SCULPTURE ON THE MALL
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Armed with a new Minolta single lens reflex camera, I visited the Washington, D.C., Mall in March, 2001, to take some pictures. Some of my more interesting results are posted on this page.
 This is a view of the front of the Smithsonian Castle. It shows off the colorful facade of the building, which was constructed from Maryland red sandstone. It currently houses the Smithsonian Institution's Information Center and administrative offices. The Smithsonian Castle also houses the crypt of the Institution's benefactor, James Smithson. |
There is a sculpture on positioned above the door of the Smithsonian Castle on the facade shown above. This sculpture is barely visible in the picture above, taken with a lens set to a focal length of 28 mm. To get a good picture of this sculpture, I used a telephoto zoom lens set to a focal length of 200mm. |
This is a view of the Hirschorn Museum from across the associated Sculpture Garden. Architecturally, the Hirschorn is interesting in that it is constructed in the shape of a hollow tube. When I am on the D. C. Mall, I like to wander through the Sculpture Garden. I have included pictues of some of my favorite sculptures on display in the Sculpture Garden, including a series of four relief sculptures by Henri Matisse. The bronze sculpture in the foreground is "Working Model for Three-Piece No. 3: Vertebrae" by the British sculptor Henry Moore. |
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 THE BURGHERS OF CALAIS BY AUGUSTE RODIN
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 MAN WALKING THROUGH DOOR BY JEAN IPOUSTEGUY
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