MAKE A MEME View Large Image Guardianship at NARA Fraser.jpg en The 1935 sculpture Guardianship by James Earle Fraser on the east side of the south entrance of he National Archives in Washington D C No copyright notice so in the public domain Carved below the figure ...
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Keywords: Guardianship at NARA Fraser.jpg en The 1935 sculpture Guardianship by James Earle Fraser on the east side of the south entrance of he National Archives in Washington D C No copyright notice so in the public domain Carved below the figure are the words Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty SIRIS metadata follows Guardianship sculpture Vigilance sculpture SCULPTOR Fraser James Earle 1876-1953 Waugh Sidney 1904-1963 ARCHITECT Pope John Russell 1874-1937 CARVER Ratti Edward H 1904-1969 MEDIUM Sculpture Indiana limestone; Base granite TYPE Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture Sculptures OWNER/LOCATION National Archives and Records Administration 7th Pennsylvania Avenue Steps at south entrance Washington District of Columbia DATE 1935 TOPIC Allegory--Civic--War Figure male--Full length CONTROL NUMBER IAS 78250010 NOTES Michael Richman SAAM curatorial assistant 1967-1969 Gurney George Sculpture and the Federal Triangle Washington DC Smithsonian Institution Press 1985 pg 157-196 Goode James M The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D C A Comprehensive Historical Guide Washington D C Smithsonian Institution Press 1974 pg 151 Goode James M Washington Sculpture A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol Baltimore MD Johns Hopkins University Press 2008 no 4 6 SUMMARY A seated allegorical male figure representing Guardianship holds the helmet of protection in his right hand and a sheathed sword and fasces the symbol of governmental power in his left hand Carved in relief around the base are images of weapons and helmets DATA SOURCE Art Inventories Catalog Smithsonian American Art Museums 2015-10-09 15 52 49 own Smallbones other versions cc-zero National Archives Building Washington D C James Earle Fraser Guardianship sculpture Uploaded with UploadWizard Uploaded with UploadWizard
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