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Pierre L’Enfant

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Pierre L’Enfant
Pierre L’Enfant
Pierre L’Enfant
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Date

2008

Artist

Gordon Kray

Dimensions

78 × 28 × 32 1/2 in. (198.1 × 71.1 × 82.6 cm)

Accession Number

2022.014.000a

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, Gift of the Government of the District of Columbia

Object Details

The District of Columbia commissioned this statue of Pierre L’Enfant in 2008 to honor the French architect who created the original plans for the city of Washington. L’Enfant holds a pair of calipers and points to the spot on his map destined for the Capitol building. The statue reached the Capitol in 2022, donated to and installed in the House of Representatives.

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