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 Heritage - Washington, DC Posted by:  bluesnote
N 38° 53.538 W 077° 01.393
18S E 324532 N 4306771
Heritage is one of two statues on the south side of the National Archives building in Washington.
Waymark Code: WMZ5Z7
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 09/15/2018
Views: 6
Taken from the website, "A seated allegorical female figure representing Heritage holds a child and a sheaf of wheat in her right arm, and rests her left hand on an urn, which symbolizes the sanctity of the home. Carved in relief around the base are images of horse heads, cows, rams, tools, and a winged sphere."
TITLE: Heritage
ARTIST(S): Fraser, James Earle, 1876-1953, sculptor. Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937, architect. Waugh, Sidney, 1904-1963, sculptor. Ratti, Edward H., 1904-1969, carver.
DATE: 1935
MEDIUM: Sculpture: Indiana limestone; Base: granite.
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 78250009
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
National Archives and Records Administration, 7th & Pennsylvania Avenue, Steps at south entrance, Washington, District of Columbia
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
Some corrosion noted.
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