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The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution, (sculpture). Artist:  Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875?-1942, sculptor. Title:  The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution, (sculpture). Dates:  Modeled 1927. Dedicated April 17, 1929. Medium:  Figure: marble; Stele: marble. Dimensions:  Figure: approx. H. 9 ft; Stele: approx. H. 5 ft. 9 in. x 18 ft. x 5 ft. 5 in. Inscription:  Gertrude V. Whitney (On front of exedra base:) TO THE WOMEN WHOSE/PATRIOTIC FORESIGHT/MADE POSSIBLE THE/NATIONAL SOCIETY/DAUGHTERS OF THE/AMERICAN REVOLUTION/OCTOBER X1 MDCCCXC (Under medallions: names and dates of four founders:) MARY DE SHA/EUGENIA WASHINGTON/ELLEN HARDIN WALWORTH/MARY SMITH LOCKWOOD signed Description:  A female figure with flowing drapery and outstretched arms, symbolizing American womanhood, stands in front of a low rectangular stele that features four medallions commemorating the founders of the D.A.R. The names of the founders are inscribed on the stone below each medallion. Subject:  Figure female -- Full length Allegory -- Life -- Womanhood Homage -- De Sha, Mary Homage -- Washington, Eugenia Homage -- Walworth, Ellen Hardin Homage -- Lockwood, Mary Smith Object Type:  Medallion Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, 1776 D Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20006 Remarks:  The memorial honors the four founders of the D.A.R. and was a gift of Laetitia and Dysart McMullen. The two bronze commemorative plaques on either side of the base stele were later additions to the memorial. For additional information see article in the Evening Star (Washington, DC) April 17, 1929, pg. 1. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985. Daughters of the American Revolution Museum, 1991. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 460. 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, M-18. 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 75002749   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 75002749 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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