Title
Artist
Year
Location/GPS Coordinates
Material
Dimensions
Owner
Image
Victims of Communism Memorial
Tiananmen Square protesters of 1989 , statue recreated by Thomas Marsh
June 12, 2007 (dedication)
Massachusetts and New Jersey Avenues and G Street, N.W.
38°53′55″N 77°00′43″W / 38.898489°N 77.012053°W / 38.898489; -77.012053
Bronze
10 feet tall (3 m)
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II
Nina Akumu & Paul Matisse
2000
Louisiana Ave., New Jersey Ave. & D St., N.W.
38°53′40″N 77°00′38″W / 38.894523°N 77.010488°W / 38.894523; -77.010488
Bronze & barbed wire
14 feet (4.3 m)
National Park Service [ 1]
Columbus Fountain
Lorado Taft
June 8, 1912 (dedication)
Columbus Circle
38°53′47″N 77°00′24″W / 38.8964°N 77.0066°W / 38.8964; -77.0066
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°53′31.7″N 77°0′59.2″W / 38.892139°N 77.016444°W / 38.892139; -77.016444
[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
District Building Allegorical Roofline Figures
Adolfo Nesti
1907–08 c. 1907–08
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°53′47.6″N 77°0′23.5″W / 38.896556°N 77.006528°W / 38.896556; -77.006528
Bronze and Concrete
8 tons
National Park Service [ 7]
The Progress of Railroading
Louis Saint-Gaudens
1908
Union Station 38°53′47.6″N 77°0′23.5″W / 38.896556°N 77.006528°W / 38.896556; -77.006528
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
approx. 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°53′23.24″N 77°0′46.49″W / 38.8897889°N 77.0129139°W / 38.8897889; -77.0129139
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°53′33″N 77°1′10″W / 38.89250°N 77.01944°W / 38.89250; -77.01944
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
38°53′34″N 77°0′40″W / 38.89278°N 77.01111°W / 38.89278; -77.01111
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 1863
Replacement 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.
38°52′37″N 77°1′18″W / 38.87694°N 77.02167°W / 38.87694; -77.02167
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]
John Marshall: Chief Justice of the United States
William Wetmore Story
1920 c. 1920
C St. & 3rd St., N.W.
38°53′36″N 77°1′3″W / 38.89333°N 77.01750°W / 38.89333; -77.01750
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
38°53′52″N 77°1′3″W / 38.89778°N 77.01750°W / 38.89778; -77.01750
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°53′33″N 77°0′59″W / 38.89250°N 77.01639°W / 38.89250; -77.01639
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
38°53′21.7″N 77°0′11.4″W / 38.889361°N 77.003167°W / 38.889361; -77.003167
Marble
Sculpture: approx. H. 46 in. × W. 35 in.
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 48]
Tragedy and Comedy
Paul Philippe Cret
1932
Folger Shakespeare Library
38°53′21.7″N 77°0′11.4″W / 38.889361°N 77.003167°W / 38.889361; -77.003167
Marble
2 reliefs. Each: approx. H. 2 ft. W. 2 ft.
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 49]
Scenes from Shakespeare
John Gregory
1932
Folger Shakespeare Library
38°53′21.7″N 77°0′11.4″W / 38.889361°N 77.003167°W / 38.889361; -77.003167
Marble
9 reliefs. Each: W. 72 in. × H. 62 in.
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 50]
The Lone Sailor
Stanley Bleifeld
1986
United States Navy Memorial
38°53′39″N 77°1′23″W / 38.89417°N 77.02306°W / 38.89417; -77.02306
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
38°53′39″N 77°1′23″W / 38.89417°N 77.02306°W / 38.89417; -77.02306
Bronze & Granite
United States Department of the Interior
Emancipation Memorial
Thomas Ball
1875
Lincoln Park
38°53′23″N 76°59′20″W / 38.88972°N 76.98889°W / 38.88972; -76.98889
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.
38°53′37.46″N 77°1′20.12″W / 38.8937389°N 77.0222556°W / 38.8937389; -77.0222556
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
38°53′19″N 77°0′46″W / 38.88861°N 77.01278°W / 38.88861; -77.01278
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°53′33.64″N 77°1′23.15″W / 38.8926778°N 77.0230972°W / 38.8926778; -77.0230972
Indiana Limestone
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
1933 c. 1933
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
38°52′53″N 76°58′50″W / 38.88139°N 76.98056°W / 38.88139; -76.98056
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°53′45.4″N 77°1′48.1″W / 38.895944°N 77.030028°W / 38.895944; -77.030028
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.
38°53′45″N 77°1′48″W / 38.89583°N 77.03000°W / 38.89583; -77.03000
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°53′32.18″N 77°1′55.21″W / 38.8922722°N 77.0320028°W / 38.8922722; -77.0320028
Limestone
18 ft. 9 in. × 86 ft. 6 in.
General Services Administration [ 83]
Commodore John Paul Jones
Charles Henry Niehaus
1912
West Potomac Park
38°53′18″N 77°2′22″W / 38.88833°N 77.03944°W / 38.88833; -77.03944
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°52′53.17″N 77°2′11.81″W / 38.8814361°N 77.0366139°W / 38.8814361; -77.0366139
Marble
Pediment: approx. H. 10 ft. W. 65 ft.
National Park Service [ 85]
Jefferson Memorial: Thomas Jefferson
Rudulph Evans
1943
East Potomac Park
38°52′53″N 77°2′12″W / 38.88139°N 77.03667°W / 38.88139; -77.03667
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.
38°53′54″N 77°2′4″W / 38.89833°N 77.03444°W / 38.89833; -77.03444
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.
38°53′38″N 77°1′54″W / 38.89389°N 77.03167°W / 38.89389; -77.03167
Bronze
5 ft. × 5 ft. 6 in. × 11 ft. 6 in.
General Services Administration [ 94]
Sir William Blackstone
Paul Wayland Bartlett
1920 c. 1920
Constitution Ave. & 3rd St. N.W.
38°53′33″N 77°0′57″W / 38.89250°N 77.01583°W / 38.89250; -77.01583
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.
38°53′43″N 77°1′7″W / 38.89528°N 77.01861°W / 38.89528; -77.01861
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
38°53′41″N 77°1′40″W / 38.89472°N 77.02778°W / 38.89472; -77.02778
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
38°53′23″N 76°59′20″W / 38.88972°N 76.98889°W / 38.88972; -76.98889
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.
38°52′37.7″N 77°1′18.1″W / 38.877139°N 77.021694°W / 38.877139; -77.021694
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
38°52′37″N 76°59′59″W / 38.87694°N 76.99972°W / 38.87694; -76.99972
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
38°52′57″N 76°58′41″W / 38.88250°N 76.97806°W / 38.88250; -76.97806
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°53′39.48″N 77°1′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0328000°W / 38.8943000; -77.0328000
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°53′43.36″N 77°1′53.74″W / 38.8953778°N 77.0315944°W / 38.8953778; -77.0315944
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
1876 c. 1876
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
38°53′24″N 77°0′32″W / 38.89000°N 77.00889°W / 38.89000; -77.00889
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
38°53′14″N 77°0′39″W / 38.88722°N 77.01083°W / 38.88722; -77.01083
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
38°53′14″N 77°0′39″W / 38.88722°N 77.01083°W / 38.88722; -77.01083
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
38°53′27″N 77°0′20″W / 38.89083°N 77.00556°W / 38.89083; -77.00556
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
38°53′26″N 77°0′16″W / 38.89056°N 77.00444°W / 38.89056; -77.00444
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°53′20.74″N 77°1′22.84″W / 38.8890944°N 77.0230111°W / 38.8890944; -77.0230111
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°53′34.24″N 77°1′17.98″W / 38.8928444°N 77.0216611°W / 38.8928444; -77.0216611
Limestone
D. 5½ ft.
General Services Administration [ 129]
Foreign and Domestic Commerce Pediment
Ulysses Ricci
1934
Herbert C. Hoover Building 38°53′39.48″N 77°1′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0328000°W / 38.8943000; -77.0328000
Limestone
11 × 45 ft.
General Services Administration [ 130]
Mining Pediment
Frederick Roth
1934
Herbert C. Hoover Building 38°53′39.48″N 77°1′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0328000°W / 38.8943000; -77.0328000
Limestone
11 × 45 ft.
General Services Administration [ 131]
Aeronautics Pediment
Haig Patigian
1934
Herbert C. Hoover Building 38°53′39.48″N 77°1′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0328000°W / 38.8943000; -77.0328000
Limestone
11 × 45 ft.
General Services Administration [ 132]
Fisheries Pediment
Joseph Kiselewski
1934
Herbert C. Hoover Building 38°53′39.48″N 77°1′58.08″W / 38.8943000°N 77.0328000°W / 38.8943000; -77.0328000
Limestone
11 × 45 ft.
General Services Administration [ 133]
Heritage
James Earle Fraser
1935
National Archives and Records Administration
38°53′32″N 77°1′24″W / 38.89222°N 77.02333°W / 38.89222; -77.02333
Indiana Limestone
H. 8 ft.
National Archives and Records Administration[ 134]
Guardianship
James Earle Fraser
1935
National Archives and Records Administration
38°53′34″N 77°1′23″W / 38.89278°N 77.02306°W / 38.89278; -77.02306
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°53′35.53″N 77°1′22.59″W / 38.8932028°N 77.0229417°W / 38.8932028; -77.0229417
Indiana Limestone , Granite
L. 100 ft.
National Archives and Records Administration[ 137]
Man Controlling Trade
Michael Lantz
1942
Federal Trade Commission Building 38°53′33.49″N 77°1′14.17″W / 38.8926361°N 77.0206028°W / 38.8926361; -77.0206028
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°53′32.67″N 77°1′14.94″W / 38.8924083°N 77.0208167°W / 38.8924083; -77.0208167
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°53′37.2″N 77°1′42.5″W / 38.893667°N 77.028472°W / 38.893667; -77.028472
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
1936 c. 1936
Acacia Life Insurance Company
38°53′48″N 77°0′33″W / 38.89667°N 77.00917°W / 38.89667; -77.00917
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°53′17.8″N 77°1′47.7″W / 38.888278°N 77.029917°W / 38.888278; -77.029917
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
38°53′42″N 77°2′11″W / 38.89500°N 77.03639°W / 38.89500; -77.03639
Marble
D 4 ft.
Dirksen Senate Office Building[ 162]
Olive Risley Seward
John Cavanaugh
1971
601 N. Carolina Ave, S.E.
38°53′11″N 76°59′54″W / 38.88639°N 76.99833°W / 38.88639; -76.99833
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
1983 c. 1983
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 [ 179] ][ 180]
Epoch
Albert Paley
2004
PEPCO Headquarters
Washington Metro [ 179] ][ 180]
Air Shaft Tunnel
Val E. Lewton
1992
H St. N.W. & 3rd St. N.W.
[ 179]
Of the People
Egon Daley
1995
One Judiciary Square , 441 4th St., N.W.
[ 179]
Quadrature Nimbii
Val E. Lewton
1996
One Judiciary Square , 441 4th St., N.W.
[ 179]
Hopscotch Bridge
Val E. Lewton
1997
H Street Bridge, H St. between N Capitol 7 1st St.
[ 179]
Earth Point
Karen Brown
2003
Office of Homeland Security, 2720 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., S.E.
[ 179]
Ready
William Wegman
L'Enfant Plaza Metro Station
[ 179]
Southwest Gateway
G. Byron Peck
2008
12th St Tunnels, Maine Ave SW & 12th St, S.W.
2400 Sq. Ft.
[ 179] [ 181]
Dragon Gate
Andrew T. Crawford
2007
Alley, between 603 and 604 H St., N.W.
[ 179]
Balance
Marcia Billig
2002
13th St., N.E. & Constitution Ave., N.E. & Tennessee Ave., N.E.
Bronze
[ 179]
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[ 183]
King Lear
Greg Wyatt
1993–94
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 183]
Hamlet
Greg Wyatt
1993–94
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 183]
Twelfth Night
Greg Wyatt
1993–94
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 183]
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Greg Wyatt
1993–94
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 183]
Henry IV, Part 2
Greg Wyatt
1993–94
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 183]
Macbeth
Greg Wyatt
1993–94
Folger Shakespeare Library
Folger Shakespeare Library[ 183]
Bearing Witness
Martin Puryear
1998 c. 1998
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center , Woodrow Wilson Plaza 38°53′36.98″N 77°1′47.46″W / 38.8936056°N 77.0298500°W / 38.8936056; -77.0298500
Hammer-formed bronze plate
Approx. H. 40 ft.
[ 184]
Federal Triangle Flowers
Stephen Robin
1998 c. 1998
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center , Woodrow Wilson Plaza 38°53′38.03″N 77°1′46.75″W / 38.8938972°N 77.0296528°W / 38.8938972; -77.0296528
Aluminum & Limestone
Sculptures: approx. H. 10 ft. × L. 14 ft. × W. 7 ft.
[ 185]
Robert F. Kennedy Memorial
Robert Berks
1969 c. 1969
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.
38°53′51″N 77°2′1″W / 38.89750°N 77.03361°W / 38.89750; -77.03361
[ 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.
38°53′44″N 77°2′1″W / 38.89556°N 77.03361°W / 38.89556; -77.03361
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.
38°53′48.28″N 77°1′3.19″W / 38.8967444°N 77.0175528°W / 38.8967444; -77.0175528
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
38°53′14″N 77°1′10″W / 38.88722°N 77.01944°W / 38.88722; -77.01944
National Park Service [ 203]
Spirit of Haida Gwaii
Bill Reid
1988
Cast: 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
1976 c. 1976
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
Aluminum
[ 206]