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    Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

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    Starting June 3

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    • Kid-Friendly Events

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    6th and Constitution Ave NW 
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    Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

    Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights

    Starting June 3

  • Exhibitions & Events

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    • Kid-Friendly Events

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    Block Party

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    The image shows a woman in profile, standing with her left arm on a railing. She has delicate facial features, soft lines, and curly hair under a wide-brimmed hat with ribbons or feathers. She wears a long gown with puffy sleeves and a fitted waist, along with a necklace featuring a circular pendant. The background displays faint, unfinished sketches and intricate line work around the woman, possibly hinting at a setting or other figures. The artwork conveys grace and poise in pencil and watercolor.
    Richard Cosway, Maria Cosway with Her Daughter Louisa, c. 1794, graphite, red and black chalk, and gray and red wash on laid paper, Joan and David Maxwell Fund, 2005.56.1

    Maria Cosway with Her Daughter Louisa

    Maria Cosway with Her Daughter Louisa

    Richard Cosway · c. 1794 · graphite, red and black chalk, and gray and red wash on laid paper ·  Accession ID  2005.56.1

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