Thomas Jefferson Memorial Bronze Statue Silhouette Sunrise Marble Columns Washington DC // WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — The bronze statue of Thomas Jefferson stands silhouetted against a vivid sunrise, framed by the Neoclassical columns of the Jefferson Memorial. Sculpted by Rudolph Evans, the 19-foot-tall figure was installed in 1947, replacing a temporary plaster cast necessitated by World War II metal shortages. The surrounding structure, designed by architect John Russell Pope, utilizes Vermont Imperial Danby marble and features an interior frieze inscribed with Jefferson's 1800 decl

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