A 100-foot tall landmark will soon be leaving Washington for another home.The Awakening, a statue created by artist J. Seward Johnson, Jr. is headed nearly twenty minutes away. The massive piece depicts a man attempting to crawl out of the earth and is located on Hains Point in DC.
The sculpture was placed there in 1980 for the International Sculpture Conference Exhibition. It was intended to be a temporary exhibit, but because of its popularity, has remained in Washington for twenty seven years.
Due to recent congressional action, the statue will be relocated to National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland to make room for a future presidential memorial. It is unknown when the artwork will leave the District for its new home.
- Taylor Barnes
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