by Susan | May 26, 2025 | Monuments, Uncategorized
Spirit of Haida Gwaii is a sculpture by British Columbia Haida artist Bill Reid. There are three versions of it: the black canoe, the jade canoe, and a full-sized plaster original. The Black Canoe is situated in front of the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Spirit...
by Susan | Feb 3, 2025 | Monuments
The Carter G. Woodson Memorial at 9th Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW is dedicated to the father of Black History, who lived and worked around the corner from the memorial. It sits in a triangle park, which includes a bronze sculpture of Dr. Woodson seated on a...
by Susan | Sep 16, 2024 | Monuments
The Emancipation Memorial (sometimes referred to as the Freedman’s Memorial) features President Abraham Lincoln with the Emancipation Proclamation in his right hand and holding his left hand over the head of a liberated slave kneeling at his feet. The bronze...
by Susan | Dec 11, 2023 | Monuments
On either side of the main steps of the US Supreme Court, facing the U.S. Capitol, are seated marble figures, the work of sculptor James Earle Fraser. On the left is a female figure, the Contemplation of Justice. On the right is a male figure, the Guardian or...
by Susan | Sep 18, 2023 | Monuments
After the War of 1812, tensions between the U.S. and Britain were still high. One reason was militarization of the Great Lakes. U.S. Minister and future president John Quincy Adams had proposed the idea of disarmament of the Great Lakes; the British government, liking...
