| Mustafa Kemal Atatürk | |
|---|---|
.jpg) The statue in 2018 | |
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| Artist | Jeffrey L. Hall |
| Year | 2013 (2013) |
| Type | Sculpture |
| Medium | Bronze |
| Subject | Mustafa Kemal Atatürk |
| Dimensions | 200 cm (79 in) |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Coordinates | 38°54′42.33″N77°03′02.85″W / 38.9117583°N 77.0507917°W /38.9117583; -77.0507917 |
A bronze statue ofMustafa Kemal Atatürk by the US artistJeffrey L. Hall was installed in 2013 outside the Turkish Ambassador's Residence (1606 23rd Street NW), on the periphery ofSheridan Circle, inEmbassy Row,Washington, D.C., United States. The building was formerly the Embassy of Turkey in Washington, D.C., from 1936 to 1989.
Asecond statue of Atatürk stands in Washington, D.C.: a fiberglass statue painted bronze, installed behind iron railings in front of theEmbassy of Turkey, which is also located in Embassy Row.
The statue stands before a semicircular stone balustrade which bears a quotation from Atatürk: "Peace at Home / Peace in the World". Rather than depicting Atatürk in military uniform, the statue depicts Atatürk standing bare-headed in Western-stylebusiness dress of the 1930s, with athree-piece suit andnecktie,pocket watch, andwingtip shoes, as if delivering a speech. He is holding the bookNutuk ("The Speech") in his left hand, with the title marked on the cover. The closed book is resting on his left hip, with one finger of the left hand marking his place, while he makes a pointing gesture with his right hand. His tie has the American-style stripes that Atatürk wore, running from the right shoulder to the lower left, and a military medal is emerging discreetly from behind his right lapel.
Working at his studio in Virginia, Hall created three clay models of the statue, starting with a 12 in (30 cm) maquette, which he enlarged to a 34 in (86 cm) model, and then a full-size 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) model. Hall also made a full-size bust. The bronze was cast in several pieces and then welded together at theLaran Bronze foundry outside Philadelphia.
The statue was unveiled by the Atatürk Society of America (ASA) on November 10, 2013, commemorating the 90th anniversary of the founding ofRepublic of Turkey in 1923, and the 75th anniversary of Atatürk's death on November 10, 1938.[1][2] The installation was supervised by Turkish-American architect Nuray Anahtar.
