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American Univ: WESLEY, John: Memorial in Washington, D.C.
by Arthur George Walker
located in James M. Goode's Massachusetts Avenue area (click link for more in that area)
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Unlike the vast majority of other equestrian statues in Washington, Wesley's is smaller than life size. The nearby bench in this photo gives you an idea of the size. Another smaller than life size equestrian statue in Washington is that of Simon Bolivar behind the Organization of American States building.
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John Wesley, founder under God of Worlld Methodism, being an exact copy of the statue standing in the forecourt of Wesley's Chapel, Bristol, England. Presented by the Right Hon. The Lord Rank on Behalf of the Methodist Church Great Britain, to the Wesley Theological Seminary, in token of the friendship between the two nations and in acknowledgement of the words of John Wesley, "The Methodists are one people in all the world."
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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture' (hardcover p 393 Item #8.44; Massachusetts Avenue area);
'Outdoor Sculpture' (paperback p312 Item #H-33)
Medium: Bronze
Artist: Arthur George Walker
Related subjects: Religion
Location: 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW (Outside Wesley Theological Seminary) Washington, D.C. American Univ
See Massachusetts Avenue area in James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Tenleytown - AU (American University) (Red) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number DC000088 (dcMem ID #1523 )
Links & other sources
The Names of Washington D.C. (p138)
Wikipedia article on Wesley
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