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

tympanum

The Mining tympanum is a limestone relief sculpture by James Earle Fraser on the Commerce Department Building in Washington, D.C. It represents the mining industry and is one of four pediments on the Herbert C. Hoover Building. Located on 15th Street between Constitution Avenue and E Street NW, it is accessible via the Federal Triangle Metro station. The artwork is part of the Federal Triangle complex and is documented in the Smithsonian Art Inventories Catalog.