COLLECTION NAME:
Archivision Base to Module 9
Record
Preferred Title:
Arlington Memorial Bridge Sculptures (Arts of War and Arts of Peace)
Image View:
"Valor", close view of rider
Creator:
James Earle Fraser (American sculptor, 1876-1953); Leo Friedlander (American sculptor, 1890-1966)
Location:
site: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Location Note:
Arlington Memorial Bridge
Date:
1925 (commission); erected 1951 (creation)
Cultural Context:
American
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
sculpture (visual work)
Classification:
sculpture
Material:
gilded bronze
Technique:
casting (process)
Subjects:
allegorical; animals; mythology (Classical)
Description:
"Flanking the eastern ends of the [Arlington Memorial] bridge and parkway are two pairs of monumental Neo-classical equestrian sculpture on identical pedestals. "The Arts of War" by Leo Friedlander stands at the end of the bridge. In "Valor" on the left, the male equestrian is accompanied by a female striding forward with a shield; in "Sacrifice" a standing female symbolizing the earth looks up to the rider Mars. "The Arts of Peace" by James Earle Fraser flanks the end of the parkway. "Music and Harvest" consists of a winged horse, Pegasus, between a male figure with a bundle of wheat and a sickle and a woman with a harp. In "Aspiration and Literature," another Pegasus is flanked by figures holding a book and a bow. The statues, approximately 17 feet tall are of gilded bronze. They were commissioned in 1925, but were not erected until 1951." (Source: National Register of Historic Places [website]; http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/)
Collection:
Archivision Addition Module Three
Identifier:
1A2-US-DC-IE-B2
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Arlington Memorial Bridge Sculptures (Arts of War and Arts of Peace)
