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''Guglielmo Marconi'' is a public artwork by Attilio Piccirilli, located at the intersection of 16th and Lamont Streets, N.W., in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. It stands as a tribute to Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. It was paid for by public subscription and erected in 1941. The artwork was listed on both the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. It is a contributing property in the Mount Pleasant Historic District.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites )〕 The monument was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! survey in 1994.〔 ==Description== The sculpture features two bronze pieces. In the front is a bust of Marconi (approx. 40 x 30 x 16 in.) which sits on a rectangular Stony Creek granite base (approx. 95 x 32 x 18 in.).〔Kelly, Edward. ''The Memorial to Marconi''. The Scientific Monthly, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1942, p. 92-95.〕 Behind the bust is the second bronze resting on another granite base (approx. 95 x 72 x 36 in.). The second bronze is an allegorist female figure sitting on a globe with her legs stretched out behind her. She points her proper left arm straight in front of her while her proper right arm is raised and bent at the elbow. She is naked with a small piece of drapery on her lap. According to Piccirilli she is "the Wave", representing "Marconi's contribution to science..."〔 The base housing the Marconi bust features the inscription on the proper left side: :Attilio Piccirilli 1940. On the same base's rear: :ERECTED BY POPULAR SUBSCRIPTION :AND PRESENTED TO THE CITY OF WASHINGTON :THE MARCONI MEMORIAL FOUNDATION :1940 On the front of the base: :MARCONI :1874-1937.〔 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「Guglielmo Marconi (Piccirilli)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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