U.S. Capitol: Progress of Civilization tympanum (ca. 1863) in Washington, D.C. by Thomas Crawford, Thomas U Walter located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area

Thomas Crawford, Thomas U Walter(click name for more of that artist's work)
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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 31 Item #1.16; Capitol Hill area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p61 Item #A-13)
Medium: Marble
Artist: Thomas Crawford, Thomas U Walter(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Allegory, Mythology
Location: Senate (north) wing, east front Washington, D.C. U.S. Capitol
See Capitol Hill areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Capitol South(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 75002492 (dcMem ID #179 )

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Architect of the Capitol website on the Civilization pediment

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