Jefferson Memorial (Washington, D.C.) : General view of the rotunda, depicting west elevation

Creator:

Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937

Published/Created:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1935-1943

Date Depicted:

7/1/2001
1900 AD - 1949 AD

Materials:

limestone
marble

Notes:

Composed of circular marble steps, a portico, a circular colonnade of Ionic order columns, and a shallow dome, the building is open to the elements. Pope made references to the Roman Pantheon and Jefferson's own design for the Rotunda at the University of Virginia. It is situated in West Potomac Park, on the shore of the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River. "The Jefferson Memorial (1935-1943), was finished posthumously by Otto R. Eggers and Daniel P. Higgins.

Variant Titles:

Thomas Jefferson Memorial

Topics:

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

Period/Style:

Neoclassical

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

1A2-US-DC-JM-C2

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; rulers and leaders; Jeffersonmas, 1743-1826 construction buildings; memorials colonnade; rotunda; column: Ionic

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Base Collection

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
7/1/2001

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:

10096682

PID:

digcoll:1868365