Bearing Witness sculpture at the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. by Martin Puryear located in James M. Goode's Federal Triangle area

With the A href="index_indiv0000625.htm">America & Orient pediment, the Primitive Means of Communicationreliefs & the Eaglesin the background

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With the A href="index_indiv0000625.htm">America & Orient pediment, the Delivery of Mail by Night, the Primitive Means of Communicationreliefs & the Eaglesin the background

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The Transmission of Mail by Dayrelief is just visible in the upper left corner.

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With one of the Federal Triangle Flowersin the background

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BEARING WITNESS
MICHAEL PURYEAR, 1997

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More Info
See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 156 Item #4.30; Federal Triangle area)
Medium: Bronze
Artist: Martin Puryear
Related subjects: Abstract Art
Location: Courtyard bounded by 12th & 14th Sts & Penn & Const Aves NW Washington, D.C.
See Federal Triangle areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Federal Triangle(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 71500333 (dcMem ID #616 )

Links & other sources
Wikipedia article on Puryear
Gallery article on Puryear
Culture Venture on Puryear
Sculpure magazine article on Puryear
Reagan Building website including info about the sculptures
GSA Art in Architecture on Puryear

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