This article uses bare URLs, which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot. Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style. Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting, such as reFill (documentation) and Citation bot (documentation). (August 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this template message)
Albert Gallatin
ArtistJames Earle Fraser
YearCompleted 1941; Dedicated 1947
TypeBronze
LocationWashington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates38°53′54″N 77°02′04″W / 38.89844°N 77.03431°W / 38.89844; -77.03431

Albert Gallatin is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser.[1] It commemorates Albert Gallatin, who founded New York University and served as United States Secretary of the Treasury.

It is located north of the Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.[2] It was authorized by Congress on January 11, 1927. It was dedicated on October 15, 1947.[3]

The inscription reads: (Base, front:)

ALBERT GALLATIN
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
GENIUS OF FINANCE
SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE
COMMISSIONER FOR THE TREATY OF GHENT
MINISTER TO FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN
AND STEADFAST
CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY
1761–1849

See also

References

  1. ^ "Albert Gallatin, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  2. ^ http://www.dcmemorials.com/index_indiv0000780.htm
  3. ^ James M. Goode, Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, ISBN 0-87474-138-6, p. 370

External links


James Earle Fraser
Public art in Washington, D.C.
Categories