File:Guardianship at NARA Fraser.jpg

English: The 1935 sculpture "Guardianship" by James Earle Fraser on the east side of the south entrance of he National Archives in Washington, D.C. No copyright notice, so in the public domain.

Carved below the figure are the words "Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty"

SIRIS metadata follows: Guardianship, (sculpture) Vigilance, (sculpture)

• SCULPTOR:

Fraser, James Earle 1876-1953 Waugh, Sidney 1904-1963

• ARCHITECT:

Pope, John Russell 1874-1937 CARVER: Ratti, Edward H. 1904-1969

• MEDIUM:

Sculpture: Indiana limestone; Base: granite

• TYPE:

Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture Sculptures

• OWNER/LOCATION:

National Archives and Records Administration 7th & Pennsylvania Avenue Steps at south entrance Washington District of Columbia

• DATE:

1935

• TOPIC:

Allegory--Civic--War Figure male--Full length

• CONTROL NUMBER:

IAS 78250010

• NOTES:

Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Gurney, George, "Sculpture and the Federal Triangle," Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1985, pg. 157-196. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 151. Goode, James M., "Washington Sculpture: A Cultural History of Outdoor Sculpture in the Nation's Capitol," Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008, no. 4.6.

• SUMMARY:

A seated allegorical male figure representing Guardianship holds the helmet of protection in his right hand and a sheathed sword and fasces, the symbol of governmental power, in his left hand. Carved in relief around the base are images of weapons and helmets.

• DATA SOURCE:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums