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The Cavanaugh Sculpture Garden
John Cavanaugh (1921-85), a nationally admired sculptor, had his studio nearby at 1818 18th Street NW and was called "Master of Hammered Lead Sculpture" and "Mayor of Dupont Circle".
This garden extends a collection of Cavanaugh's work close to Dupont Circle, where he installed his sculpture reliefs on buildings he and architect, Peter Froeder restored during the 1970's [sic] and 80's [sic].
While Cavanaugh explored many subjects, his most successful were of the female form. These four sculptures represent periods in a woman's life: The Trip, childhood, Pas de Trois, youth, Alice, mid-age, and Standing Woman, the matriarch.
Gift to the Woman's National Democratic Club
by Paul Rich and Daniel Gutierrez-Sandoval
The John Cavanaugh FOundation
202-265-8622 * cavanaughfoundation.org |