Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial

Title: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Creator: Lawrence Halprin; George Segal
Date: 05/02/1997 (Dedicated)
Description: This is the second memorial to Roosevelt in the city; the first is near the National Archives and matches Roosevelt's own statement about what a memorial to him should look like: a block of stone about the size of a desk. However, in the 1970s, Congress approved a larger memorial, which was constructed in the 1990s once funding was secured. The FDR memorial generated controversy over depictions of Roosevelt in a wheelchair. Some activists argued that the wheelchair should be more prominent, while others pointed out the fact that Roosevelt's disability was largely hidden during his own lifetime.
Coverage: 1980-1999
Location: 38°53′2″N 77°2′40″W
Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.