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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Washington, District of Columbia, United Statesen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1925 (commission); erected 1951 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorFriedlander, Leoen_US
dc.creatorFraser, James Earleen_US
dc.date1951en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-22T20:43:42Z
dc.date.available2013-02-22T20:43:42Z
dc.date.issued1951en_US
dc.identifier195264en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1494en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/102772
dc.description"Sacrifice", close side view; "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/ (accessed 7/17/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediumgilded bronzeen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectallegoricalen_US
dc.subjectanimalsen_US
dc.subjectmythology (Classical)en_US
dc.subjectTwentieth centuryen_US
dc.titleArlington Memorial Bridge Sculptures (Arts of War and Arts of Peace)en_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-US-DC-IE-C2en_US
vra.culturalContextAmericanen_US
vra.techniquecasting (process)en_US
vra.worktypesculpture (visual work)en_US
dc.contributor.displayJames Earle Fraser (American sculptor, 1876-1953); Leo Friedlander (American sculptor, 1890-1966)en_US


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