National Archives (south side): Heritage & Guardianship statue in Washington, D.C. by James Earle Fraser located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area

James Earle Fraser(click name for more of that artist's work)
located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area(click link for more in that area)Scroll down for 7 pictures
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Heritage

THE HERITAGE OF THE PAST IS THE SEED THAT BRINGS FORTH THE HARVEST OF THE FUTURE

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0000500/00510_0000006900 (added ca. 2006)

Guardianship

ETERNAL VIGILANCE IS THE PRICE OF LIBERTY

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0000500/00510_0000006850 (added ca. 2006)

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0000500/00510_0000006920 (added ca. 2006)

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0000500/00510_0000006870 (added ca. 2006)

Shown here with The Recorder of the Archivestympanum & the Acroterion Eaglesin the background

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0000500/00510_0000006840 (added ca. 2006)

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 127 Item #4.06; Federal Triangle area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p151 Item #D-8)
Medium: Limestone, Granite
Artist: James Earle Fraser(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Allegory, Mythology
Location: Constitution Ave between 7th & 9th Sts NW Washington, D.C.
See Federal Triangle areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Archives - Navy Memorial - Penn Quarter(Yellow - Green) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 78250009also control # 78250010 (dcMem ID #510 )

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National Archives (south side): Heritage & Guardianship statue in Washington, D.C.
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"Outdoor Sculpture" (Heritage & Guardianship) & "Washington Sculpture" (Heritage & Vigilance) don't use the same name.

Links & other sources
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Heritage
'Who is That Man Anyway?' on Guardianship
Wikipedia article on Fraser
Wikipedia article on the Archives Building