Foggy Bottom in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Museum of Modern Art of Latin America
— [The Art Museum of the Americas
of the Organization of American States] —
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, April 4, 2010
1. Museum of Modern Art of Latin America Marker
Erected 1976 by Organization of American States.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1860.
Location. 38° 53.574′ N, 77° 2.493′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Foggy Bottom. Marker can be reached from 18th Street Northwest north of Virginia Avenue Northwest, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 201 18th Street Northwest, Washington DC 20006, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Marta Minujín (a few steps from this marker); José Cecilio del Valle (within shouting distance of this marker); Simón Bolívar
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1. Art Museum of the Americas. The Art Museum of the Americas of the Organization of American States was established in 1976 by resolution of the OAS Permanent Council in tribute to the two-hundredth anniversary of the independence of the United States, host country of the OAS. The historic building housing the Museum was designed by noted architect Paul Cret in 1912 as the residence for the Secretaries General of the Organization of American States. It is Spanish colonial in style with white walls, iron grilles, a red tiled roof and a loggia decorated with richly colored tiles in patterns modeled after Aztec and Inca legends. Today as a Museum, the building provides a warm and intimate
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, April 4, 2010
2. Museum of Modern Art of Latin America Marker - on the wall to the left of the main entrance
2. Statues of the Liberators. (Submitted on April 11, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland.)
Additional keywords. Pan American Union; Statues of the Liberators.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, April 4, 2010
3. The Art Museum to the Americas Building - 18th Street, NW
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, April 4, 2010
4. Art Museum of the Americas sculpture garden - view from Constitution Avenue
Museum building at left - O.A.S. Headquarters Building off 17th Street, right.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, April 4, 2010
5. Statue of Jose Artigas - Father of the Independence of Uruguay
The Museum of Modern Art of Latin America is visible in background across Virginia Avenue.
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, September 4, 2011
6. "Queen Isabella" - gift of Spain to the Organization of American States, 1996
Photographed By Richard E. Miller, April 4, 2010
7. O.A.S. Headquarters (the historic Pan American Union Building)
17th Street, north of the Museum
17th Street, north of the Museum
Note statue of Ysabel I La Catolica Reina de Castilla de Aragon de las islas Y tierra firme del Mar Oceano, sidewalk, center left.
Inscribed: "This is the statue of Queen Isabella of Spain and the Americas who sent Christopher Columbus to discover the New World. Donated by Spain to The Organization of American States, April 14, 1966, Day of the Americas."
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,215 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on September 8, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 7, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 5. submitted on April 10, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 6. submitted on September 8, 2011, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. 7. submitted on April 7, 2010, by Richard E. Miller of Oxon Hill, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
