Street, Washington, District of Columbia
Remarks:
The memorial was funded through voluntary subscriptions of the people of Washington. The District of Columbia War Memorial Commission erected it at a cost of $169,022, under an act of Congress aproved June 7, 1924, without expense to the United States. The cornerstone contains the names of 26,000 who served in World War I. It was designed to be a bandstand. 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 maintenance history, a brief list of bibliographic sources, and notes to additional information found in National Park Service files.
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 56940008
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Inventory of American Sculpture
56940008
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