Memorial to Members of the American Institute of Architects Who Died in World War II, (sculpture).

Memorial to Members of the American Institute of Architects Who Died in World War II, (sculpture).

Lawrie, Lee Oskar, 1877-1963, sculptor.

Ratti, Edward H., 1904-1969, carver.

Memorial to Members of the American Institute of Architects Who Died in World War II, (sculpture).

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THIS ANCIENT GARDEN IN A NEW FASHIONING IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN WOLRD CONFLICT FOR THE SECURITY OF THEIR COUNTRY AND THE CAUSE OF PEACE

A slender marble stele, adapted from a Greek funerary slab, adorned with a relief carving of the American Institute of Architects insignia depicting an American eagle with wings spread in front of a Doric column topped by a star. Below the insignia is a relief depicting two full length figures. Columbia, on the right, wears a Phrygian bonnet, the adaptation of the Greek warrior's helmet, and holds a spear in her left hand and a laurel branch in her right hand. She offers the laurel branch to a figure representing Architecture, wearing a headpiece in the shape of a Greek temple.

Allegory -- Place -- America

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Agriculture

Object -- Foliage -- Laurel

Object -- Weapon -- Spear

Animal -- Bird -- Eagle

Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington

Octagon House, New York Avenue & 18th Street, N.W., Courtyard, Washington, District of Columbia

Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 465.

Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 465.

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Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

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