A 900-pound bronze statue of George Washington as a Master Mason

Washington wears breeches with an apron and a medallion decorated with Masonic symbols. He holds a tri-cornered hat in the crook of his proper left arm and a gavel in his proper right hand. The sculpture depicts the first President as he may have looked when he laid the cornerstone for the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Donald De Lue modeled this first in 1959 from a wax mold. The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Indiana gave this bronze version in 1987, paying 100,000 for it. The statue weighs 900 pounds and sits on a granite base weighing approximately 9 short tons. It is one of several copies of the 1959 original wax cast from the Modern Art Foundry.

The statue stands on the Indiana Statehouse south lawn in Indianapolis. A survey completed in 1992 noted the condition of the artwork as well-maintained. It is displayed on a stepped, inscribed granite base that features quotes from Washington and Masonic inscriptions.

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