Coadministered by United States Department of the Interior National Park Service Washington District of Columbia
Coadministered by Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Washington District of Columbia
Located John Marshall Park Judiciary Square Washington District of Columbia
Date:
Modeled 1982-1983. Cast and installed 1983
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993.
Alfred Lloyd Lillie, 1989.
Image on file.
(On bottom of each figure:) (copyright symbol) LILLIE '83 signed Founder's mark appears.
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Summary:
Two seated male figures playing chess. Model for the older was the sculptor's father; model for the younger was the sculptor's son. Chess board is between the figures on bench ledge, with 27 chess pieces attached to board, 3 more on bench next to one of the figures. Figures are seated on existing granite bench ledge.
