The Awakening - National Harbor, MD
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N 38° 47.113 W 077° 01.030
18S E 324795 N 4294874
Huge 70-foot rendition of an awakening giant, located on the shoreline at National Harbor, MD.
Waymark Code: WM10Y67
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 07/10/2019
Views: 17
This large sculpture consists of 5 separate cast aluminum pieces that depict a giant struggling to emerge from the ground after being buried during a prolonged slumber.
Completed in 1980 by famed artist J. Seward Johnson Jr. the piece was originally located at Hains Point in Washington, D.C. In 2007 the piece was purchased by the developers of National Harbor and moved here. Installation was completed in 2008.
The piece was added to the Smithsonian Collection in 1985.
TITLE: The Awakening
ARTIST(S): J. Seward Johnson Jr.
DATE: 1980
MEDIUM: Cast Aluminum
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 56940003
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
National Harbor Marina
Easiest access is from National Plaza.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
None.
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