The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace are bronze statue groups on Lincoln Memorial Circle in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C., in the United States. Commissioned in 1929 to complement the plaza c
The Arts of War by Leo Friedlander, Valor (foreground), Sacrifice (background), photographed in 2007.
The Arts of Peace by James Earle Fraser, Music and Harvest (left) and Aspiration and Literature (right), photographed in 2008.
Statuary mock-ups on view during the construction of Arlington Memorial Bridge in May 1928.
Original 1926 design for pylons rather than statuary at the Watergate Steps.
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Gilding is a decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold over solid surfaces such as metal, wood, porcelain, or stone. A gilded object is also described as "gilt". Where metal is gil
The Arts of War and The Arts of Peace
…budgetary reasons. The models were placed into storage, and the statues not cast until 1950. They were erected in 1951, and repaired in 1974. Originally fire-gilded, the statues were brush electroplated in 1974 and covered in 23.75-karat gold leaf in 2026. The Arts of War were sculpted by Leo Friedlander, an American…
Gilded frame ready for burnishing with an agate stone tool
Belt Buckle with nomadic-inspired zoomorphic design, manufactured in China for the Xiongnu. Mercury-gilded bronze (a Chinese technique invented by the Daoists in the 4th century CE). North China, 3rd–2nd century BC.
Regilding the statue Prometheus
Gilded page edges on a book