Knight bas-relief, Elephant House, National Zoo - Washington DC
Project type: Art Works, Sculpture and Bas Relief
Agency: Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP), Treasury Department, Arts Programs, Federal & Military Operations
Completed: 1937
Artists: Charles R. Knight
Contractors: Manhattan Terrazzo Brass Strip Company
Quality of Information: Good
Marked:
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Site Survival: Extant
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Description
Charles R. Knight produced a frieze of Pre-Historic Animals inside the Large Mammal House at the National Zoo in 1937. They were cast in aluminum by the Manhattan Terrazzo Brass Strip Company.
On the floor are roundels by Knight in marble and aluminum depicting various large mammals. Those were also carried out by the Manhattan Terrazzo Brass Strip Company.
These artworks were commissioned and paid for by the Treasury Relief Art Project, which aimed to put unemployed artists back to work.
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Knight bas-relief, Elephant House, National Zoo - Washington DC
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Knight roundel, Elephant House, National Zoo - Washington DC
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Knight roundel, Elephant House, National Zoo - Washington DC
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Knight roundel, Elephant House, National Zoo - Washington DC
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Knight roundel, Elephant House, National Zoo - Washington DC
Source notes
Project originally submitted by Brent McKee on July 22, 2013.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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