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Arlington Memorial Bridge, (sculpture). Artist:  Jennewein, C. Paul, 1890-1978, sculptor. Proctor, A. Phimister, 1862-1950, sculptor. Fonderia Bruno, founder. McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm. Grenci & Ellis, carver. Title:  Arlington Memorial Bridge, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Eagles on Memorial Bridge, (sculpture). Four Bison Keystones, (sculpture). Dates:  1926-1932. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Eagles and reliefs: marble; Bison: bronze. Dimensions:  4 eagles on pylons; 16 eagle reliefs; 4 bison keystones. Each eagle: Approx. H. 8 ft.; Each bison keystone: H. 6 ft. Description:  Each of the four bridge pylons is topped by a freestanding eagle. Sixteen low relief eagles flanked by fasces appear in medallions on the bridge piers and abutments. Bison keystone are found at the apex of each pylon. Subject:  Animal -- Bird -- Eagle Animal -- Buffalo Object Type:  Relief Outdoor Sculpture -- Virginia -- Arlington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Arlington Memorial Bridge, Arlington, Virginia Remarks:  The eagles on pylons and the eagle medallions were created by Carl Jennewein; the Bison keystones were created by Alexander Phimister Proctor. IAS files contain related article from the Evening Star (Washington, DC), April 23, 1930. IAS files also contain a clipping from the Evening Star (Washington, DC), July 13, 1930 which includes a photograph of workers carving one of the sixteen eagle reliefs. Goode publication contains an image of one of the eagle medallions. IAS image files contain photographs of two of the eagles installed on the pylons. References:  Tampa Museum of Art, 1980. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974. Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Church, Phimister Proctor, 2000. Illustration:  Image on file. Howarth, Shirley Reiff, "C. Paul Jennewein: Sculptor", Florida: Tampa Museum of Art, 1980, pg. 28. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, E-9. Related Works:  For study see: 65020039. 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 65020038   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 65020038 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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