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| View Original: | George Washington Memorial by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch - Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh, PA - DSC05846.JPG (3648x5472) | |||
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| Keywords: George Washington Memorial by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch - Allegheny Commons Park, Pittsburgh, PA - DSC05846.JPG en George Washington Memorial by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch 1856-1931 - Allegheny Commons Park Pittsburgh Pennsylvania USA Dedicated on Feb 23 1891 The head of this piece copied after Houdon's George Washington in the Virginia State House in Richmond Virginia This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago Smithsonian SIRIS information http //siris-artinventories si edu/ipac20/ipac jsp profile all source ~ siartinventories uri full 3100001~ 26761~ 0 focus SIRIS record describes the memorial thus Equestrian portrait of George Washington On the front panel of the base is a large eagle flanked on one side by a ship in full sail and on the other by a fort The side panels are adorned with symbolic laurel and oak branches and each end panel contains the Masonic symbol of a shield on which a square and compass frame the arm of a workman wielding a hammer The upper section of the plinth is in the design of a Roman fasces a symbol of official authority 2013-05-17 16 47 59 own Daderot cc-zero Uploaded with UploadWizard George Washington Memorial Pittsburgh | ||||
