| 词条 | The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution |
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|monument_name = The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution |image = |location = 1700 block of C Street NW Washington, D.C., United States |designer = Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney |material = Marble |height = {{convert|9.0|ft}} |width = {{convert|5.5|ft}} |length = {{convert|18.0|ft}} |open = April 17, 1929 |dedicated_to = Mary Desha Mary Smith Lockwood Ellen Hardin Walworth Eugenia Washington |coordinates = {{Coord|38.8936896|-77.0402438|type:landmark_region:US_dim:6|display=inline,title}} }}The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution is a sculpture located beside Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., United States.[1] Dedicated in 1929, the sculpture was created by artist and socialite Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney in honor of the four founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR): Mary Desha, Mary Smith Lockwood, Ellen Hardin Walworth, and Eugenia Washington.[2] The sculpture is one of three outdoor artworks in Washington, D.C. by Whitney, the other two being the Titanic Memorial and the Aztec Fountain at the Pan American Union Building.[3] DesignThe marble sculpture is a female figure symbolizing American womanhood. She has outstretched arms and is adorned with flowing drapery. Four medallions honoring the four founders of the DAR are on the front of a rectangular marble stele that stands behind the sculpture. The inscriptions on the memorial include the following:[1]
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References{{Commons cat|The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution}}1. ^1 {{ cite web | url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siartinventories&uri=full=3100001~!5100~!0#focus | title=The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution, (sculpture). | publisher=Smithsonian American Art Museum | accessdate=November 7, 2014 }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution}}2. ^{{ cite web | url=http://www.dar.org/archives/four-founders | title=The Four Founders | publisher=Daughters of the American Revolution | accessdate=November 7, 2014 }} 3. ^{{ cite web | url=http://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?session=1415344W0B3D4.1304&profile=ariall&uri=link=3100006~!202979~!3100001~!3100002&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=2&source=~!siartinventories&term=Whitney%2C+Gertrude+Vanderbilt%2C+1875%3F-1942%2C+sculptor.&index=AUTHOR | title=Whitney, Gertrude Vanderbilt, 1875?-1942, sculptor. | publisher=Smithsonian American Art Museum | accessdate=November 7, 2014 }} 6 : 1929 sculptures|Daughters of the American Revolution|Foggy Bottom|Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C.|Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C.|Monuments and memorials to women |
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