Columbia Protecting Science & Industry statue at the Arts & Industries Bldg in Washington, D.C. by Casper Buberl, Adolph Cluss located in James M. Goode's The Mall area

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The Columbia Protecting Science & Industry statue by Casper Buberl and Adolf Cluss is an allegorical sculpture located at the Arts and Industries Building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The statue symbolizes the protection and advancement of science and industry through the figure of Columbia. The Arts and Industries Building, opened in 1881, is the second oldest Smithsonian museum and was designed to house the Smithsonian's growing collections. This artwork is documented in James M. Goode's "Washington Sculpture" and the Smithsonian American Art Museum's catalog.