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Titanic Memorial at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.
by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney (James M. Goode's Southwest D.C.)
Jerry Griffith has made a fabulous video about the Titanic Memorial. Check it out on YouTube.
See also the Butt-Millet Fountain
The RMS Titanic, a British Olympic-class ocean liner, became famous as the largest ocean liner built in her day and also for sinking on her maiden voyage in 1912 with a tremendous loss of life. Estimates vary, but around 1,500 people perished in the accident; the disaster ranks as one of the worst peacetime maritime disasters in history, and is by far the best remembered. The media frenzy about the incident, the discovery of the wreck in 1985, and the box office successes of three major films have perpetuated the fame. The loss of life affected many aspects of maritime law and safety practices. Source: Wikipedia
Granite by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
Address: P & 4th Sts SW Goode area: Southwest Nearest Metro: Waterfront-SEU (Green)
The best source of info about this sculpture is James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture' (hardcover p 562 Item #13.01); 'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p391 Item #K-1)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000021 (dcMem ID #1104)
Click here to see all 8 pictures of this attraction
Jerry Griffith has made a fabulous video about the Titanic Memorial. Check it out on YouTube.
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Sources & Links:
The best source of info about this sculpture is James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture' (hardcover p 562 Item #13.01)
'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p391 Item #K-1)
Other Sources
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Titanic (146)
Wikipedia article on Titanic
