Arts of War
Item
Title
Arts of War
Description
In 1930, the Arlington Memorial Bridge Commission selected Leo Friedlander to design a pair of statues representing war. Lack of funding because of the Depression delayed the project until 1935, when it was decided to use bronze instead of the more expensive granite. Friedlander completed his models by 1938, but by then, bronze became a critical war material and the project was again delayed. Finally, in 1949, the Italian government offered to cast the sculptures as a gift to the United States in thanks for post-war aid. The statues were dedicated in September 1951.
Creator
Leo Friedlander
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original.
Date
1930 (Commissioned)
09/26/1951 (Dedication)
Coverage
1920-1949
1950-1979