Light of Knowledge on the Carnegie Library in Mount Vernon Square in Washington, D.C. (dcMemorials.com - a pictorial directory of memorials, monuments, statues & other outdoor art)

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Light of Knowledge is a marble memorial on the Carnegie Library in Mount Vernon Square, Washington, D.C., created by architects Albert Ross and William S. Ackerman and sculptor Philip Martiny. It allegorically represents knowledge and enlightenment and is part of the city's notable public artworks. Located near McPherson Square Metro station, it is documented in James M. Goode's The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington D.C. and featured on dcMemorials.com.