Located Near Tidal Basin & 14th Street bridge Washington District of Columbia
Date:
Dedicated April 2002
Notes:
Percoco, Jim, 2002.
Washington Post, April 10, 2002, pg. B01.
(Inscribed on surrounding stone walls:) ALL MEN ARE BORN EQUALLY FREE AND INDEPENDENT, AND HAVE CERTAIN INHERENT RIGHTS (Inscribed:) ALL POWER IS VESTED IN, AND CONSEQUENTLY DERIVED FROM, THE PEOPLE
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Summary:
Larger-than-life size sculpture of George Mason, lounging on a curved stone bench, holding a book from the classics in his proper right hand. Some of his writings are inscribed on stone walls on either side.