The Arts of War

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The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.


Statements (30)
Predicate Object
instanceOf bronze sculpture
equestrian statue
monument
outdoor sculpture
public artwork
artist Leo Friedlander
artworkType pair of monumental equestrian sculptures
coordinateLocation near Potomac River
country United States
creator Leo Friedlander
depicts horse
martial valor
sacrifice
warrior
genre allegorical sculpture
war memorial
hasPart Sacrifice
Valor
heritageDesignation contributing property to the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District
inception 20th century
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity District of Columbia
location Lincoln Memorial Circle
Washington, D.C.
entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge
maintainedBy National Park Service
materialUsed bronze
owner United States federal government
partOf Arlington Memorial Bridge complex
publicAccess yes
purpose to symbolize martial valor and sacrifice

Referenced by (5)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Leo Friedlander ("The Arts of War sculptures")
Leo Friedlander ("Valor (The Arts of War)")
Leo Friedlander ("Sacrifice (The Arts of War)")
notableWork
Memorial Bridge
Memorial Bridge ("The Arts of Peace")
hasStatue

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