The General Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is located in front
of the U.S. Capitol facing the Lincoln Memorial at the opposite site of the
Washington DC National Memorial Mall Parks.
Grant during the U.S. civil war (1861 to 1865) was a 4 stars General that served under the commands of President Abraham
Lincoln in order to preserve the Union.
With his armies Grant helped to defeat the traitors slaving forces of
the confederacy. Later on Grant became
President of the U.S. This collage
sketch took several hours during several days in different locations. I did the equestrian statue during a warm
sunny late November afternoon which is very unusual and there were diverse
groups of people enjoying the memorial.
During the following week after work I sketched a map of the Mall near
the Smithsonian "Castle". Few
days later I was working out in the Join Army & Marines base Fort Myers in
Arlington, VA and there were few soldiers practicing a civil war demonstration. I had the opportunity to sketch the style of
flag that the Union Soldiers carried to
battle as well as the symbols for a 4 stars General. The purpose of this sketch is to learn from
the past as well as to investigate the history of great individuals that
sacrificed for the U.S. Equestrian
Statue 2.0 hrs, Smithsonian Map 1.5 hrs, and Union Soldiers Practice
Demonstration 1hr. Total 4.5hrs Black
Ink on White Paper.
