Commerce Dept Bldg: Foreign & Domestic Commerce tympanum in Washington, D.C. by James Earle Fraser, York & Sawyer

tympanum

The Foreign & Domestic Commerce tympanum is a limestone sculpture by James Earle Fraser and York & Sawyer on the Commerce Department Building in Washington, D.C. It represents allegorical and mythological themes related to commerce. Located on 15th Street between Constitution Avenue and E Street, it is part of a series of four pedimental sculptures on the building. The artwork is near the Federal Triangle Metro Station and is documented in the Smithsonian American Art Museum's catalog.