Correspondence, 1895-1899, 1914-1917.

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Correspondence, 1895-1899, 1914-1917.

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Correspondence, 1914-1917, of the Washington Arch Committee of New York City, concerning the committee's efforts to solicit donations and subscribers to the Washington Arch Statuary Fund, as well as letters pertaining to the design, construction, and installation of two pieces of marble statuary in front of the arch in accordance with the intentions of the structure's original design. Also included are nine letters, 1895-1899, addressed by Stanford White to William R. Stewart concerning earlier efforts to obtain funding for statuary, including references to preliminary models and sketches for the project executed by the artist Frederick William MacMonnies.

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