Washington, DC: Part III, The National Mall and the Smithsonian Museums | Eastern NC Now
In March, 2010 and 2011, I spent a few wonderful afternoons on the National Mall in Washington, DC, and inside a few of the Smithsonian Museums along that storied strip of mostly treeless ground between the united States Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial.
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I cannot locate the name of this work of art; however, I like this piece. If anyone has knowledge of it, I would appreciate a hand on this. This one I do know, however. The Washington Family, 1789-1796, by Edward Savage, also in the American Artist Galleries: Below. photos by Stan Deatherage
The National Sculpture Garden, even on an dark and overcast day, offers the perfect platform for this Greek Revival ocular feast: Above. At the end of the day, on a more lovely, we have a chance to take a good look at the Capitol in the golden glow of a dying day. Notice the reflecting pool, with the life-size bronze statue of Ulysses S. Grant in the foreground of the Capitol: Below. photos by Stan Deatherage
A closer look from underneath the statue of General Grant: Above. The setting sun in the West, the darkening Washington Monument: Below. photos by Stan Deatherage