Acacia Griffins

Coordinates: 38°53′38.33″N 77°0′40.88″W / 38.8939806°N 77.0113556°W / 38.8939806; -77.0113556
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38°53′38.33″N 77°0′40.88″W / 38.8939806°N 77.0113556°W / 38.8939806; -77.0113556

Acacia Griffins
ArtistEdmond Amateis
Year1936 (1936)
TypeLimestone
Dimensions167.64 cm × 137.16 cm × 274.32 cm (66.00 in × 54.00 in × 108.00 in)
LocationWashington, D.C., United States

Acacia Griffins are public artworks by American sculptor Edmond Amateis, located at the Acacia Building at 51 Louisiana Avenue N.W., in Washington, D.C., United States.

Description

A

Neoclassical style. The sculptures were carved by Ugo Lavaggi.[1][2]

Condition

This sculptures were surveyed in 1994 as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program's volunteers and were described as "well maintained".[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Smithsonian (1994). "Acacia Griffins, (sculpture)". Save Outdoor Sculpture. Smithsonian. Retrieved 15 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ Goode, John Washington Sculpture. The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, p. 17.

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