List of artworks commemorating African Americans in Washington, D.C. explained

Artworks commemorating African-Americans in Washington, D.C. is a group of fourteen public artworks in Washington, D.C., including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial dedicated in 2011, that commemorate African Americans.^[1] When describing thirteen of these that predate the King Memorial, Jacqueline Trescott wrote for The Washington Post: Trescott reported that four additional commemorative works also include representations of African Americans.

List

Trescott reported that the following works commemorate African Americans.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octavius_Catto

• A. Philip Randolph bust, by Ed Dwight, in Union Station
• Emancipation Memorial, by Thomas Ball featuring Abraham Lincoln and a newly freed slave, in Lincoln Park
• (Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson, by Allen Uzikee Nelson, Petworth neighborhood, at the intersection of Georgia Avenue, Varnum Street, and Kansas Avenue
• Josh Gibson, full-size statue, Omri Amrany and Julie Rotblatt-Amrany. Nationals Park
• Lady Fortitude, by James King, at Howard University
• Dr. King bust by John Wilson, in the United States Capitol Rotunda
• Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial, by Robert Berks, life-sized statue, Lincoln Park
• Negro Mother and Child, by Maurice Glickman, in the basement courtyard of the Interior Department, C Street and 18th Street, N.W.
• Spirit of Freedom: African American Civil War Memorial, by Ed Hamilton, at 10th Street and U Street, N.W.
• Bust of Sojourner Truth, by Artis Lane, in the Capitol Visitor Center
• Saint Martin de Porres statue, by Thomas McGlynn, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1600 Morris Road, S.E.
• The Progress of the Negro Race, by Daniel Gillette Olney, a terra cotta frieze, Langston Terrace Dwellings, 21st Street and Benning Road N.E.
• The Shaw Memorial, by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, patinated plaster cast for a sculpture, National Gallery of Art.^[2] The cast's inscription reads: ROBERT GOULD SHAW – KILLED WHILE LEADING THE ASSAVLT ON FORT WAGNER JVLY TWENTY THIRD EIGHTEEN HVNDRED AND SIXTY THREE.^[3]

Additional representations of African Americans

Trescott reported that the following memorials contain additional representations of African Americans.

• The Vietnam Veterans Memorial, by Frederick E. Hart.
• The Korean War Veterans Memorial, by Frank Gaylord II.
• The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, overall design by Lawrence Halprin.
• The Vietnam Women's Memorial, by Glenna Goodacre.

See also

• Rosa Parks (National Statuary Hall)
• Frederick Douglass (Capitol Building)^{[4] [5] [6]}
• Marion Barry (Washington City Council Building)^{[7] [8]}
• Cornerstones of History^{[9] [10]}
• List of African-American historic places in the District of Columbia

African American:

• List of museums focused on African Americans
• List of streets named after Martin Luther King Jr.

External links

• Flickr photo of "Lady Fortitude"
• Photos of and information regarding Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial (info from Smithsonian)
• Flickr photo of Josh Gibson statue
• Photos of and information regarding the sculpture, "Negro mother and child" (info from Smithsonian)
• Photos of and information regarding St. Martin de Porres sculpture (info from Smithsonian)
• Photos of and information regarding the sculpture, "The progress of the Negro race" (info from Smithsonian)
• Flickr photo of A. Philip Randolph bust
• Fifteen photographs of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial by Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com
• Ramanathan, Lavanya, "Eye Opening Artifacts of Black History", The Washington Post, January 27, 2012
• Helm, Joe, "On Emancipation Day in D.C., Two Memorials Tell Very Different Stories", The Washington Post, April 15, 2012

Notes and References

1. News: Trescott. Jacqueline. Across D.C., statues honor African Americans. The Washington Post. 2011-08-23. 2012-01-19.
2. Web site: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (artist). Augustus Saint-Gaudens. Shaw Memorial, 1900. The Collection. National Gallery of Art. 2012-01-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20111025183343/http://www.nga.gov/fcgi-bin/tinfo_f?object=102494. 2011-10-25. dead.
3. Web site: Rob Young (photographer). National Gallery of Art — Shaw Memorial. Full-size image. 26 May 2011 . Flickr. 2012-01-19.
4. Web site: Frederick Douglass. Architect of the Capitol. 2017-07-07.
5. Web site: Frederick Douglas Sculptors Mural and Fountain Dedicated in New H Street NE Corridor. August 6, 2013. The Washington Press Release.
6. Web site: Frederick Douglass. Weitzman Studios. en-US. 2019-05-22.
7. News: Marion Barry's statue captures the essence of the man — his strengths and his vulnerabilities. Milloy. Courtland. March 4, 2018. The Washington Post.
8. Web site: Marion Barry Jr. "Mayor for Life". Weitzman Studios. en-US. 2019-05-22.
9. Web site: CORNERSTONES OF HISTORY. 2019-03-22. Creative Design Resolutions. en-US. 2019-05-22.
10. Web site: Frederick Douglas Sculptors Mural and Fountain Dedicated in New H Street NE Corridor – The Washington Press Release. en-US. 2019-05-22.