The Chess Players - Washington, D.C.
N 38° 53.591 W 077° 01.037
18S E 325049 N 4306857
A bronze sculpture of a couple of chess players at John Marshall Place Park in Washington, D.C.
Waymark Code: WMC21T
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2011
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The sculpture of these two life-size bronze chess players was created by sculptor Lloyd Lillie in 1983. It park where the statue is located is in the Judiciary Square area, a neighborhood in NW Washington, D.C.
Smithsonian Art Inventory Description: "Two seated male figures playing chess. Model for the older was the sculptor's father; model for the younger was the sculptor's son. Chess board is between the figures on bench ledge, with 27 chess pieces attached to board, 3 more on bench next to one of the figures. Figures are seated on existing granite bench ledge."
TITLE: The Chess Players
ARTIST(S): Lloyd Lillie, sculptor; Carol R. Johnson & Associates, landscape architect; andTallix, founder.
DATE: Modeled 1982-1983. Cast and installed 1983.
MEDIUM: Figures: bronze.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 74040007
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
John Marshall Place Park, Judiciary Square, Washington, District of Columbia.
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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