This is a list of public art in Ward 6 of Washington, D.C.
This list applies only to works of public art accessible in an outdoor public space. For example, this does not include artwork visible inside a museum.
Most of the works mentioned are sculptures. When this is not the case (i.e. sound installation, for example) it is stated next to the title.
Title | Artist | Year | Location/GPS Coordinates | Material | Dimensions | Owner | Image |
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Victims of Communism Memorial | June 12, 2007 (dedication) | Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street, N.W. | Bronze | 10 feet tall (3 m) | Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation | ||
National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II | Nina Akumu & Paul Matisse | 2000 | Louisiana Ave., New Jersey Ave. & D St., N.W. | Bronze & barbed wire | 14 feet (4.3 m) | National Park Service[1] | |
Columbus Fountain | Lorado Taft | June 8, 1912 (dedication) | Columbus Circle | Marble | 45 feet × 66 feet × 44 feet (14 m × 20 m × 13 m) | National Park Service | |
George Gordon Meade Memorial | Charles Grafly | 1927 | Constitution Ave. & Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. 38.8921°N -77.0164°W | [2] [3] [4] | |||
District Building Allegorical Roofline Figures | Adolfo Nesti | 1350 E St., N.W. Washington | Marble | 28 figures. Each figure: H. 8 ft. | John A. Wilson Building[5] [6] | ||
Freedom Bell, American Legion | Unknown | 1975 | Union Station 38.8966°N -77.0065°W | Bronze and Concrete | 8 tons | National Park Service[7] | |
The Progress of Railroading | Louis Saint-Gaudens | 1908 | Union Station 38.8966°N -77.0065°W | Granite | 18 feet (5.5 m) each for 6 figures | [8] | |
William Frederick Allen Memorial Plaque | Union Station | Bronze | |||||
Lest We Forget | Union Station | Bronze | |||||
Senate Garage Fountain | N. Capital & D St., N.E. | Granite | [9] | ||||
John Philip Sousa | Terry Jones | 2005 | 7th St. & Virginia Ave., S.E. | Bronze | [10] | ||
Peace Monument | Franklin Simmons | 1877 | Peace Circle | Marble | 40 × 10 × 10 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[11] | |
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial | Henry Shrady, Edmond Amateis & Sherry Edmundson Fry | 1912–1920 | Union Square at The National Mall 38.8898°N -77.0129°W | Bronze & Marble | Equestrian statue of Grant: approx. 17 ft. 2 in. × 8 ft. × 4 ft.; Base: approx. 22½ ft. × 6 ft. 4 ft.; Platform: approx. W. 252 ft. D. 71 ft. (10,700 lbs.). | United States Department of the Interior[12] | |
John J. Pershing General of the Armies | Robert White | 1983 | Pershing Park | Bronze & Granite | Sculpture: approx. 108 × 28 × 28 in.; Base: approx. 51 × 53 × 53 in.; Wall facing rear of sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 3 ft. L. 31½ ft.; Wall facing left side of sculpture: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 3 ft. L. 49 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[13] | |
Bulletin Building Reliefs | Charles Sullivan | 1928 | 717 6th Street, N.W. | Stone | 4 reliefs. Overall facade area: approx. 37 × 25 ft. | 717 6th Street Associates[14] | |
Stephenson Grand Army of the Republic Memorial | J. Massey Rhind | 1909 | Indiana Plaza | Bronze, Granite & Concrete | Shaft: approx. H. 25 ft.; Base: approx. H. 2 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[15] | |
Friendship Archway | Alfred H. Liu | 1985 | Chinatown | Steel, Ceramic, Marble, Wood, Metal or Concrete, Gold Leaf & Granite | Overall: approx. H. 47 ft. 7 in. × W. 75 ft. (128 tons). | Office of Business and Economic Development[16] | |
Government Printing Office Workers | Armin Scheler | 1937 | United States Government Printing Office | Cast stone | 3 reliefs. Each relief: approx. 9 ft. × 5 ft. × 6 in. | General Services Administration[17] | |
Titanic Memorial | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney & John Horrigan | 1926 | Waterfront Park, 4th & P St., S.W. | Granite & Concrete | Sculpture: approx. 12 × 8 × 2 ft.; Base: approx. 5½ × 4 × 4 ft.; Platform: approx. W. 50 ft. × D. 13 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[18] | |
Literature, Science, Art | Bela Pratt | 1895 | Library of Congress | Granite | Library of Congress[19] | ||
Court of Neptune Fountain | Roland Hinton Perry | 1897–98 | Library of Congress | Bronze & Granite | Basin: W. 50 ft.; Figures range from: H. 10 ft. to H. 12 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[20] | |
Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain | Sidney Waugh & Otto Eggers | 1949–1951 | Constitution Ave & 6th St. at Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. 38.8925°N -77.0194°W | Bronze, Granite & Quartz | Fountain: approx. Diam: 38 ft.; Base: approx. 66 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[21] | |
Robert A. Taft Memorial | Wheeler Williams | 1958 | United States Capitol | Bronze, Granite & Marble | Figure: approx. 12 × 3½ × 2 ft.; Base: approx. 5½ × 4½ × 3 ft.; Tower: approx. 100 × 32 × 11 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[22] | |
Justice and History | Thomas Crawford | Original 1863Replacement 1974 | United States Capitol – Senate Wing | Marble | Overall: 3 ft. 10 in. × 11 ft. 2 in. × 2 ft. 2 in. | United States Capitol[23] | |
Decorative Wreath Panels | Paul Manship | 1959–60 | United States Capitol | Marble | United States Capitol[24] | ||
Lyndon Baines Johnson Megalith | Harold Vogel | 1975 | Lady Bird Johnson Park | Granite | Approx. 19 × 7 × 7 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[25] | |
Reverence | Deirdre Saunder | 1991 | 701 Maryland Avenue, N.E. | Painted metal | Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. × 3 ft. 9 in. × 1/2 in.; Base: approx. 5½ in. × 2 ft. 10 in. × 1 ft. 3 in. | DC Art/Works[26] | |
The Bex Eagle | Lorenzo Ghiglieri | 1982 | Pershing Park | Silicon Bronze & Granite | Sculpture: approx. 40½ × 50 × 33 in.; Base: approx. 4 ft. 11 in. × 2 ft. 8 in. × 2 ft. 8 in. | United States Department of the Interior[27] | |
Social Security Relief Panels | Emma Lu Davis & Henry Kreis | 1941 | United States Department of Health and Human Services | Granite | 3 Panels. Relief: approx. H. 7½ ft. W. 6½. | General Services Administration[28] [29] [30] | |
Railroad Retirement | Robert Kittredge | 1941 | United States Department of Health and Human Services | Granite | Relief: approx. 9 ft. × 8 ft. × 6 in. | General Services Administration[31] | |
Shorepoints I | James Rosati | 1977 | United States Department of Health and Human Services | Painted Aluminum | Approx. H. 9 ft. W. 20 ft. | General Services Administration[32] | |
Railroad Employment | Robert Kittredge | 1941 | 330 C. St, S.W., South Building | Red granite | Relief: approx. 9 ft. × 8 ft. × 6 in. | General Services Administration[33] | |
Urban Life | John Gregory | 1939–1942 | Municipal Center, 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., West Entrance | Granite | Relief: approx. 12 ft. × 11 ft. × 15 in. | Department of Administrative Services[34] | |
Health and Welfare | Hildreth Meiere | 1941 | Municipal Center, 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., West Entrance | Ceramic | Mural: approx. H. 8 ft. × W. 81 ft. | Department of Administrative Services[35] | |
Democracy in Action | Waylande Gregory | 1941 | Municipal Center, 300 Indiana Avenue, N.W., West Courtyard | High-fire ceramic clay in Terra cotta. | Relief: approx. H. 8 ft. × L. 81 ft. | Department of Administrative Services[36] | |
Heating Plant Machinery | Paul Philippe Cret | 1933 | Central Heating & Refrigeration Plant, 13th St. between C & D St. | 5 reliefs. Four reliefs: approx. H. 1½ ft. W. 2 ft.; One relief: approx. H. 14 ft. W. 7 ft. | General Services Administration[37] | ||
Abstract | Wyten | 1989 | 820 1st St., N.W. | Painted Metal | Sculpture: approx. 9 × 9 × 9 ft. | Unknown[38] | |
The Maine Lobsterman | Victor Kahill | 1981 | Water St. & 6th St., S.W. | Bronze & Granite | Sculpture: approx. 5 × 2 × 3½ ft.; Boulder: approx. H. 4 ft.; Flat stone block base: approx. W. 4½ ft. D. 8 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[39] | |
William Wetmore Story | C St. & 3rd St., N.W. | Bronze & Granite | Sculpture: approx. 6 ft. 10 in. × 4 ft. 10 in. × 7 ft. 10 in.; Base: 5 ft. 4 in.x 4 ft. 10 in. 7 ft. | General Services Administration[40] | |||
Torch of Learning | Edward Pearce Casey | 1893 | Library of Congress | Gilded Copper | Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. W. 4½ ft.; Base: approx. W. 6½ ft. | Architect of the Capitol[41] | |
Ethnological Heads | William Boyd, Henry Jackson Ellicott & Otis Mason | 1891 | Library of Congress | Granite | 33 keystone heads. Each: approx. H. 18 in. W. 12 in. | Architect of the Capitol[42] | |
Pension Building Frieze | Caspar Buberl | 1883 | National Building Museum | Terra cotta | approx. H. 3 ft. D. 4 in. L. 1,200 ft. | National Building Museum[43] | |
The Torch of Freedom | Felix de Weldon | 1976 | Constitution Ave. & 2nd St. at Maryland Ave., N.E. 38.8925°N -77.0164°W | Bronze, Granite & Marble | Sculpture: approx. H. 35 ft. W. 7 ft.; Base: approx. H. 1 in. W. 9 ft. | [44] | |
The Evolution of Justice Doors | John James Donnelly | 1935 | United States Supreme Court Building | Bronze | Overall: approx. H. 17 ft. W. 9½ ft. (3,000 lbs.). | Architect of the Capitol[45] | |
The Old Brick Capitol Plaque | 1950 | United States Supreme Court Building | Architect of the Capitol[46] | ||||
Justice, the Guardian of Liberty | Hermon Atkins MacNeil | 1935 | United States Supreme Court Building | Marble | approx. H. 18 ft. W. 60 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[47] | |
Figure of Puck over Fountain and Pool | Brenda Putnam | 1932 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Marble | Sculpture: approx. H. 46 in. × W. 35 in. | Folger Shakespeare Library[48] | |
Tragedy and Comedy | Paul Philippe Cret | 1932 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Marble | 2 reliefs. Each: approx. H. 2 ft. W. 2 ft. | Folger Shakespeare Library[49] | |
Scenes from Shakespeare | John Gregory | 1932 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Marble | 9 reliefs. Each: W. 72 in. × H. 62 in. | Folger Shakespeare Library[50] | |
The Lone Sailor | Stanley Bleifeld | 1986 | United States Navy Memorial | Bronze & Granite | 2 parts. Figure: approx. 7 ft. 1 in. × 32 in. × 27 in.; Base: approx. H. 2 in. W. 32 in.; Duffel bag: approx. 46 × 24 × 43 in.; Base: approx. 3 × 21 × 30 in. | United States Department of the Interior[51] | |
United States Navy Memorial | 1987 | United States Navy Memorial | Bronze & Granite | United States Department of the Interior | |||
Emancipation Memorial | Thomas Ball | 1875 | Lincoln Park | Bronze & Granite | Sculpture: approx. 9 × 6 × 4 ft.; Base: approx. 9 × 12 × 10 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[52] | |
General Winfield Scott Hancock | Henry Jackson Ellicott | 1896 | 7th St & Pennsylvania Ave. | Bronze & Granite | Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. W. 7 ft.; Upper base: approx. 4 ft.x 19 ft. 4 in. × 3 ft. 8 in. Diam . 25 ft.; Lower base: approx. W. 10 ft. L. 17 ft. D. 1 ft. 5 in. | United States Department of the Interior[53] | |
Columbus Door | Randolph Rogers | 1860 | United States Capitol | Bronze | 16 ft. 8 in. × 9 ft. 9 in. | United States Capitol[54] | |
War and Peace | E. Luigi Persico, Paul Manship | 1835, Replacement: 1960 | United States Capitol | Marble | Sculptures: approx. H. 10 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. Diam. 45 in. | United States Capitol[55] [56] | |
James A. Garfield Monument | John Quincy Adams Ward | 1887 | United States Capitol | Bronze | Overall: approx. H. 25 ft.; Garfield: approx. H. 9 ft.; Seated figures on base: approx. H. 5 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[57] | |
Eagles | Frederick Roth | 1934 | Interstate Commerce Commission | Limestone | General Services Administration[58] | ||
Intercommunication Between Continents of America and Asia | Sidney Waugh | Interstate Commerce Commission | Limestone | 10 ft. × 45 ft. | General Services Administration[59] | ||
Security of the Mails | Joseph E. Renier | 1934 | Interstate Commerce Commission | Limestone | 3½ ft. | General Services Administration[60] | |
Spirit of Progress and Civilization Pediment | Adolph Weinman | 1934 | Interstate Commerce Commission, 13th St. Facade | Limestone | 12 ft. × 67 ft. | General Services Administration[61] | |
The Recorder of the Archives | James Earle Fraser | 1935 | National Archives and Records Administration, 7th & Pennsylvania Ave. | Limestone | H. 8 ft. | National Archives and Records Administration[62] | |
Medallions on National Archives | James Earle Fraser, Robert Ingersoll Aitken & Ulysses Ricci | 1934 | National Archives and Records Administration, 7th & Pennsylvania Ave. 38.8927°N -77.0231°W | 13 medallions. Each medallion: Diam. 8 ft. | National Archives and Records Administration[63] | ||
Acroterion Eagles | James Earle Fraser, Robert Ingersoll Aitken & Ulysses Ricci | National Archives and Records Administration | Limestone | National Archives and Records Administration[64] | |||
John Philip Sousa Monument | Unknown | Congressional Cemetery | Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery[65] | ||||
Walter Jones Memorial | Unknown | Congressional Cemetery | Marble | Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery[66] | |||
General Alexander Macomb Monument | Unknown | 1941 | Congressional Cemetery – NE Section, Range 55, Site 147 | Marble & Granite | Obelisk: approx. H. 78 in.; Shaft: approx. 22 × 40 × 40 in.; Base: approx. 14 × 42 × 42 in. | Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery[67] | |
Taza (Burial Marker) | Doug Hyde | 1971 | Congressional Cemetery | Stone & Granite | Sculpture: approx. 1 ft. 6 in. × 1 ft. 6 in. × 8 in.; Base: approx. 4 in. × 2 ft. × 10 in. | Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery[68] | |
Latrobe Cenotaphs | Benjamin Henry Latrobe | 1816–1877 | Congressional Cemetery | Sandstone | Over 100. Each: H. 4½ ft. | Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery[69] | |
Lieutenant John T. McLaughlin Monument | Struthers & Company | 1847 | Congressional Cemetery – SE Section, Range 50, Site 253 | Marble | Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery[70] | ||
Arsenal Monument | Lot Flannery | 1865 | Congressional Cemetery – NW Section, Range 97, Section 142 | Marble, Granite | Sculpture: 25 ft. × 5 ft. 6 in. × 5 ft. 6 in. Base: 1 ft. 1 in. × 6 ft. × 6 ft. | National Cemetery Administration[71] | |
The Progress of Civilization | Thomas Crawford | 1859 | United States Capitol, Senate Wing | Marble | Pediment: L. 80 ft. × H. 12 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[72] | |
General Casimir Pulaski | Kazimierz Chodziński | 1910 | Pennsylvania Ave & 13th St., N.W. 38.8959°N -77.03°W | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 15 ft. W. 12 ft.; Base: approx. H. 12 ft. W. 15 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[73] | |
Water | C. Paul Jennewein | 1933 | United States Department of Justice, 10th St. & Constitution Ave., N.W. | Marble | Department of Justice[74] | ||
Fire | C. Paul Jennewein | 1933 | United States Department of Justice, 10th St. & Constitution Ave., N.W. | Department of Justice[75] | |||
Viking Ships Relief | C. Paul Jennewein | 1932–1934 | United States Department of Justice, 10th St. & Constitution Ave., N.W. | Limestone | Department of Justice[76] | ||
Four Winds Reliefs | C. Paul Jennewein | 1932–1934 | United States Department of Justice, 10th St. & Constitution Ave., N.W. | Limestone | Department of Justice[77] | ||
Law and Order Relief | C. Paul Jennewein | 1935 | United States Department of Justice, 10th St. & Constitution Ave., N.W. | Limestone | Relief: approx. H. 6 ft. W. 10 ft. | General Services Administration[78] | |
Albert Pike Memorial | Gaetano Trentanove | Cast 1899 | 3rd & D St., N.W. | Bronze & Granite | Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft.; Base: approx. W. 17 ft. 1 in. D. 17 ft. 2 in. | United States Department of the Interior[79] | |
Captain Nathan Hale | Bela Lyon Pratt | Cast 1930 | United States Department of Justice | Bronze & Granite | Sculpture: approx. 76 × 26 × 23 in.; Base: approx. 49¼ × 27 × 26½ in. | General Services Administration[80] | |
Supreme Court Flagpole Bases | John Donnelly | 1935 | United States Capitol | Bronze & Marble | 2 flagpole bases. Each flagpole base: approx. H. 9 ft. W. 6 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[81] | |
Genius of America | Bruno Mankowski | 1828 | United States Capitol | Marble | Pediment: approx. W. 81 ft. 6 in.; Figures: approx. H. 9 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[82] | |
Columbia Pediment | Edgar Walter | 1935 | United States Customs Building, 14th & Constitution, N.W. 38.8923°N -77.032°W | Limestone | 18 ft. 9 in. × 86 ft. 6 in. | General Services Administration[83] | |
Commodore John Paul Jones | Charles Henry Niehaus | 1912 | West Potomac Park | Bronze | Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite or Vermont marble; Pylon: marble. Fountains: marble. | United States Department of the Interior[84] | |
Drafting the Declaration of Independence | Adolph Weinman | 1943 | East Potomac Park 38.8814°N -77.0366°W | Marble | Pediment: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 65 ft. | National Park Service[85] | |
Jefferson Memorial: Thomas Jefferson | Rudulph Evans | 1943 | East Potomac Park | Bronze | Sculpture: H. 19 ft.; Base: H. 6 ft. | National Park Service[86] | |
The Progress of Railroading | Louis St. Gaudens | 1908 | Union Station | Granite | 6 figures. Each figure: H. 18 ft. | [87] | |
Columbus Statue | Lorado Taft | 1912 | Union Station | Marble | 45 × 66 × 44 ft.; Shaft: H. 40 ft.; Basin: D. 64 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[88] | |
Vaquero | Luis Jiménez | 1990 | Smithsonian American Art Museum | Acrylic urethane, fiberglass & steel armature | H. 16½ ft. | Smithsonian American Art Museum[89] | |
Abundance and Industry | Sherry Edmundson Fry | 1936 | United States Customs Building | Limestone | 11 ft. 3 in. × 26½ ft. | General Services Administration[90] | |
Statue of Albert Gallatin | James Earle Fraser | 1941 | United States Treasury Department Office of the Curator, 15th St & Pennsylvania Ave, N.W. | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. | United States Treasury Department[91] | |
Trylon of Freedom | C. Paul Jennewein | 1954 | Federal District Court | Granite | H. 24 ft. | Federal District Court[92] | |
Abraham Lincoln | Lot Flannery | 1868 | Supreme Court of the District of Columbia | Marble | Sculpture: approx. 7 ft. 3 in. × 2 ft. 9 in. × 2 ft. 5 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 4 in. × 7 ft. × 7 ft. | District of Columbia, Department of Administrative Services[93] | |
Oscar Straus Memorial | Adolph Alexander Weinman | 1947 | Interior courtyard of Federal Triangle at 14th & Constitution Ave, N.W. | Bronze | 5 ft. × 5 ft. 6 in. × 11 ft. 6 in. | General Services Administration[94] | |
Sir William Blackstone | Paul Wayland Bartlett | Constitution Ave. & 3rd St. N.W. | Gilded Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 9 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[95] | ||
Darlington Memorial Fountain: Nymph and Fawn | C. Paul Jennewein | 1922 | Judiciary Park at 5th & D St. | Gilded Bronze | Figure: approx. H. 5 × 3 × 3 ft.; Base: approx. H. 4 ft. × 3 ft. 6 in. × 3 ft.; Basin: approx. H. 1⅓ ft. × Diam. 18 ft. | District of Columbia[96] | |
Benjamin Franklin | Jacques Jouvenal | 1889 | Old Post Office Pavilion | Carrara Marble | Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. W. 5½ ft. × D. 5½ ft. | United States Department of the Interior[97] | |
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial | Robert Berks | 1973 | Lincoln Park | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 10 × 15.5 × 9 ft.; Base: approx. 5 ft. 5 in. × 25 ft. × 20 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[98] | |
Temperance Fountain | Henry D. Cogswell | 1880 | Pennsylvania Ave & 7th St, N.W. | Bronze or Zinc | Overall: approx. H. 14 ft.; Fish sculpture: approx. H. 4 ft. 8 in.; Figure base: approx. H. 3 ft. 7 in. Diam. 2 ft. 3 in. | United States Department of the Interior[99] | |
Major General Nathanael Greene | Henry Kirke Brown | 1877 | Stanton Park | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 11 ft. W. 15 ft.; Base: approx. 14 × 17 × 8 ft. | United States Department of the Interior[100] | |
Elbridge Gerry Monument | John Frazee | 1823 | Congressional Cemetery, NE Section, Range 29, site 9–10 | Marble | Sculpture: approx. 11 ft. × 4 ft. 10 in. × 4 ft. 10 in.; Base: approx. 10 in. × 6 ft. × 6 ft. | Association for the Preservation of Historic Congressional Cemetery[101] | |
Department of Justice Pediment: Ars Boni and Ars Aequi | C. Paul Jennewein | 1934 | Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building | Limestone | 2 pediments. Each: L. 50 ft. | United States Department of Justice[102] | |
Bureaus of the Department of Commerce | James Earle Fraser | 1931 | United States Department of Commerce 38.8943°N -77.0328°W | Limestone | 8 reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 5 ft. W. 3 ft. | General Services Administration[103] | |
Alexander Robey Shepherd | Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar | 1905 | John A. Wilson Building 38.8954°N -77.0316°W | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 8 ft.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft. 6 in. W. 9 ft. 3 in. | District of Columbia[104] | |
Apotheosis of Democracy | Paul Wayland Bartlett | 1916 | United States Capitol | Marble | Pediment: approx. L. 60 ft. | United States Capitol[105] | |
Bartholdi Fountain | Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi | United States Capitol | Cast iron | Fountain: approx. H. 30 ft.; Basin: approx. Diam. 35 ft. (15,000 lbs.). | United States Capitol[106] | ||
Revolutionary War Door | Thomas Crawford William Henry Rinehart | 1904 | United States Capitol | Bronze | H. 14 ft. 5 in. | United States Capitol[107] | |
George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door | Thomas Crawford | 1864–1868 | United States Capitol | Bronze | H. 14 ft. 5 in. | United States Capitol[108] | |
Statue of Freedom | Thomas Crawford | 1860 | United States Capitol dome | Bronze | H. 19 ft. 6 in. (14,985 lbs.). | United States Capitol[109] | |
Greek Vases | W.H. Livingston, Sr. | 1964 | Rayburn House Office Building | Marble | 8 vessels. Each: approx. 9 × 3½ × 9 ft. | Architect of the Capitol[110] | |
Spirit of Justice | C. Paul Jennewein | 1961 | Rayburn House Office Building | Marble | Sculpture: approx. 8 × 4½ × 5½ ft.; Base: approx. 6 in. × 4½ ft. × 5½ ft. | United States Capitol[111] | |
The Majesty of Law | C. Paul Jennewein | 1961 | Rayburn House Office Building | Marble | Sculpture: approx. 8 × 4½ × 5½ ft.; Base: approx. 6 in. × 4½ ft. × 5½ ft. | United States Capitol[112] | |
The Authority of Law | James Earle Fraser | 1935 | United States Supreme Court | Marble | Sculpture: approx. 6 × 6 × 8 ft.; Base: approx. 15 × 10 × 12 ft. (45 tons). | United States Capitol[113] | |
The Contemplation of Justice | James Earle Fraser | 1935 | United States Supreme Court | Marble | Sculpture: approx. 6 × 6 × 8 ft.; Base: approx. 15 × 10 × 12 ft. (45 tons). | United States Capitol[114] | |
United States Supreme Court Justice Bust Collection | Various Artists | 1844–Present | United States Supreme Court | Marble | H. 27 in. | United States Supreme Court[115] [116] [117] [118] [119] | |
American Professional Workers and American Laborers | Joseph Kiselewski | 1951 | Government Accountability Office | Each panel: 10 ft. 1 × 16 ft. × 2 ft. 1/2 in. | General Services Administration[120] | ||
Figure | Jacques Lipchitz | 1930 | Smithsonian Institution 38.8891°N -77.023°W | Bronze | 87½ × 38½ × 28½ in. | Library of Congress[121] | |
Eminent Men of Letters | Frederick Ruckstull & Herbert Adams | 1894–95 | Library of Congress | Granite | H. 3 ft. | Library of Congress[122] [123] [124] [125] [126] | |
America Fostering the Arts and Industries and Atlantes | William Boyd | 1897 | Library of Congress | Granite | Male columns: H. 6 ft. | Library of Congress[127] | |
Progress of Maritime Trade Facilities | William McVey | 1937 | Apex Building | Aluminum | 4 sets of doors. Each: 12½ × 3¾ ft. | General Services Administration[128] | |
American Eagle | Sidney Waugh | 1938 | Federal Trade Commission Building 38.8928°N -77.0217°W | Limestone | D. 5½ ft. | General Services Administration[129] | |
Foreign and Domestic Commerce Pediment | Ulysses Ricci | 1934 | Herbert C. Hoover Building 38.8943°N -77.0328°W | Limestone | 11 × 45 ft. | General Services Administration[130] | |
Mining Pediment | Frederick Roth | 1934 | Herbert C. Hoover Building 38.8943°N -77.0328°W | Limestone | 11 × 45 ft. | General Services Administration[131] | |
Aeronautics Pediment | Haig Patigian | 1934 | Herbert C. Hoover Building 38.8943°N -77.0328°W | Limestone | 11 × 45 ft. | General Services Administration[132] | |
Fisheries Pediment | Joseph Kiselewski | 1934 | Herbert C. Hoover Building 38.8943°N -77.0328°W | Limestone | 11 × 45 ft. | General Services Administration[133] | |
Heritage | James Earle Fraser | 1935 | National Archives and Records Administration | Indiana Limestone | H. 8 ft. | National Archives and Records Administration[134] | |
Guardianship | James Earle Fraser | 1935 | National Archives and Records Administration | Indiana Limestone | H. 8 ft. | National Archives and Records Administration[135] | |
The Guardians of the Portal | Robert Ingersoll Aitken | 1935 | National Archives and Records Administration | Indiana Limestone | Two reliefs. Each relief: approx. H. 8 ft. × W. 5 ft. | National Archives and Records Administration[136] | |
Destiny Pediment | Adolph Alexander Weinman | 1935 | National Archives and Records Administration 38.8932°N -77.0229°W | Indiana Limestone, Granite | L. 100 ft. | National Archives and Records Administration[137] | |
Man Controlling Trade | Michael Lantz | 1942 | Federal Trade Commission Building 38.8926°N -77.0206°W | Limestone | 2 pieces, each: 15 × 17 × 7 ft. | General Services Administration[138] | |
Americans at Work, Past and Present | Various Artists | 1938 | Federal Trade Commission Building 38.8924°N -77.0208°W | Limestone | 6¾ × 12½ ft. | General Services Administration[139] [140] [141] [142] | |
Primitive Means of the Transmission of Communication | Joseph E. Renier | 1934 | Interstate Commerce Commission | Limestone | H. 3½ ft. | General Services Administration[143] [144] [145] [146] [147] | |
The Transmission of the Mail by Day and by Night | Adolph Weinman | 1934 | Interstate Commerce Commission | Limestone | H. 7 ft. | General Services Administration[148] | |
Interstate Commerce Commission Pediments | Joseph Renier, Adolph Weinman, John Donnelly & George Snowden | 1934 | Interstate Commerce Commission | Limestone | 3½ ft. | General Services Administration[149] [150] [151] [152] | |
Commerce and Communications | Wheeler Williams | 1935 | Interstate Commerce Commission | Indiana limestone | 11 ft. 3in. × 39 ft. 9 in. | General Services Administration[153] | |
Interstate Transportation | Edward McCartan | 1935 | Interstate Commerce Commission 38.8937°N -77.0285°W | Indiana limestone | 11 ft. 3 in. × 39 ft. 9 in. | General Services Administration[154] | |
Eagle | Michael Lantz | 1959 | National Guard Association of the United States | Bronze | National Guard Association of the United States[155] | ||
Acacia Griffins | Edmond Romulus Amateis | Acacia Life Insurance Company | Limestone | 2 griffins. Each griffin: approx. 5½ × 4½ × 9 ft.; Each base: approx. 58 × 61½ × 118 in. | Acacia Life Insurance Company[156] | ||
Department of Agriculture Pediments | Adolph A. Weinman | 1908 | Jamie L. Whitten Building 38.8883°N -77.0299°W | Vermont Marble | H. 6 ft. × L 25 ft. | United States Department of Agriculture[157] [158] [159] [160] | |
Scenes from American Industry | Otto Eggers | 1956 | Dirksen Senate Office Building | Bronze | 5 panels. Each: Approx. 3½ ft. square. | Dirksen Senate Office Building[161] | |
Eagle Pediment | Ulysses Ricci | 1956 | Dirksen Senate Office Building | Marble | D 4 ft. | Dirksen Senate Office Building[162] | |
Olive Risley Seward | John Cavanaugh | 1971 | 601 N. Carolina Ave, S.E. | Lead over burlap | Sculpture: approx. 72 × 24 × 27 in.; Stone base: approx. 30 × 18 × 18 in. | Kresh, David & Diane[163] | |
Library of Congress Annex Doors | Lee Lawrie | 1938 | Adams building Library of Congress | Bronze | 3 sets of doors. Each set of doors: approx. H. 12 ft. | United States Capitol[164] | |
A Cascade of Books | Frank Eliscu | Library of Congress | Bronze | Sculpture: approx. L. 50 ft. × W. 25 ft. | United States Capitol[165] | ||
Equal Justice Under Law | Robert Ingersoll Aitken | 1935 | United States Supreme Court Building | Vermont Marble | Pediment: approx. H. 18 ft. W. 60 ft. | United States Capitol[166] | |
Library of Congress Doors | Herbert Adams, Levi Olin Warner & Frederick William MacMonnies | 1896 | Library of Congress | Bronze | H 14 ft × W 7½ ft. | United States Capitol[167] [168] [169] | |
Past | Robert Ingersoll Aitken | 1935 | National Archives and Records Administration | Indiana Limestone | Sculpture: approx. 20 × 8 × 12 ft.; Base: approx. 12 × 12 × 15 ft. | General Services Administration[170] | |
Present | Robert Ingersoll Aitken | 1935 | National Archives and Records Administration | Indiana Limestone | Sculpture: approx. 20 × 8 × 12 ft.; Base: approx. 12 × 12 × 15 ft. | General Services Administration[171] | |
Build-Grow | Richard Hunt | 1992 | 700 11th St NW | Welded Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 23 ft. × 84 in. × 84 in. | Collin Equities[172] | |
Growth Columns | Richard Hunt | 1992 | 700 11th St NW | Welded Bronze | 4 columns. Columns: approx. H. ranges 15 to 19 ft. Diam. ranges 12 to 16 in. | Collin Equities[173] [174] | |
Branching Column | Richard Hunt | 1992 | 700 11th St NW | Welded Bronze | Sculpture: approx. 4 × 3 × 2 ft.; Base: approx. H. 7 ft. Diam. 8 in. | Collin Equities[175] | |
Swan Column | Richard Hunt | 1992 | 700 11th St NW | Welded Bronze | Sculpture: approx. H. 3 ft. W. 4 ft.; Base: approx. H. 6 ft. Diam: 11 ft. | Collin Equities[176] | |
Composition for the Axemen | Ken Wyten | 830 First Street, N.E., Washington, District of Columbia | Dreyfus, Zuckerman & Kronstadt [177] | ||||
Trigadilly | Chas Coburn | 1990 | 820 1st St, N.W. – Courtyard | Painted Steel | Sculpture: approx. 35 s 4 × 16 ft.; Base: approx. 8 × 4 × 20 ft. | Dreyfus, Zuckerman & Kronstadt [178] | |
The Yellow Line | Constance Flueres | 1989 | Gallery Place Metro | Neon sculpture | Washington Metro[179] [180] | ||
The Glory of Chinese Descendants | Foon Sham | 2000 | Gallery Place Metro, Chinatown Exit | Washington Metro] | |||
Epoch | Albert Paley | 2004 | PEPCO Headquarters | Washington Metro] | |||
Air Shaft Tunnel | Val E. Lewton | 1992 | H St. N.W. & 3rd St. N.W. | ||||
Of the People | Egon Daley | 1995 | One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St., N.W. | ||||
Quadrature Nimbii | Val E. Lewton | 1996 | One Judiciary Square, 441 4th St., N.W. | ||||
Hopscotch Bridge | Val E. Lewton | 1997 | H Street Bridge, H St. between N Capitol 7 1st St. | ||||
Earth Point | Karen Brown | 2003 | Office of Homeland Security, 2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., S.E. | ||||
Ready | William Wegman | L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station | |||||
Southwest Gateway | G. Byron Peck | 2008 | 12th St Tunnels, Maine Ave SW & 12th St, S.W. | 2400 Sq. Ft. | [181] | ||
Dragon Gate | Andrew T. Crawford | 2007 | Alley, between 603 and 604 H St., N.W. | ||||
Balance | Marcia Billig | 2002 | 13th St., N.E. & Constitution Ave., N.E. & Tennessee Ave., N.E. | Bronze | |||
Ocean Piece | Jorge Martin | 1995 | Archives station | Marble | Washington Metro[182] | ||
The Tempest | Greg Wyatt | 1993–94 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Shakespeare Library[183] | |||
Julius Caesar | Greg Wyatt | 1993–94 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Shakespeare Library | |||
King Lear | Greg Wyatt | 1993–94 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Shakespeare Library | |||
Hamlet | Greg Wyatt | 1993–94 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Shakespeare Library | |||
Twelfth Night | Greg Wyatt | 1993–94 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Shakespeare Library | |||
A Midsummer Night's Dream | Greg Wyatt | 1993–94 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Shakespeare Library | |||
Henry IV, Part 2 | Greg Wyatt | 1993–94 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Shakespeare Library | |||
Macbeth | Greg Wyatt | 1993–94 | Folger Shakespeare Library | Folger Shakespeare Library | |||
Bearing Witness | Martin Puryear | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Woodrow Wilson Plaza 38.8936°N -77.0299°W | Hammer-formed bronze plate | Approx. H. 40 ft. | [184] | ||
Federal Triangle Flowers | Stephen Robin | Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Woodrow Wilson Plaza 38.8939°N -77.0297°W | Aluminum & Limestone | Sculptures: approx. H. 10 ft. × L. 14 ft. × W. 7 ft. | [185] | ||
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial | Robert Berks | United States Department of Justice | Bronze & Marble | [186] | |||
Lions | Unknown | Capital Grille, 601 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. | [187] | ||||
Rhodes Tavern Plaque | Unknown | 2002 | F & 15th Sts., N.W. | [188] | |||
Art Deco Eagle Lampposts | Nathan C. Wyeth | 301 C St., N.W. | [189] | ||||
The Extra Mile | Along Pennsylvania Ave., 15th St., G St., and 11th St. | ||||||
Boundary Markers | F, G, 4th & 5th Sts., N.W. | [190] | |||||
Tool de Force | National Building Museum | [191] | |||||
Cristoforo Columbo | Carlo Nicoli | 1992 | Holy Rosary Church | Bronze | [192] | ||
Michelangelo Buonarroti | Carlo Nicoli | Casa Italiana District of Columbia | Marble | [193] | |||
Giuseppe Verdi | Carlo Nicoli | Casa Italiana District of Columbia | Marble | [194] | |||
Dante Alighieri | Carlo Nicoli | Casa Italiana District of Columbia | Marble | [195] | |||
Guglielmo Marconi | Carlo Nicoli | Casa Italiana District of Columbia | Marble | [196] | |||
The Chess Players | Lloyd Lillie | 1983 | John Marshall Park | Bronze | Left figure: approx. 58 × 23 × 28 in., Right figure: approx. 58 × 29 × 38 in. | [197] | |
Guns into Plowshares | Esther Augsburger & Michael Augsburger | 1997 | Indiana Ave. & 4th St., N.W. | Steel and 3,000 disabled handguns. | Sculpture: approx. H. 16 ft. | [198] | |
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial | Raymond Kaskey | 1991 | E Street, between 4th & 5th Streets, N.W. | Bronze | Lions: approx. 70 × 35 × 118 in.; Cubs: approx. 25 × 37 × 64 in. | [199] | |
Lily Pond | David Phillips | Between the Canadian Embassy and the U.S. Courthouse. | Bronze | [200] | |||
She Who Must be Obeyed | Tony Smith | Frances Perkins Building | Steel | [201] | |||
Slow Rondo | United States National Academies, Keck Center | [202] | |||||
Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial | Frank Gehry | National Park Service[203] | |||||
Spirit of Haida Gwaii | Bill Reid | 1988Cast: 1991 | Canadian Embassy | Bronze | 13.2 ft. h. × 20 ft. l., 11,000 lbs. | Canadian Embassy[204] | |
Chthonodynamis | Robert Russin | 1992 | United States Department of Energy | Granite | [205] | ||
Heroic Shore Points | James Rosati | Hubert H. Humphrey Building | Aluminum | [206] | |||