DOWNING, Andrew Jackson: Urn at the Arts & Industries Bldg in Washington, D.C. (dcMemorials.com - a pictorial directory of memorials, monuments, statues & other outdoor art)

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DOWNING, Andrew Jackson: Urn at the Arts & Industries Bldg in Washington, D.C. (dcMemorials.com - a pictorial directory of memorials, monuments, statues & other outdoor art)

The Andrew Jackson Downing Urn is a marble memorial located at the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C. Designed by Calvert Vaux with sculpture by Robert E. Launitz, it honors Downing's contributions to landscape design. The urn stands on the east side of the Smithsonian Castle near Jefferson Drive and 9th Street NW. It is a recognized piece of outdoor art documented in local sculpture references.