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National Archives (south side): Acroterion Eagles statue in Washington, D.C.
by James Earle Fraser (click name for more of that artist's work)
located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area (click link for more in that area)
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This is just one of many beautiful works at the National Archives. Click here to see them all.
The National Archives Building, known informally as Archives I, located north of the National Mall on Constitution Avenue in Washington, DC, opened as its original headquarters in 1935. It holds the original copies of the three main formative documents of the United States and its government: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. Source: Wikipedia
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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture' (hardcover p 126 Item #4.05; Federal Triangle area);
'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p150 Item #D-7)
Medium: Limestone
Artist: James Earle Fraser (click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Allegory, Mythology; Animals
Location: Constitution Ave between 7th & 9th Sts NW Washington, D.C.
See Federal Triangle area in James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Archives-Navy Memorial-Penn Quarter (Yellow - Green) (click station name for all sculptures nearby) (dcMem ID #514 )
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Wikipedia article on Fraser
Wikipedia article on the Archives Building
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