Closed Book With Clasps On The Lap Of Robert Ingersoll Aitken's "Past," On The North Side Of The National Archives – Antique Wall Art
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Closed Book With Clasps On The Lap Of Robert Ingersoll Aitken's "Past," On The North Side Of The National Archives comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Closed Book With Clasps On The Lap Of Robert Ingersoll Aitken's "Past," On The North Side Of The National Archives
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The closed book resting on the lap of the seated figure, with its visible clasps, is what sets this view apart from other images of the sculpture. Robert Ingersoll Aitken's *Past* sits on the north side of the National Archives Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C. The building, designed by John Russell Pope, was completed in the mid-1930s to house the nation's founding documents, and its allegorical sculpture was meant to reflect that purpose. Aitken, a sculptor known for his classical figures, depicted history as a figure that holds the record of what came before, a fitting image for an institution devoted to preserving documents.
| Notes | By: takomababelot, Flickr.com, Creative Commons |
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| Original scan | 1,632 × 1,224 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1280082321_f98eee1b5c_o Closed Book With Clasps On The Lap Of Robert Ingersoll Aitken's =Past,= On The North Side Of The National Archives takomababelot |
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