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Emblem -- Seal
Allegory -- Place
Portrait male -- Washington, George
Occupation -- Political
Relief
Sculpture
Washington
Monument Commemorative Stone:
Washington
, (sculpture).
Artist:
Unknown, sculptor.
Title:
Washington
Monument Commemorative Stone:
Washington
, (sculpture).
Dates:
1914. Installed 1914.
Digital Reference:
Medium:
Stone.
Dimensions:
2 x 4 ft.
Inscription:
STATE OF
WASHINGTON
Description:
The stone is carved in relief with the state seal of
Washington
depicting a bust of George
Washington
surrounded by a band with an inscription carved in relief reading: THE SEAL OF THE STATE OF
WASHINGTON
1899. Above the seal there is an inscription carved in relief reading: STATE OF
WASHINGTON
.
Subject:
Emblem
--
Seal
Allegory
--
Place
--
Washington
Portrait male
--
Washington
, George
--
Bust
Occupation
--
Political
--
President
Object Type:
Relief
Sculpture
Owner:
Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Washington
, District of Columbia
Located National Mall, Adjacent to 14th Street, between Constitution Avenue, N.W. & Independence Avenue, S.W.,
Washington
, District of Columbia
Remarks:
One of 193 commemorative stones set into the interior walls of the
Washington
Monument. The stones were donated by states, cities, towns, organizations, individuals, and foreign countries in honor of George
Washington
. The State of
Washington
donated the stone, which is located at the 310 ft. level.
References:
Jacob, Judith M., "The
Washington
Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones,"
Washington
, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 211.
Illustration:
Image on file.
Jacob, Judith M., "The
Washington
Monument: A Technical History and Catalog of the Commemorative Stones,"
Washington
, D.C.: National Park Service, 2005, pg. 211.
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 78230184
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Inventory of American Sculpture
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