FDR Memorial Fireside Chat Bronze Statue Washington DC United States // WASHINGTON DC, United States — A highly textured bronze sculpture of a man listening intently to a vintage radio sits within the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. Created by American artist George Segal for the site's 1997 dedication, the artwork represents an ordinary citizen tuning into one of the president's evening "fireside chat" broadcasts. Segal utilized his signature technique of applying plaster bandages directly to live models before casting the final piece in bronze, producing the rough, expressive surface tha

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