Slide Title

Washington Circle - Washington D.C.

Photographer/Creator

Chet Smolski, Rhode Island College
Clark Mills

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Date

Summer 6-1979

Description

The George Washington Equestrian Statue stands at the center of Washington Circle. The bronze statue depicts George Washington on horseback fighting the 1776 Battle of Princeton. Clark Mills sculpted the Washington Circle statue, as well as another 1853 depiction of Andrew Jackson that stands in Lafayette Park. The statue was dedicated in 1860, on the eve of the Civil War. Washington Circle adjoins George Washington University campus and is considered a campus landmark.

Notes

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washington_Circle

http://www.gwu.edu/explore/aboutgw/campuses/campuslandmarks

http://www.foggybottomassociation.com/foggy-bottom-news/this-past-feb-22nd-marked-the-150th-anniversary-of-the-george-washington-statue-in-washington-circle/

Creator 1 Role

Photographer

Creator 2 Role

Sculptor

Building Type

Public sculpture

Subject Headings

Cities and towns -- Washington D.C.; Architecure -- Memorials -- George Washington; Architecture -- Monuments -- Public sculpture;

Country Name

United States of America

Region Name

District of Columbia

City Name

Washington, D.C

Recommended Citation

Smolski, Chet and Mills, Clark, "Washington Circle - Washington D.C." (1979). Browse All. 364.
https://digitalcommons.ric.edu/smolski_images/364