List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 1
Table:
Title	Artist	Year	Material	Dimensions	Owner

The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue	Leo Lentelli	1932	Bronze & granite	Sculpture : approx . H. 7 ft. ; Base : approx . H. 8 ft. W. 10 ft. ( 2,500 lbs . )	Shrine of the Sacred Heart

Kauffmann Memorial	William Ordway Partridge	1897	Bronze & granite	Overall : approx . 70 x 163 x 144 in . ; Figure : approx . H. 4 ft. ; Relief panels : approx . H. 15 in . W. 26 in	Rock Creek Cemetery

Guglielmo Marconi	Attilio Piccirilli	1940	Bronze & granite	Female figure : approx . 95 x 72 x 36 in . ; Base : approx 200 x 182 x 54 in . ; Marconi : approx . 40 x 30 x 16 in . ; Base : approx . 95 x 32 x 18 in	United States Department of the Interior

Perry Lions	Roland Hinton Perry	1906/2002	Cast Concrete	4 lions . Each lion : approx . 7 ft. x 6 ft. 6 in . x 13 ft. ; Each base : approx . 6 ft. 6 in . x 10 ft. x 16 ft	D.C. Department of Public Works

Joan of Arc	Paul Dubois	1922	Bronze & granite	Sculpture : approx . H. 6 ft. 10 in . W. 6 ft. 2 in . ; Base : approx . H. 52 in . W. 11 ft	United States Department of the Interior

James Buchanan Memorial	Hans Schuler	1930	Bronze & granite	Sculpture : approx . H. 6 ft. 2 in . W. 6 ft. 7 in . ;	United States Department of the Interior

Cascading Waterfall	John Joseph Earley & George Burnap	1936	Concrete	Fountain : approx . w. 300 ft	United States Department of the Interior

The Parable	Jimilu Mason	1990	Bronze	Sculpture : approx . H. 60 in . ( 500 lbs . )	Festival Center

Two Men Reading	Unknown	Stone	Howard University

A Bridge Across and Beyond	Richard Hunt	Steel	Howard University

Symbiosis	Richard Hunt	Corten Steel	H. 9 ft x W. 4 ft	Howard University

Students Aspire	Elizabeth Catlett	1977	Bronze	Approx . h. 14 ft. w. 4 ft. 6 in	Howard University

Family Circle	Herbert House	1991	Steel	Sculpture : approx . 5 x 3 x 2 ft. ; Base : approx . H. 36 in . Diam . 84 in	DC Art/works ?

Francis Asbury	Augustus Lukeman	1921	Bronze	Sculpture : approx . 100 x 60 x 132 in . ; Base : approx . 100 x 140 x 200 ft	United States Department of the Interior

The Servant Christ	Jimilu Mason	1986	Bronze	Sculpture : approx . H. 4 ft. 3 in . D. 2 ft	Christ House

Fortitude	James King	1979	Metal	Howard University

Bairstow Eagle Lampposts	Ernest C. Bairstow	1906	Painted iron	24 lampposts . Each lamppost : approx . H. 17 ft. W. 4 ft. Diam : 20 in . ; Each base : approx . H. 5 ft. 8 in . W. 4 ft	District of Columbia

Serenity	Josep Clarà	1925	Carrara Marble	Sculpture : approx . H. 79 in . W. 5 ft. 4 in . ; Base : approx . H. 22 in . W. 99 in	United States Department of the Interior

Dante Alighieri	Ettore Ximenes	1921	Bronze	Sculpture : approx . 8 ft. 7 in . x 3 ft. 8 in . ; Base : approx . 6 ft. 7 in . x 4 ft. 10 in	United States Department of the Interior

New Leaf	Lisa Scheer	2007	Bronze	8 x 45 x 2.5	Washington Metro

Leveraging the provided table along with the supporting text listed at the end.

Provide an answer to this question: On what avenue is the most recent work of public art installed ? Output only the correct answer as {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue is a public artwork by Leo Lentelli , located at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart , 16th Street and Park Road Northwest , Washington , D.C . The James Cardinal Gibbons Memorial Statue was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 . It was listed with the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 .
Leo Lentelli ( 20 October 1879 - 31 December 1961 ) was an Italian sculptor who immigrated to the United States . During his 52 years in the United States he created works throughout the country , notably in New York and San Francisco . He also taught sculpture .
Bronze is an alloy consisting primarily of copper , commonly with about 12-12.5% tin and often with the addition of other metals ( such as aluminium , manganese , nickel or zinc ) and sometimes non-metals or metalloids such as arsenic , phosphorus or silicon . These additions produce a range of alloys that may be harder than copper alone , or have other useful properties , such as stiffness , ductility , or machinability . The archeological period in which bronze was the hardest metal in widespread use is known as the Bronze Age . The beginning of the Bronze Age in India and western Eurasia is conventionally dated to the mid-4th millennium BC , and to the early 2nd millennium BC in China ; elsewhere it gradually spread across regions . The Bronze Age was followed by the Iron Age starting from about 1300 BC and reaching most of Eurasia by about 500 BC , although bronze continued to be much more widely used than it is in modern times . Because historical pieces were often made of brasses ( copper and zinc ) and bronzes with different compositions , modern museum and scholarly descriptions of older objects increasingly use the generalized term copper alloy instead .
Granite ( /ˈɡrænɪt/ ) is a common type of felsic intrusive igneous rock that is granular and phaneritic in texture . Granites can be predominantly white , pink , or gray in color , depending on their mineralogy . The word granite comes from the Latin granum , a grain , in reference to the coarse-grained structure of such a holocrystalline rock . Strictly speaking , granite is an igneous rock with between 20% and 60% quartz by volume , and at least 35% of the total feldspar consisting of alkali feldspar , although commonly the term granite is used to refer to a wider range of coarse-grained igneous rocks containing quartz and feldspar . The term granitic means granite-like and is applied to granite and a group of intrusive igneous rocks with similar textures and slight variations in composition and origin . These rocks mainly consist of feldspar , quartz , mica , and amphibole minerals , which form an interlocking , somewhat equigranular matrix of feldspar and quartz with scattered darker biotite mica and amphibole ( often hornblende ) peppering the lighter color minerals . Occasionally some individual crystals ( phenocrysts ) are larger than the groundmass , in which case the texture is known as porphyritic . A granitic rock with a porphyritic texture is known as a granite porphyry . Granitoid is a general , descriptive field term for lighter-colored , coarse-grained igneous rocks . Petrographic examination is required for identification of specific types of granitoids . The extrusive igneous rock equivalent of granite is rhyolite .
Kauffmann Memorial is a public artwork by American artist William Ordway Partridge , located at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington , D.C. , United States . Kauffmann Memorial was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 . The memorial is a tribute and grave for the former owner of the Washington Star and president of the Corcoran Gallery , Samuel Kauffmann .
William Ordway Partridge ( April 11 , 1861 - May 22 , 1930 ) was an American sculptor whose public commissions can be found in New York City and other locations .
Guglielmo Marconi is a public artwork by Attilio Piccirilli , located at the intersection of 16th and Lamont Streets , N.W. , in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington , D.C. , United States . It stands as a tribute to Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi . It was paid for by public subscription and erected in 1941 . The artwork was listed on both the District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites and the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 . It is a contributing property in the Mount Pleasant Historic District . The monument was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1994 .
Attilio Piccirilli ( May 16 , 1866 - October 8 , 1945 ) was an American sculptor . Born in Roccaspinalveti , Italy , he was educated at the Accademia di San Luca of Rome .
The United States Department of the Interior ( DOI ) is a federal executive department of the U.S. government . It is responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources , and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans , Alaska Natives , Native Hawaiians , territorial affairs , and insular areas of the United States . About 75% of federal public land is managed by the department , with most of the remainder managed by the United States Department of Agriculture 's United States Forest Service . The department is administered by the United States secretary of the interior , who is a member of the Cabinet of the president . The current secretary is David Bernhardt , who previously served in the Department as deputy secretary . The inspector general position is currently held by Mary Kendall , who is serving as acting inspector general . Despite its name , the Department of the Interior has a different role from that of the interior ministries of other nations , which are usually responsible for police matters and internal security . In the United States , national security and immigration functions are performed by the Department of Homeland Security primarily and the Department of Justice secondarily . The Department of the Interior has often been humorously called The Department of Everything Else because of its broad range of responsibilities .
The Taft Bridge ( also known as the Connecticut Avenue Bridge or William Howard Taft Bridge ) is a historic bridge located in the Northwest quadrant of Washington , D.C . It carries Connecticut Avenue over the Rock Creek gorge , including Rock Creek and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway , connecting the neighborhoods of Woodley Park and Kalorama . It sits to the southwest of the Duke Ellington Bridge . On July 3 , 2003 , the Taft Bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places .
Roland Hinton Perry ( January 25 , 1870 - October 27 , 1941 ) was an American sculptor and painter .
Concrete is a composite material composed of fine and coarse aggregate bonded together with a fluid cement ( cement paste ) that hardens ( cures ) over time . In the past limebased cement binders were often used , such as lime putty , but sometimes with other hydraulic cements , such as a calcium aluminate cement or with Portland cement to form Portland cement concrete ( for its visual resemblance to Portland stone ) . Many other non-cementitious types of concrete exist with different methods of binding aggregate together , including asphalt concrete with a bitumen binder , which is frequently used for road surfaces , and polymer concretes that use polymers as a binder . When aggregate is mixed with dry Portland cement and water , the mixture forms a fluid slurry that is easily poured and molded into shape . The cement reacts with the water and other ingredients to form a hard matrix that binds the materials together into a durable stone-like material that has many uses . Often , additives ( such as pozzolans or superplasticizers ) are included in the mixture to improve the physical properties of the wet mix or the finished material . Most concrete is poured with reinforcing materials ( such as rebar ) embedded to provide tensile strength , yielding reinforced concrete . Because concrete cures ( which is not the same as drying such as with paint ) how concrete is handled after it is poured is just as important as before . Concrete is one of the most frequently used building materials . Its usage worldwide , ton for ton , is twice that of steel , wood , plastics , and aluminum combined . Globally , the ready-mix concrete industry , the largest segment of the concrete market , is projected to exceed $ 600 billion in revenue by 2025 . Concrete is distinct from mortar .
The District of Columbia Department of Public Works ( or DPW ) is an agency of the Government of the District of Columbia , the government of the District of Columbia , in the United States . The department oversees solid waste ( e.g. , garbage ) and recyclables collection , street cleaning , parking enforcement , and governmental vehicle procurement , maintenance and fueling .
Joan of Arc is a public artwork by Paul Dubois , located at Meridian Hill Park in Washington , D.C. , United States of America . Joan of Arc was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1994 .
Paul Dubois ( 18 July 1829 - 23 May 1905 ) was a French sculptor and painter from Nogent-sur-Seine , France . His works were mainly sculptures and statues , and he was also a portrait painter .
The James Buchanan Memorial is a bronze and granite memorial in the Southeast corner of Meridian Hill Park Northwest , Washington , D.C . It was designed by architect William Gorden Beecher , and sculpted by Maryland artist Hans Schuler . Commissioned in 1916 , but not approved by the U.S. Congress until 1918 , it was completed and unveiled June 26 , 1930 . The memorial features a statue of Buchanan bookended by male and female classical figures representing law and diplomacy , engraved with text from a member of Buchanan 's cabinet , Jeremiah S. Black : .
Hans K. Schuler ( May 25 , 1874 - March 30 , 1951 ) was a German-born American sculptor and monument maker . He was the first American sculptor ever to win the Salon Gold Medal . His works are in several important museum collections , and he also created many public monuments , mostly for locations in Baltimore , Maryland and in the Washington , D.C. , area . For over a quarter of a century he served as president of the Maryland Institute College of Art .
Cascading Waterfall is a public art work by American artist John Joseph Earley , located in Meridian Hill Park , Washington , DC . Cascading Waterfall was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1994 . The fountain , reminiscent of 16th century Italian villas , focuses primarily on thirteen large semi-circular basins forming a water cascade that overlooks the historic park . The fountains are the largest of their kind in the United States .
John Joseph Earley ( 1881 in New York City - November 25 , 1945 ) was the son of James Earley , a fourth generation Irish stone carver and ecclesiastical artist . A skilled artisan , architect , and innovator in the use of concrete Earley is best known for the invention of the Earley Process , a technique also known as polychrome , architectural or mosaic concrete .
The Parable is a public artwork by American artist Jimilu Mason , located at The Festival Center at 1640 Columbia Road , N.W . in Washington , D.C. , United States . The Parable was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 .
Jimilu Mimi Mason ( or simply known as JIMILU ) ( 1930-2019 ) was an American sculptor . Mason is known for her busts of notable American figures of the 1960s , including Lyndon B. Johnson , who sat for Mason many times .
Two Men Reading , is a public artwork by an Unknown artist , located over the entrance of 601 Fairmont Street , N.W . on the Howard University campus in Washington , D.C. , United States . Two Men Reading was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 .
A rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter . It is categorized by the minerals included , its chemical composition and the way in which it is formed . Rocks are usually grouped into three main groups : igneous rocks , metamorphic rocks and sedimentary rocks . Rocks form the Earth 's outer solid layer , the crust . Igneous rocks are formed when magma cools in the Earth 's crust , or lava cools on the ground surface or the seabed . The metamorphic rocks are formed when existing rocks are subjected to such large pressures and temperatures that they are transformed - something that occurs , for example , when continental plates collide . The sedimentary rocks are formed by diagenesis or lithification of sediments , which in turn are formed by the weathering , transport , and deposition of existing rocks . The scientific study of rocks is called petrology , which is an essential component of geology .
A Bridge Across and Beyond , is a public artwork by American artist Richard Hunt , located at the Blackburn Center on the Howard University campus in Washington , D.C. , United States . A Bridge Across and Beyond was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 .
Richard Howard Hunt ( born September 12 , 1935 ) is an American sculptor with over 125 sculptures for public display in the United States . Hunt has served on the Smithsonian Institution 's National Board of Directors . Hunts abstract , contemporary sculpture work is notable for its presence in public displays as early as the 1960s , despite social pressures for the obstruction of African-American art at the time .
Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon , and sometimes other elements . Because of its high tensile strength and low cost , it is a major component used in buildings , infrastructure , tools , ships , trains , automobiles , machines , appliances , and weapons . Iron is the base metal of steel . Iron is able to take on two crystalline forms ( allotropic forms ) , body centered cubic and face-centered cubic , depending on its temperature . In the body-centered cubic arrangement , there is an iron atom in the center and eight atoms at the vertices of each cubic unit cell ; in the face-centered cubic , there is one atom at the center of each of the six faces of the cubic unit cell and eight atoms at its vertices . It is the interaction of the allotropes of iron with the alloying elements , primarily carbon , that gives steel and cast iron their range of unique properties . In pure iron , the crystal structure has relatively little resistance to the iron atoms slipping past one another , and so pure iron is quite ductile , or soft and easily formed . In steel , small amounts of carbon , other elements , and inclusions within the iron act as hardening agents that prevent the movement of dislocations . The carbon in typical steel alloys may contribute up to 2.14% of its weight . Varying the amount of carbon and many other alloying elements , as well as controlling their chemical and physical makeup in the final steel ( either as solute elements , or as precipitated phases ) , slows the movement of those dislocations that make pure iron ductile , and thus controls and enhances its qualities . These qualities include the hardness , quenching behavior , need for annealing , tempering behavior , yield strength , and tensile strength of the resulting steel . The increase in steel 's strength compared to pure iron is possible only by reducing iron 's ductility .
Symbiosis , is a public artwork by American artist Richard Hunt , located at the Carnegie Hall on the Howard University campus in Washington , D.C. , United States . Symbiosis was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 .
Weathering steel , often referred to by the genericized trademark COR-TEN steel and sometimes written without the hyphen as corten steel , is a group of steel alloys which were developed to eliminate the need for painting , and form a stable rust-like appearance after several years ' exposure to weather . U.S. Steel holds the registered trademark on the name COR-TEN . The name COR-TEN refers to the two distinguishing properties of this type of steel : corrosion resistance and tensile strength . Although USS sold its discrete plate business to International Steel Group ( now ArcelorMittal ) in 2003 , it still sells COR-TEN branded material in strip-mill plate and sheet forms . The original COR-TEN received the standard designation A242 ( COR-TEN A ) from the ASTM International standards group . Newer ASTM grades are A588 ( COR-TEN B ) and A606 for thin sheet . All alloys are in common production and use . The surface oxidation of weathering steel takes six months , but surface treatments can accelerate the oxidation to as little as two hours .
Students Aspire is a public artwork by American artist Elizabeth Catlett , located at 2300 6th Street NW on the Howard University campus in Washington , D.C. , United States . Upon its completion , James E. Cheek called the work a most significant addition to the outdoor sculpture on the universitys campus . Students Aspire was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 .
Elizabeth Catlett ( April 15 , 1915 - April 2 , 2012 ) was an American and Mexican graphic artist and sculptor best known for her depictions of the African-American experience in the 20th century , which often focused on the female experience . She was born and raised in Washington , D.C. to parents working in education , and was the grandchild of freed slaves . It was difficult for a black woman in this time to pursue a career as a working artist . Catlett devoted much of her career to teaching . However , a fellowship awarded to her in 1946 allowed her to travel to Mexico City , where she worked with the Taller de Gráfica Popular for twenty years and became head of the sculpture department for the Escuela Nacional de Artes Plásticas . In the 1950s , her main means of artistic expression shifted from print to sculpture , though she never gave up the former . Her work is a mixture of abstract and figurative in the Modernist tradition , with influence from African and Mexican art traditions . According to the artist , the main purpose of her work is to convey social messages rather than pure aesthetics . Her work is heavily studied by art students looking to depict race , gender and class issues . During her lifetime , Catlett received many awards and recognitions , including membership in the Salón de la Plástica Mexicana , the Art Institute of Chicago Legends and Legacy Award , honorary doctorates from Pace University and Carnegie Mellon , and the International Sculpture Center 's Lifetime Achievement Award in contemporary sculpture .
Family Circle is a public artwork by the American artist Herbert House , located at 2300 6th Street NW on the Howard University campus in Washington , D.C. , United States . Family Circle was surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1994 .
Francis Asbury , also known as the Francis Asbury Memorial , is a public equestrian statue , by American artist Augustus Lukeman , located at 16th Street and Mt . Pleasant Street , Northwest , Washington , D.C. , in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood . It was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1994 .
Henry Augustus Lukeman ( January 28 , 1872 - April 3 , 1935 ) was an American sculptor , specializing in historical monuments . Noted among his works are the World War I monument in Prospect Park , Brooklyn , the Kit Carson Monument in Trinidad , Colorado and the Stone Mountain Confederate Memorial in Georgia .
The Servant Christ is a public artwork by American artist Jimilu Mason , located at Christ House , 1717 Columbia Road , NW in Washington , D.C. , United States . The Servant Christ was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1994 .
Fortitude ( also known as Lady Fortitude ) is a public artwork by artist American James King , located in Fortitude Plaza at Howard University in Washington , D.C. , United States . Fortitude was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 .
A metal ( from Greek μέταλλον métallon , mine , quarry , metal ) is a material that , when freshly prepared , polished , or fractured , shows a lustrous appearance , and conducts electricity and heat relatively well . Metals are typically malleable ( they can be hammered into thin sheets ) or ductile ( can be drawn into wires ) . A metal may be a chemical element such as iron ; an alloy such as stainless steel ; or a molecular compound such as polymeric sulfur nitride . In physics , a metal is generally regarded as any substance capable of conducting electricity at a temperature of absolute zero . Many elements and compounds that are not normally classified as metals become metallic under high pressures . For example , the nonmetal iodine gradually becomes a metal at a pressure of between 40 and 170 thousand times atmospheric pressure . Equally , some materials regarded as metals can become nonmetals . Sodium , for example , becomes a nonmetal at pressure of just under two million times atmospheric pressure . In chemistry , two elements that would otherwise qualify ( in physics ) as brittle metals - arsenic and antimony - are commonly instead recognised as metalloids , on account of their predominately non-metallic chemistry . Around 95 of the 118 elements in the periodic table are metals ( or are likely to be such ) . The number is inexact as the boundaries between metals , nonmetals , and metalloids fluctuate slightly due to a lack of universally accepted definitions of the categories involved . In astrophysics the term metal is cast more widely to refer to all chemical elements in a star that are heavier than the lightest two , hydrogen and helium , and not just traditional metals .
Ernest C. Bairstow ( 1876-1962 ) was an English-born American architectural sculptor noted for work on buildings in Washington , D.C. , including the Lincoln Memorial .
Iron ( /ˈaɪərn/ ) is a chemical element with symbol Fe ( from Latin : ferrum ) and atomic number 26 . It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 of the periodic table . It is by mass the most common element on Earth , forming much of Earth 's outer and inner core . It is the fourth most common element in the Earth 's crust . In its metallic state , iron is rare in the Earth 's crust , limited to deposition by meteorites . Iron ores , by contrast , are among the most abundant in the Earth 's crust , although extracting usable metal from them requires kilns or furnaces capable of reaching 1,500 °C ( 2,730 °F ) or higher , about 500 °C ( 900 °F ) higher than what is enough to smelt copper . Humans started to master that process in Eurasia only about 2000 BCE [ not verified in body ] , and the use of iron tools and weapons began to displace copper alloys , in some regions , only around 1200 BCE . That event is considered the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age . In the modern world , iron alloys , such as steel , inox , cast iron and special steels are by far the most common industrial metals , because of their high mechanical properties and low cost . Pristine and smooth pure iron surfaces are mirror-like silvery-gray . However , iron reacts readily with oxygen and water to give brown to black hydrated iron oxides , commonly known as rust . Unlike the oxides of some other metals , that form passivating layers , rust occupies more volume than the metal and thus flakes off , exposing fresh surfaces for corrosion .
Washington , D.C. , ( /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən ˌdiːˈsiː/ ) formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as D.C. , Washington , or The District , is the capital of the United States . Founded after the American Revolution as the seat of government of the newly independent country , Washington was named after George Washington , the first president of the United States and a Founding Father . As the seat of the United States federal government and several international organizations , Washington is an important world political capital . The city , located on the Potomac River bordering Maryland and Virginia , is one of the most visited cities in the world , with more than 20 million tourists annually . The signing of the Residence Act on July 16 , 1790 , approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country 's East Coast . The U.S. Constitution provided for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of the U.S. Congress , and the District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state . The states of Maryland and Virginia each donated land to form the federal district , which included the pre-existing settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria . The City of Washington was founded in 1791 to serve as the new national capital . In 1846 , Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia , including the city of Alexandria ; in 1871 , it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the District . Washington had an estimated population of 702,455 as of July 2018 [ update ] , making it the 20th most populous city in the United States . Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city 's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek . Washington 's metropolitan area , the country 's sixth largest ( including parts of Maryland , Virginia and West Virginia ) , had a 2017 estimated population of 6.2 million residents .
Serenity is a public artwork by Spanish artist Josep Clarà , located at Meridian Hill Park in Washington , D.C. , United States . Serenity was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1993 .
Josep Clarà i Ayats ( 1878-1958 ) was a Spanish Catalan sculptor . Clarà was born in Olot , Girona , Catalonia ( Spain ) in 1878 . He attended the Olot School of Drawing ( Escola de Dibuix d'Olot ) with professor Josep Berga i Boix ( 1837-1914 ) . During Clarà 's time at the school , Joaquín Vayreda ( 1843-1894 ) highly praised one of Clarà 's drawings ; this greatly encouraged Clarà 's artistic endeavors and was one of his happiest childhood memories . In 1897 , Clarà enrolled in the School of Fine Arts in Toulouse , France . He moved to Paris in 1890 , where he met Auguste Rodin , which caused him to pursue sculpture . He also became close friends with sculptor Arístides Maillol . He was a student of Louis-Ernest Barrias . His sketches of dancer Isadora Duncan 's distinct movements stand out among Clarà 's work . After Duncan 's death in 1927 , Antonia Mercé instead served as Clarà 's model . Clarà 's training was capped off with travels to London and Italy . He returned to Paris , where he distinguished himself as a sculptor .
Marble is a metamorphic rock composed of recrystallized carbonate minerals , most commonly calcite or dolomite . Marble is typically not foliated , although there are exceptions . In geology , the term marble refers to metamorphosed limestone , but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone . Marble is commonly used for sculpture and as a building material .
Dante Alighieri , is a public artwork by Italian artist Ettore Ximenes , located at Meridian Hill Park in Washington , D.C. , United States . Dante Alighieri was originally surveyed as part of the Smithsonian Institution 's Save Outdoor Sculpture ! survey in 1994 . The monument is a tribute to Italian poet Dante Alighieri .
Ettore Ximenes ( 11 April 1855 , Palermo - 20 December 1926 , Rome ) was an Italian sculptor .
New Leaf is a public artwork by American artist Lisa Scheer , located at the Georgia Avenue - Petworth Metro Station in Washington , D.C. , United States . New Leaf was created through DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities .
The Washington Metro ( or simply Metro ) , formally the Metrorail , is a rapid transit system serving the Washington metropolitan area of the United States . It is administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ( WMATA ) , which also operates the Metrobus service under the Metro name . Opened in 1976 , the network now includes six lines , 91 stations , and 117 miles ( 188 km ) of route . Metro serves the District of Columbia , as well as several jurisdictions in the states of Maryland and Virginia . In Maryland , Metro provides service to Montgomery and Prince George 's counties ; in Virginia , to Arlington and Fairfax counties and to the independent city of Alexandria . Combined with its ridership in the independent Virginia cities of Falls Church and Fairfax , the Metro service area is largely coextensive with the inner ring of the Washington metropolitan area . The system is currently being expanded to reach Dulles International Airport and Loudoun County , Virginia . It operates mostly as a deep-level subway in more densely populated parts of the D.C. metropolitan area ( including most of the District itself ) , while most of the suburban tracks are at surface level or elevated . The longest single-tier escalator in the Western Hemisphere , spanning 230 feet ( 70 m ) , is located at Metro 's deep-level Wheaton station . Metro is the second-busiest rapid transit system in the United States in number of passenger trips , after the New York City Subway . There were 295 million trips on Metro in fiscal year 2018 . In June 2008 , Metro set a monthly ridership record with 19,729,641 trips , or 798,456 per weekday .