Last updated: October 27, 2020
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Arts of Peace: Aspiration and Literature
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The golden "Arts of Peace," statues that stand at the end of Potomac Parkway were sculpted by James Earle Fraser. "Aspiration and Literature" features Pegasus flanked by figures holding a bow and a book. These 17-foot tall bronze statues rest on granite pedestals with 36 bronze stars, which represent the States that belonged to the Union at the end of the Civil War.
Inscriptions
Base, front
ASPIRATION AND LITERATURE
JAMES EARLE FRASER SCULPTOR
CAST IN BRONZE ROME 1950
A GIFT FROM THE PEOPLE OF ITALY
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA