Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial is a photograph by Allen Beatty which was uploaded on April 28th, 2014.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial is a presidential memorial dedicated to the memory of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and to the era... more
by Allen Beatty
Title
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial
Artist
Allen Beatty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt memorial is a presidential memorial dedicated to the memory of U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and to the era he represents. For the memorial's designer, landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, the memorial site represents the capstone of a distinguished career, partly because the landscape architect had fond memories of Roosevelt, and partly because of the sheer difficulty of the task.
Dedicated on May 2, 1997 by President Bill Clinton, the monument, spread over 7.5 acres , traces 12 years of the history of the United States through a sequence of four outdoor rooms, one for each of FDR's terms of office. Sculptures inspired by photographs depict the 32nd president alongside his dog Fala. Other sculptures depict scenes from the Great Depression, such as listening to a fireside chat on the radio and waiting in a bread line, a bronze sculpture by George Segal. A bronze statue of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt standing before the United Nations emblem honors her dedication to the UN. It is the only presidential memorial to depict a First Lady.
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April 28th, 2014
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Allen Beatty
Robert, thank you for the feature of Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in the FAA Featured Images group
Nadine and Bob Johnston
One of my Top Favorites, published it today in The Artists News an Internet publication.
Nadine and Bob Johnston
An Uncle of mine, Edgar Surdez did a one ton Sculpture of FDRoosevelt which was purchased by the family and is in Hyde Park, NY. Decades ago, was able to visit my Ruth and Edgar in Woodbridge CA where they had their studio, and study with them for a month. Ruth also is a sculptor and painter, who was Honored by Harvard University for her work. The State of CA purchased quite a bit of it and donated it to museums around the state, as well as displaying it in the capital.