| "IN MEMORY OF FRANCIS DAVIS MILLET · 1846 - 1912 · AND ARCHIBALD WILLINGHAM BUTT · 1865 - 1912 · THIS MONUMENT HAS BEEN ERECTED BY THEIR FRIENDS WITH THE SANCTION OF CONGRESS" |
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| Authorized by Congress on August 24, 1912, the marble and granite fountain, designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French, was installed in 1913 on the edge of The Ellipse across from the south lawn of the White House. |
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| The bas-relief of an artist holding a palette and brush on one side of the memorial represents the Arts (Francis Millet), while that of a soldier bearing a sword and shield on the other side symbolizes Military Valour (Major Butt). |
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