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An enigmatic Adams Memorial.(ARTS & CULTURE)

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From: The Washington Times
Date: 20070217
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Byline: Deborah K. Dietsch , SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Should you miss seeing the Shaw Memorial before it goes off view, there still are plenty of opportunities to appreciate Augustus Saint-Gaudens' considerable talent for commemoration. Another of his great works some consider it his finest achievement is the Adams Memorial in Rock Creek Cemetery at Rock Creek Church Road and Webster Street Northwest. It was commissioned by historian, writer and presidential descendant Henry Adams as a tribute to his late wife, Marian "Clover" Adams, who committed suicide in 1885.

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