Kennedy

I mentioned in my last post that I had some old pictures of a Robert Berks sculpture, and here it is. This is John F. Kennedy, found inside Kennedy Center. I have to admit that I'm not a huge fan of this look. I think it seems a long way from finished. I suppose I have to give the sculptor a great deal of credit, though, for being able to capture the look of the subject even in such an apparently unfinished state.

I visited Kennedy Center back in September of 2009. I didn't share too many (any?) pictures of it, I'm afraid. I get in moods sometimes where I want to post every picture I take, and sometimes I don't want to post any of them because I don't think they're any good.

Mary McLeod Bethune

From the National Arboretum, I take you to Lincoln Park, a few miles from the Capitol building, but still on Capitol Ave. Mary McLeod Bethune is a hero of the Civil Rights movement, but I know her from the college in Daytona Beach that bears her name, Bethune-Cookman University.

Her memorial wasn't my main reason for visiting this park, as you'll see shortly. (Think about it, it's called Lincoln Park for a reason...) But it was a nice monument so I took some photos. It's in a pretty nice neighborhood, and there were lots of people playing in the park. Lots of kids and dogs, so if you're ever in DC, it's a nice place to visit.

The artist who created this artwork is Robert Berks. You'll see another sculpture of his later that I found on this trip, and if you're good, I think I have an old picture of one of this other works from an earlier trip to DC.