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O.A.S. Bldg: North America statue in Washington, D.C.
This is just one of many beautiful works at or near the O.A.S. Click here to see them all.The Organization of American States (OAS), or, as it is known in the three other official languages, (OEA), is an international organization, headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States. Its members are the thirty-five independent states of the Americas. The Ninth International Conference of American States was held in Bogotá between March and May 1948 and led by U.S. Secretary of State George Marshall, a meeting which led to a pledge by members to fight communism in the Americas. This was the event that saw the birth of the OAS as it stands today, with the signature by 21 American countries of the Charter of the Organization of American States on 30 April 1948 (in effect since December 1951). The meeting also adopted the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man, the world's first general human rights instrument. Source: Wikipedia
Marble by Gutzon Borglum (Sculptor), Paul Cret (Architect), Albert Kelsey (Architect)
Address: Constitution Ave & 17th St NW Nearest Metro: Farragut West (Orange - Blue)
Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76005131 (dcMem ID #955)
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Sources & Links:
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The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. (M9/p449)
OAS official website
Wikipedia article on the OAS
