By Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post Staff Writer
The Douglass statue, created by Maryland sculptor Steven Weitzman is made of 15 parts welded together. The Douglass statue is one of two recently ordered by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. The other statue, Pierre L'Enfant, Washington's Colonial planner, was installed in One Judiciary Square lobby two weeks ago. Read article HERE
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Showing posts with label Frederick Douglass. Show all posts
Sunday, October 05, 2008
Monday, April 23, 2007
Sculptures of Douglass, L'Enfant Near Completion
Steven Weitzman and Gordon Kray were selected last year by the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities to work on the sculptures of two of the District's most prominent residents: civil rights advocate, journalist and orator Frederick Douglass and architect and engineer Pierre Charles L'Enfant. Read WaPo article here.
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