United States Capitol East Front Portico Washington District of Columbia 20201
Date:
Original carved 1833. Original installed 1835. Replacement carved 1959-1960. Replacement installed 1960
Notes:
Index of American Sculpture, University of Delaware, 1985.
"Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965, pg. 367.
Architect of the Capitol," Art in the United States Capitol," Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, 1976, pg. 356.
Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 58.
Smithsonian Institution Research Expeditions Volunteer Project, 1991.
Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.13.
Image on file.
"Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol," the Architect of the Capitol, 1965, pg. 367.
Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 1.13.
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Summary:
A male figure in the costume of the ancient Roman warrior, his right hand holding a shield and his left hand holding a sword.
