D.C. Mondays: Classical Washington

Washington, D.C., is a city like no other in the United States. A Greek Doric temple houses a colossal cult statue (the Lincoln Memorial). A Roman triumphal arch monumentalizes the main train depot (Union Station). Roman equestrian statues celebrate victorious American generals (Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Plaza). Join GW professor Elise Friedland as she explores the role of Greek and Roman art and architecture in the planning, building and decorating of America’s capital city. 

About Elise A. Friedland

Elise A. Friedland, Ph.D., is associate professor of classics and art history at the George Washington University. She has published two co-edited volumes, The Sculptural Environment of the Roman Near East and The Oxford Handbook of Roman Sculpture, and a monograph, The Roman Marble Sculptures from the Sanctuary of Pan at Caesarea Philippi/Panias (Israel). In 2013, Dr. Friedland was awarded GW’s Bender Teaching Award and the Archaeological Institute of America’s National Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. She also received a National Endowment for the Humanities Public Scholar Fellowship to write Classical Washington: Greece & Rome in the Art and Architecture of D.C.

How to Participate

This program will take place on Zoom. To participate, please register online, and we will email you a link and instructions for joining. Simply follow that link at the time the program starts (12 p.m. EDT / 9 a.m. PDT). When you register, you can also request to receive a reminder email one day before the program with the link included.

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