| Monument Name: | The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Location: | 1700 block of C Street NW Washington, D.C., United States |
| Designer: | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney |
| Material: | Marble |
| Open: | April 17, 1929 |
| Dedicated To: | Mary Desha Mary Smith Lockwood Ellen Hardin Walworth Eugenia Washington |
The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution is a sculpture located beside Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States.[1] Dedicated in 1929, the sculpture was created by artist and socialite Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in honor of the four founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR): Mary Desha, Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Eugenia Washington.[2] The sculpture is one of three outdoor artworks in Washington, D.C. by Whitney, the other two being the Titanic Memorial and the Aztec Fountain at the Pan American Union Building.[3]
The marble sculpture is a female figure symbolizing American womanhood. She has outstretched arms and is adorned with flowing drapery. Four medallions honoring the four founders of the DAR are on the front of a rectangular marble stele that stands behind the sculpture.
The inscriptions on the memorial include the following:[1]