Title

Jefferson Memorial

Creator

John Russell Pope

Rudolph Evans

Adolph A. Weinman

Date

04/19/1943 (Dedicated)

1947 (Statue added)

Description

The Jefferson Memorial features a classically-inspired dome surrounded by columns. The centerpiece of the memorial is a 19 foot bronze statue of Jefferson. The statue was the second one of Jefferson placed in the Memorial, replacing a work made of plaster because material shortages during World War II made metal unavailable. Inscriptions on the interior walls of the memorial include passages from the Declaration of Independence, Notes on the State of Virginia, and A Summary View of the Rights of British America.

Source

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.

Coverage

1920-1949

Location

38°52′53″N 77°2′12″W