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Artworks commemorating African-Americans in Washington, D.C. is a group of fourteen public artworks in Washington, D.C., including the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial dedicated in 2011, that commemorate African Americans. When describing thirteen of these that predate the King Memorial, Jacqueline Trescott wrote for ''The Washington Post'': Trescott reported that four additional commemorative works also include representations of African Americans.〔 ==List== Trescott reported that the following works commemorate African Americans.〔 * ''A. Philip Randolph bust'', by Ed Dwight, in Union Station * ''Emancipation Memorial'', by Thomas Ball featuring Abraham Lincoln and a newly freed slave, in Lincoln Park * ''(Here I Stand) In the Spirit of Paul Robeson'', by Allen Uzikee Nelson, Petworth neighborhood, at the intersection of Georgia Avenue, Varnum Street, and Kansas Avenue *''Josh Gibson'', full-size statue, Omri Amrany and Julie Rotblatt-Amrany. Nationals Park * ''Lady Fortitude'', by James King, at Howard University * ''Dr. King bust'' by John Wilson, in the United States Capitol Rotunda *''Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial'', by Robert Berks, life-sized statue, Lincoln Park * ''Negro Mother and Child,'' by Maurice Glickman, in the basement courtyard of the Interior Department, C Street and 18th Street, N.W. * ''Spirit of Freedom: African American Civil War Memorial'', by Ed Hamilton, at 10th Street and U Street, N.W. * ''Sojourner Truth bust'', by Artis Lane, in the Capitol Visitor Center * ''St. Martin de Porres'' statue, by Thomas McGlynn, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1600 Morris Road, S.E. * ''The Progress of the Negro Race,'' by Daniel Olney, a terra cotta frieze, Langston Terrace, 21st Street and Benning Road N.E. * ''The Shaw Memorial,'' by Augustus Saint-Gaudens, patinated plaster cast for a sculpture, National Gallery of Art. The cast's inscription states: "ROBERT GOULD SHAW - KILLED WHILE LEADING THE ASSAVLT ON FORT WAGNER JVLY TWENTY THIRD EIGHTEEN HVNDRED AND SIXTY THREE". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Artworks commemorating African Americans in Washington, D.C.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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