The Washington Memorial

Washington wears the uniform of the army he led through six bitter years of war. In battle, his fearless example inspired his men; when hunger stalked his weary troops, he shared their lot; when his own officers betrayed him, he fought on. Generals from nations across the sea came one by one to serve him proudly, and at last God granted his prayers for victory and peace. The seated figures represent the forces that shaped his life: oppression, revolution, victory, and the return to peace, symbolized by Cincinnatus, the citizen-soldier. The portrait busts are those of Washington's finest generals: the Marquis de Lafayette, Benjamin Lincoln, Nathanael Greene, and Henry Knox.

Los Angeles, California · United States