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Artworks commemorating African-Americans in Washington, D.C. is a group of fourteen public artworks in
Washington, D.C. , including the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial dedicated in 2011, that commemorate African Americans.
[1] When describing thirteen of these that predate the King Memorial, Jacqueline Trescott wrote for
The Washington Post :
In a city crowded with memorials and monuments, few represent the individual struggles of African American pioneers or salute the contributions of black citizens.
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Trescott reported that four additional commemorative works also include representations of African Americans.
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List
Trescott reported that the following works commemorate African Americans.
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A. Philip Randolph bust , by
Ed Dwight , in
Union Station
Emancipation Memorial , by
Thomas Ball featuring
Abraham Lincoln and a newly freed slave, in
Lincoln Park
(Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson , by
Allen Uzikee Nelson ,
Petworth neighborhood, at the intersection of Georgia Avenue, Varnum Street, and Kansas Avenue
Josh Gibson , full-size statue, Omri Amrany and Julie Rotblatt-Amrany.
Nationals Park
Lady Fortitude , by
James King , at
Howard University
Dr. King bust by
John Wilson , in the
United States Capitol Rotunda
Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial , by
Robert Berks , life-sized statue, Lincoln Park
Negro Mother and Child , by
Maurice Glickman , in the basement courtyard of the
Interior Department , C Street and 18th Street,
N.W.
Spirit of Freedom:
African American Civil War Memorial , by
Ed Hamilton , at 10th Street and U Street, N.W.
Bust of Sojourner Truth , by
Artis Lane , in the
Capitol Visitor Center
Saint Martin de Porres statue, by
Thomas McGlynn , Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1600 Morris Road,
S.E.
The Progress of the Negro Race , by
Daniel Gillette Olney , a terra cotta frieze,
Langston Terrace Dwellings , 21st Street and
Benning Road
N.E.
The Shaw Memorial , by
Augustus Saint-Gaudens ,
patinated plaster cast for a sculpture,
National Gallery of Art .
[2] The cast's inscription reads: ROBERT GOULD SHAW – KILLED WHILE LEADING THE ASSAVLT ON FORT WAGNER JVLY TWENTY THIRD EIGHTEEN HVNDRED AND SIXTY THREE .
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Additional representations of African Americans
Trescott reported that the following memorials contain additional representations of African Americans.
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Photo gallery
See also
African American:
References
External links
Flickr photo of "Lady Fortitude"
Photos of and information regarding Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial (info from Smithsonian)
Flickr photo of Josh Gibson statue
Photos of and information regarding the sculpture, "Negro mother and child" (info from Smithsonian)
Photos of and information regarding St. Martin de Porres sculpture (info from Smithsonian)
Photos of and information regarding the sculpture, "The progress of the Negro race" (info from Smithsonian)
Flickr photo of A. Philip Randolph bust
Fifteen photographs of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial by Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com
Ramanathan, Lavanya, "Eye Opening Artifacts of Black History", The Washington Post , January 27, 2012
Helm, Joe, "On Emancipation Day in D.C., Two Memorials Tell Very Different Stories", The Washington Post , April 15, 2012
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