BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Library of Congress Madison Bldg

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1. LOCMAD_150918_08.JPG: James Madison, 1751-1836 Walker Hancock, born 1901 Plastiline model, 1973 In 1972, sculptor Walker Hancock was selected to create the marble statue of James Madison for the new Library of Congress building. The contract stipulated that it be "of such size that if the figure of James Madison were erect it would be approximately nine feet tall," and represent Madison "seated in an appropriately designed chair." After consulting with author/historian Catherine Drinker Bowen and those concerned with the commission, Hancock decided to portray Madison as a vigorous, young man of thirty-two, the age at which he compiled the lists of books "proper for the use of Congress." The Louis XVI chair and the style of Madison's costume are, of course, contemporary. Hancock first created a one-sixth size sketch model to study the feasibility of the pose, and shortly thereafter he prepared a one-third size scale model. This was cast in plaster in triplicate. One copy was sent to be enlarged for the final piece, Hancock retained one copy, and the third cast is on view. The plaster was applied over wire mesh now rusting through in spots, as on Madison's left hand. The sculptor used many sources for Madison's likeness, including oil portraits by Charles Willson Peale, Gilbert Stuart, and John Trumbull, as well as a life mask by JHI Browere done in 1825. While working on the statue's expression and pose, Hancock "found it hard to image [Madison] in this situation without a book ready for reference." After some research, Hancock decided to use the first book on Madison's list for the proposed congressional library -- volume 83 of Diderot's Encyclopedie Methodique, dealing with economics, politics, and diplomacy.
2. LOCMAD_151109_01.JPG: Mary Pickford America's Sweetheart World's First Superstar of the Cinema 1893-1979
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Wikipedia Description: James Madison Memorial Building
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The James Madison Memorial Building is one of three buildings that make up the Library of Congress and is part of the United States Capitol Complex. The building was constructed from 1971 to 1976, and serves as the official memorial to President James Madison. It is located between First and Second Streets SE on Independence Avenue, in Washington, DC.

History:

With the help of former Librarian of Congress Lawrence Quincy Mumford, plans for a third Library of Congress building were started in 1957. Congress appropriated planning funds for the structure in 1960, and construction was approved by an act of Congress on October 19, 1965 that authorized an appropriation of $75 million. Excavation and foundation work began in June 1971, and work on the superstructure was completed in 1976. The cornerstone, inscribed with the date 1974, was laid on March 8, 1974. Dedication ceremonies were held on April 24, 1980, and the building actually opened on May 28, 1980. It was decided to name the building after Madison largely because he was the person who originally suggested in 1783 that the Continental Congress form a library containing a list of books that would be useful to legislators.

The Architect of the Capitol was charged with the responsibility for the construction of the Madison Building under the direction of the Senate and House Building Commissions and the Joint Committee on the Library. The Madison building was originally designed and constructed with the intent to store books, and only after completion did they decide to use the building as office space for Library of Congress officials. These bodies also consulted with a committee appointed by the American Institute of Architects and the James Madison Memorial Commission. The total authorization for construction eventually was increased to $130,675,000.

Designed by the firm of DeWitt, Poor, and Shelton Associated Architects, the James Madison Memorial Building is one of the three largest public buildings in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area (along with The Pentagon and the F.B.I.’s J. Edgar Hoover Building). The building contains 2,100,000 square feet (200,000 m2) with 1,500,000 feet (460,000 m) of assignable space.

Culture:

The Madison Building is home to the Mary Pickford Theater, the "motion picture and television reading room" of the Library of Congress. The theater hosts regular free screenings of classic and contemporary movies and television shows.

The Madison building also houses the Law Library of Congress and the United States Copyright Office.
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