The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution
The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution is a sculpture located beside Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States.[1] Dedicated in 1929, the sculpture was created by artist and socialite Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in honor of the four founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR): Mary Desha, Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Eugenia Washington.[2] The sculpture is one of three outdoor artworks in Washington, D.C. by Whitney, the other two being the Titanic Memorial and the Aztec Fountain at the Pan American Union Building.[3]
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| Coordinates | 38.8936896°N 77.0402438°W |
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| Location | 1700 block of C Street NW Washington, D.C., United States |
| Designer | Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney |
| Material | Marble |
| Length | 18.0 feet (5.5 m) |
| Width | 5.5 feet (1.7 m) |
| Height | 9.0 feet (2.7 m) |
| Opening date | April 17, 1929 |
| Dedicated to | Mary Desha Mary Smith Lockwood Ellen Hardin Walworth Eugenia Washington |
Design
The marble sculpture is a female figure symbolizing American womanhood. She has outstretched arms and is adorned with flowing drapery. Four medallions honoring the four founders of the DAR are on the front of a rectangular marble stele that stands behind the sculpture.
The inscriptions on the memorial include the following:[1]
- Gertrude V. Whitney
- TO THE WOMEN WHOSE/PATRIOTIC FORESIGHT/MADE POSSIBLE/THE NATIONAL SOCIETY/DAUGHTERS OF THE/AMERICAN REVOLUTION/OCTOBER X1 MDCCCXC (front of exedra base)
- MARY DESHA/MARCH VIII MDCCCL/JANUARY XXIX MCMXI, EUGENIA WASHINGTON/JUNE XXIV MDCCCXL/NOVEMBER XXX MCM, ELLEN HARDIN WALWORTH/OCTOBER XX MDCCCXXXII/JUNE XXIII MCMXV, MARY SMITH LOCKWOOD/OCTOBER XXIV MDCCCXXXI/NOVEMBER IX MCMXXII (under medallions)
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution. |
- "The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution, (sculpture)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- "The Four Founders". Daughters of the American Revolution. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
- "Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875?–1942, sculptor". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
