Washington, District Of Columbia • District Of Columbia County
The Adams Memorial is a bronze sculpture set within a granite exedra, located in Rock Creek Cemetery. Created by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and architect Stanford White, it features a cloaked, contemplative figure often referred to as 'Grief' or 'The Mystery of the Hereafter'.
This property is considered a masterpiece of American sculpture, renowned for its profound artistic expression of sorrow, contemplation, and the unknown. Its enigmatic nature and powerful emotional impact make it one of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' most significant works and a seminal example of American Renaissance art.
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