Franklin Simmons, Edward Clark (click name for more of that artist's work)
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America weeping on the shoulder of History grieves for the loss of her naval defenders in the Civil War. The lost are recorded in the book held in History's left hand beneath the inscription, "They died that their country might live."
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West side: Victory holds a laurel wreath & oak branch over the infant god of the sea, Neptune, & the god of war, Mars.

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East side: Peace, with a cherub on each side, holds out an olive branch in her right hand.

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Peace w/ olive branch on the left & Victory w/ laurel wreath on the right

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Victory w/ laurel wreath on the left & Peace w/ olive branch on the right

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Symbols of Science, Literature & Art which can flourish only under Peace.

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The sheaf of wheat & horn of plenty represent the bounty of the earth.

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These symbols are at the feet of Peace on the east side of the memorial

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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 273 Item #7.01; The Mall area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p242 Item #G-1)
Medium: Marble
Artist: Franklin Simmons, Edward Clark (click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Allegory, Mythology; Civil War
Location: West Mall & 1st St NW Washington, D.C.
See The Mall areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Federal Center Southwest(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 77006655 (dcMem ID #310 )

Links & other sources
Architect of the Capitol website on the Peace monument
Wikipedia on the Civil War

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