Slide Title
Preview
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.
Rights
This object from the Chester E. Smolski photographic slides and publications, housed by the Rhode Island College Special Collections, and any of its digital surrogates are the intellectual property of Rhode Island College. This digital object is protected by copyright and/or related rights. The digital material presented here is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This content can be used, shared, or adapted for educational and scholarly purposes. For permissions to use this item please contact digitalcommons@ric.edu. All uses must include appropriate attribution.
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
Keywords
Washington Circle; Washington D.C.; sculpture; Clark Mills; statue;
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/