Smithsonian National Zoo in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

The Gathering

The Observer • The Explorer • The Servant • The Matriarch • The Alpha • The Youth • The Ally

— Bart Walter • 1998, Bronze, life-size —

The Gathering Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 22, 2021

1. The Gathering Marker

Inscription.

"My hope is that you will join this gathering of chimpanzees and engage your imagination. Take time to reflect on how it may feel to be within a social group of fellow primates. Look around at each different member of The Gathering. Can you find something of yourself in certain individuals? We have more in common with great apes than we realize."
—Bart Walter

The Gathering was made possible by a generous contribution from Ruth and Bill Holmberg.

Bart Walter loosely based "The Matriarch" on Flo, one of the chimps studied by renowned primatologist and author Dr. Jane Goodall.

About the Artist
A native of Maryland, Bart Walter has been sculpting since 1980. He sculpts many of his subjects in the wild, creating small studies in wax, which he will use later as reference to develop larger works in his studio.

Erected by Smithsonian Institution.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.

Location. 38° 55.751′ N, 77° 2.815′ W. Marker is in Northwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Smithsonian National Zoo. It can be reached from Olmsted

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Walk 0.2 miles west of North Road, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3001 Olmsted Walk, Washington DC 20008, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this 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 the North Atlantic Region,

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: Art in the Park (here, next to this marker); What's the O-Line? (a few steps from this marker); Forests Without Food? (within shouting distance of this marker); Scientists on the "Hunt" (within shouting distance of this marker); Maned Wolf / Przewalski's Horse (within shouting distance of this marker); Bald Eagle (within shouting distance of this marker); Ostrich / Domestic Horse (within shouting distance of this marker); Black-footed Ferret / Giraffe (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northwest Washington.