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Reference book:
'Washington Sculpture'
by James M. Goode



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Commerce Dept Bldg: Bureaus of the Department of Commerce reliefs 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)

Scroll down for 19 pictures
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Click here to see more sculpture at the Commerce Building



Foreign & Domestic Commerce
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Lighthouse Service
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Bureau of Navigation
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Aeronautics
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Steamboat Inspection
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Patent Office
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Census Bureau
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Coast & Geodetic Survey
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Radio Division
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Bureau of Fisheries
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Commerce among nations should be fair and equitable -- Franklin
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Commerce defies every wind, outrides every tempest and invades every zone -- Bancroft
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The patent system added the fuel of interest to the fire of genius -- Lincoln
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Cultivate peace and commerce with all -- Jefferson
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More Info
See
James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture' (hardcover p 161 Item #4.34; Federal Triangle area);
'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p175 Item #D-31)

Medium: Limestone
Artist: James Earle Fraser (click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Gov't Agencies
Location: 14th St between Constitution Ave & E St (Facade between south driveway portals) Washington, D.C.
See Federal Triangle area in James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Federal Triangle (Orange - Blue) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000031 (dcMem ID #752 )

Links & other sources
Wikipedia article on Fraser
Commerce Dept website on DOC inscriptions & reliefs
Commerce Dept website on Hoover Building
Commerce Dept website on Hoover Building construction
Wikipedia article on Dept of Commerce

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