thumb|The [[Equestrian statue of George Henry Thomas|bronze statue of Union Army general George Henry Thomas in Thomas Circle is considered one of the finest equestrian monuments in Washington, D.C.]]

There are many outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. In addition to the capital's most famous monuments and memorials, many figures recognized as national heroes (either in government or military) have been posthumously awarded with their own statue in a park or public square. Some figures appear on several statues: Abraham Lincoln, for example, has at least three likenesses, including those at the Lincoln Memorial, in Lincoln Park, and the old Superior Court of the District of Columbia. A number of international figures, such as Mohandas Gandhi, have also been immortalized with statues. The Statue of Freedom is a 19½-foot (5.9 m) tall allegorical statue that rests atop the United States Capitol dome.

In addition to the human likenesses, a number of public and private sculptures of animals, objects, and abstractions are spread throughout the city. Two museums on the National Mall include sculpture gardens: the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the National Gallery of Art.

Statues of historical figures

  • Archer Alexander at Lincoln Park
  • Dante Alighieri in Meridian Hill Park
  • José Artigas at 18th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
  • Francis Asbury at 16th and Mount Pleasant Streets NW
  • Mustafa Kemal Atatürk at the Turkish Embassy, 2525 Massachusetts Avenue NW
  • Marion Barry in front of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • John Barry at Franklin Square
  • Saint Bernadette at the Franciscan Monastery at 14th and Quincy Streets NE
  • Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial at Lincoln Park
  • Sir William Blackstone at Third Street and Constitution Avenue NW
  • Equestrian of Simón Bolívar at 18th and C Streets and Virginia Avenue NW
  • Simon Bolivar, Libertador at the Organization of American States, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
  • Chuck Brown Memorial at Langdon Park, 2900 block of 23rd Street NE
  • James Buchanan at Meridian Hill Park
  • Edmund Burke at 11th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW
  • John Carroll at 38th and Q Streets NW
  • Saint Christopher at the Franciscan Monastery at 14th and Quincy Streets NE
  • Winston Churchill at the British Embassy, 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW
  • Christopher Columbus at Holy Rosary Church, 595 Third Street NW
  • Columbus Statue at Columbus Circle
  • Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz at the Organization of American States, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
  • Louis Daguerre at Seventh and F Streets NW
  • Jane Delano at 18th and E Streets NW
  • William O. Douglas at 30th and Canal Streets NW
  • Albert Einstein at the Albert Einstein Memorial, 21st Street and Constitution Avenue NW
  • Duke Ellington at T Street and Florida Avenue NW
  • Robert Emmet at 24th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW
  • John Ericsson at Ohio Drive and Independence Avenue SW
  • David G. Farragut at Farragut Square NW
  • Saint Francis of Assisi at the Franciscan Monastery at 14th and Quincy Streets NE
  • Benjamin Franklin at 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW
  • Albert Gallatin at the U.S. Treasury Building's North Portico
  • Edward Miner Gallaudet at Gallaudet University
  • Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet at Gallaudet University
  • Bernardo de Gálvez at 22nd Street and Virginia Avenue NW
  • Mahatma Gandhi Memorial at 21st and Q Streets and Massachusetts Avenue NW
  • James A. Garfield at Garfield Circle
  • Cardinal James Gibbons at 16th Street and Park Road NW
  • Gibran Khalil Gibran on Massachusetts Ave NW
  • Josh Gibson at Nationals Park
  • Samuel Gompers at 10th Street and Massachusetts Avenue NW
  • Ulysses S. Grant on the National Mall
  • Nathanael Greene in Stanton Park NE
  • Théodore Guérin on the grounds of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception

Other outdoor sculpture in D.C.

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  • Boy Scout Memorial on the Ellipse
  • The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin at The Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
  • Civil War Nurses (aka Nuns of the Battlefield) at M Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW
  • Crouching Woman by Rodin at The Hirshhorn Sculpture Garden
  • Dupont Circle Fountain at Dupont Circle NW
  • First Division Monument at State Place and 17th Street NW
  • The Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution at 18th and C Streets NW
  • Heritage and Guardianship by James Earle Fraser at the National Archives Building on Constitution Avenue between 7th and 9th Streets NW
  • (Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson at Georgia and Kansas avenues NW in Petworth.
  • Holodomor Memorial at Massachusetts Avenue and North Capitol Streets NW
  • Man Controlling Trade by Michael Lantz at Federal Trade Commission headquarters at Pennsylvania Avenue and 6th Streets NW
  • Andrew W. Mellon Memorial Fountain at Constitution Ave & Pennsylvania Ave.
  • The Court of Neptune Fountain by Roland Hinton Perry in front of the Library of Congress's Thomas Jefferson Building on 1st Street SE
  • Peace Monument in Peace Circle on the Capitol Grounds, at Pennsylvania Avenue and 1st Street NW
  • Red Cross Men and Women Killed in Service Memorial in garden of Red Cross National Headquarters, 1730 E Street NW
  • Second Division Memorial at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
  • She Who Must Be Obeyed by Tony Smith at the Frances Perkins Building
  • The Spirit of Haida Gwaii by Bill Reid at the Canadian Embassy
  • Three Soldiers by Frederick Hart at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Constitution Gardens on Constitution Avenue NW
  • Transformers by an unknown artist stands in front of a house on Prospect Street NW in Georgetown
  • Women's Titanic Memorial, 5th & P Street SW
  • Freedom to Read, by Davide Prete, 5001 Central Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20019 (Capitol View Library)
  • Soundwave Art Park, by Davide Prete & Justin Wilson, 3390 Minnesota Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20019

See also

  • List of public art in Washington, D.C.
  • List of artworks commemorating African Americans in Washington, D.C.
  • List of statues of Abraham Lincoln
  • National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden
  • National Statuary Hall
  • The Awakening, installed for 27 years at Hains Point in East Potomac Park, was moved in 2008 to National Harbor, Maryland

References

  • James M. Goode, The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C. (1974)
  • Washington D.C. Memorials , a directory of memorials, monuments, statues & other outdoor art in Washington, D.C.