Def. a work of art.

I’ve walked by this house a hundred times without noticing this sculpture. Awesome mustache:

This blast from the past is from North Capitol.

Also in the spirit is this great sculpture from 15th St, NW not far from S St.

We’ve looked at this wild sculpture off P St, NW in Dupont in the past. This is the first time I actually saw a plaque with the artists name. At first I thought it said American born and I thought hmm that’s odd. Then I saw the comma…

A tribute to mermaids?

Last week a reader wrote in saying he noticed some workers were cleaning up the Jeanne d’Arc statue in Meridian Hill Park. I was eager to check it out as this is my favorite statue (in my favorite park) in the city. [Ed. Note: Check out a video of the dedication with President Harding in 1922 here.] I had always hoped the sword would be repaired one day. This summer I was blown away when I saw the very same Jeanne d’Arc statue with sword in tact in Paris. So when I stopped by the park this weekend to check out the cleaning, my jaw hit the ground. Behold:

Are you glad the sword was repaired?

After the jump a few alternative Jean D’arc shots before the sword was replaced

Photo by PoPville reader Elizabeth

Photo by PoPville flickr user pablo.raw

Photo by PoPville flickr user AaronLeavy

Julius Caesar? At first glance I had hoped it was a random homeowner’s ancestor…

It’s not so much the door but the cool sculpture next to it. Unfortunately the winter sun was casting some serious shadows but I still think you can get an idea of how awesome it is. It’s also from Georgetown.

According to the artist’s website:

Albert Paley is the first metal sculptor to receive the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects, the AIA’s highest award to a non-architect. “The allure of Paley’s art comes though its intrinsic sense of integration of art and architecture,” as one noted architect stated.

Pieces by Albert Paley can be found in the permanent collections of many major museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, Western Australia, Fitzwilliam, British Museum.

Couple more shots after the jump.

These great ones are from Dupont.