The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden was established by an Act of Congress in 1966, and opened, on the National Mall, in 1974. The name AND SCULPTURE GARDEN was written into the name of the museum – that’s how important sculptures were to Hirshhorn. Joseph Hirshhorn was born in 1899 in Latvia and immigrated to…
Category: Statues
General Lafayette Statue
Lafayette Park Square was first referred to as Lafayette Square beginning in the 1820s. By the time Clark Mill’s Andrew Jackson statue was placed in the center of the park in 1853, directly to the north of the White House, the official name of the park was Lafayette Square.
Benjamin Banneker Park
Benjamin Banneker Park is located at the southern end of L’Enfant Boulevard and is named for Banneker who was an African-American scientist and surveyor who helped to map out the city of Washington.
Women’s History Month DC Memorials
Celebrating Women’s History Month with a listing of a few statues in Washington, D.C., dedicated to women.
Black History Month, DC Memorials
A celebration of Black History Month in DC with by learning about a few statues and memorials dedicated to famous African-Americans.
Hahnemann Memorial
Statue: Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann (April 10, 1755 – July 2, 1843) Location: Scott Circle, Massachusetts and Rhode Island at 16th Street, NW Sculptor: Charles Henry Niehaus, New York Architect: Isralis and Harder Dedication: June 21, 1900 Cost: $75,000 (most raised by subscription) Christian Friedrich Samuel Hahnemann was a German physician, known for creating the…
John Saul
Memorial:John Saul Location: E Street NW, northeast area of the Ellipse John Saul was born in Lismore County, Ireland, December 25, 1819. He was educated in landscape gardening, and managed large nurseries on the Isle of Wight and then in Bristol, England before moving to Washington, D.C. In 1851 he came to Washington and was…
Tomas Garrigue Masaryk
Statue: Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, March 7, 1850 – September 14, 1937 Location: triangle park at Massachusetts and 22nd Street, NW Dedication Ceremony: November 2002 Completion Ceremony: March 8, 2003, 2pm Sculptor: Vincene Makovsky, Czech Cost: $0, $757,000 for the American Friends of the Czech Republic The Masaryk statue was a gift to the United States…