National Archives (south side): Acroterion Eagles 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)
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0000500/00514_0000007000 (added ca. 2006)

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 126 Item #4.05; Federal Triangle area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p150 Item #D-7)
Medium: Limestone
Artist: James Earle Fraser(click name for more of that artist's work)
Related subjects: Allegory, Mythology; Animals
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) (dcMem ID #514 )

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Wikipedia article on the Archives Building

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