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George Washington

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 26, 2017
1. George Washington Marker
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A photo-collage celebrating The George Washington University's Permanent Collection incorporates a selection of outdoor sculpture and paintings. GW has enhanced the pedestrian environment in and around the Foggy Bottom campus.

Artists: Lenore Miller, CCAS MFA '72
Ryder Haske, CCAS BA '10

 
Erected by Cultural Tourism DC.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, MusicPatriots & PatriotismWar, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the DC, Art on Call, and the Former U.S. Presidents: #01 George Washington series lists.
 
Location. 38° 53.896′ N, 77° 2.702′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Foggy Bottom. It is at the intersection of G Street Northwest and 20th Street Northwest on G Street Northwest. On the grounds of The George Washington University's Jacob Burns Law School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2005 G Street Northwest, Washington DC 20052, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The United Church / Die Vereinigte Kirche (within shouting distance of this marker); Here, at 2023 G Street, N.W., in 1912, The George Washington University (within shouting distance of this marker); Alexander Ray House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The IMF (about 400 feet away); In Memory of Richard Lucien Quigley, Phar. D., '90, and Elizabeth Carpenter Quigley (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named George Washington (about 500 feet away); Mabel Nelson Thurston Hall (about 500 feet away); Announcement of the Atomic Age (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.
 
George Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 27, 2017
2. George Washington Marker
George Washington Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), December 27, 2017
3. George Washington Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 27, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 436 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on December 27, 2017, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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