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Acacia Griffins are public artworks by American sculptor Edmond Amateis, located at the Acacia Building at 51 Louisiana Avenue N.W., in Washington, D.C., United States.

Acacia Griffins
Artist	Edmond Amateis
Year	1936 (1936)
Type	Limestone
Dimensions	167.64 cm × 137.16 cm × 274.32 cm (66.00 in × 54.00 in × 108.00 in)
Location	Washington, D.C., United States

Description

A limestone male (right) and female (left) griffin guard the outside entrance of the building. The griffins each hold an agate egg between their paws, symbolic of the protection of their home. Like the building they were designed in the Neoclassical style. The sculptures were carved by Ugo Lavaggi.[1][2]

Condition

This sculptures were surveyed in 1994 as part of the Smithsonian's Save Outdoor Sculpture! program's volunteers and were described as "well maintained".[1]

See also

• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6

References

External links

• Acacia Griffin statues (1936) on dcMemorials
• Griffins Guard Acacia Building on DCPages

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