United States Capitol Washington District of Columbia 20201
Date:
Carved 1833. Installed 1835. Relocated 1958
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.
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.
Summary:
Female figure of Peace in flowing drapery, holding in her left hand a fruit-bearing olive branch that she extends toward War. With her right hand she points to her breast in sympathetic understanding for the human condition.
