United States Navy Memorial (Washington, DC) : Close side view of the "The Lone Sailor" sculpture

Creator:

Bleifeld, Stanley, 1924-

Published/Created:

7th Street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Indiana Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1987-1991

Date Depicted:

4/15/1997
1950 AD - 2010 AD

Materials:

bronze
stone

Notes:

Congress authorized the Memorial in 1980, with the stipulation that funding come solely from private contributions. The United States Navy Memorial is home to the Memorial Plaza, which features Stanley Bleifield's statue, The Lone Sailor. The Lone Sailor, a tribute to all personnel of the sea services, overlooks the Granite Sea, an exact replication of the world's oceans. Surrounding the Granite Sea are two fountain pools, honoring the personnel of the American Navy and the other navies of the world. The southern hemisphere of the Granite Sea is surrounded by 26 bronze bas-reliefs commemorating events, personnel, and communities of the various sea services. Adjacent to the Memorial Plaza is the Naval Heritage Center, which features the Arleigh Burke Theater, several rotating exhibits about the sea services, and houses several Navy Log kiosks, for easy registration on the Navy Log. The Naval Heritage Center also features daily screenings of the films At Sea and A Day in the Life of the Blue Angels. The Media Resource Center provides a library of printed, audio and video historical documents on the Navy and The Navy Log room has touch-screen kiosks to register and search for Sea Service members and veterans.

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twentieth century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A2-US-DC-NM-B7

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
memorials (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; contemporary (1960 to present); death or burial; military; war; seascapes; Navy; war; memorial; comemmorative casting ; construction buildings; memorials

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
4/15/1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10158765

PID:

digcoll:1831878