Awakening statue (ca. 1980) at its new location at National Harbor in Prince Georges County Maryland by J Seward Johnson Jr

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The Awakening is a circa 1980 aluminum statue by J Seward Johnson Jr., originally located in Potomac Park, Washington, D.C. In 2008, it was moved to National Harbor in Prince George's County, Maryland. The sculpture depicts a giant emerging from the earth and embodies allegorical and mythological themes. It remains a significant public artwork in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.