Because washington was very aware of his image and character model, and always tried to live above reproach He also was married to the woman who had become much more than just his “agreeable consort.” [2] but more of that later. While george’s form is buff, he’s also a tad too close, for some, to being in the buff Nipples, navel, they’re all there As the information accompanying the 12 tons of marble currently describes it, sculptor horatio greenough “envisioned the work as a symbolic representation of washington as a great exemplar of liberty.” Finally, “ enthroned washington ” arrived at the washington navy yard in 1841
A committee of select congressmen were designated to formally “receive” the statue They were horrified to find the great george washington was indeed seated (as authorized), but naked to the waist, with a robe in his lap and a section of a toga draping his right bicep His bare feet were also in full view. As it turns out, the story goes all the way back to the very origins of halloween. From the weirdly sexy to the outright terrifying all statues are a little unsettling to begin with, with the way their cold, soulless eyes reflect your inner desolation Or maybe that’s just me
#1 george washington by horatio greenough
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