Admiral David G. Farragut, Bronze monument in Farragut Square, Washington, United States
Admiral David G. Farragut is a bronze statue in Washington, D.C., showing the naval officer in uniform holding a telescope and looking outward. The figure stands on a granite pedestal at the center of Farragut Square, an open public space along Connecticut Avenue.
The memorial was dedicated in 1881, becoming the first in Washington to honor a naval hero. President James A. Garfield presided over the dedication ceremony, which gave the event considerable public weight.
The statue was made by Vinnie Ream, one of the first women to receive a major public sculpture commission in Washington. Standing in front of the figure today, visitors are looking at a work that quietly challenged the conventions of who could create monumental public art in the 19th century.
The statue stands in the middle of Farragut Square, between K and I Streets Northwest along Connecticut Avenue, and is easy to reach on foot. The Farragut West Metro station is just steps away, and several bus lines stop nearby as well.
The bronze was cast from metal taken from the propeller of the USS Hartford, Farragut's flagship during the Civil War. The four cannons placed at the corners of the pedestal were made from the same salvaged metal.
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