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Cool Air. Warm Art. Stronger Together!
Our October grantee is Mt. Royal School of Art at MICA, who will be hosting artist Saya Woolfalk for a lecture on Tuesday, October 21.
Oct 142 min read


Building Justice, Sharing Heritage, Inspiring Art
Hi friends,
We're back from summer recess and ready for another year of celebrating our communities and learning through the arts.
Sep 172 min read


Your Idea Belongs Here!
Well, an end to the swamp heat is in sight! We hope you had a summer full of adventures, and are looking forward to fall. Stay creative, Be Kind!
Aug 142 min read


Creative Capital: Summer Moves, Grantee Grooves
We’re halfway through the year! How have you shown up for yourself, your loved ones, and your community thus far? How will you make an impact moving forward?
Jul 152 min read


Tour de Force Foundation Newsletter 06/15/25
Glow Up, Speak Out! June's Got it All!
Jun 161 min read


Tour de Force Foundation Newsletter 05/15/25
Get Ready for Some Summer Sizzling!
May 151 min read


Negro Mother and Child
1934 sculpture by artist Maurice Glickman (Jewish Romanian, 1906–1981). Courtyard, Interior Department
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negro_Mother_and_Child
Apr 172 min read


The Progress of the Negro Race
By Daniel Gillette Olney, a terra cotta frieze, Langston Terrace Dwellings, 21st Street and Benning Road N.E. Washington DC.
Apr 173 min read


“Fortitude” or Lady Fortitude
Donated by Delta Sigma Theta, Howard University
Apr 172 min read


Saint Martin de Porres statue
Saint Martin de Porres statue, by Thomas McGlynn, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1600 Morris Road, S.E.
Apr 173 min read


Josh Gibson
Josh Gibson is a public artwork by sculptor Omri Amrany, located at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., United States.
Apr 171 min read


Bust of Martin Luther King Jr. by the American artist John Woodrow Wilson
A bust of Dr. King from mid torso up, including his upper arms, wearing a suit and tie. Eyes downcast in a contemplative mood.
Apr 171 min read


Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Sculpture
Rotunda, US Capitol, 2013, Artist Eugene Daub. Daub and Firmin Studios, LLC
https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/rosa-parks-statue
Apr 171 min read


Sculpture Artis Lane with her statue of Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth (nee Isabella Baumfree,) bust, US Capitol (Emancipation Hall), by Canadian sculptor Artis Lane
Apr 171 min read


Nelson Mandela
Exterior of South African Embassy
9 feet height
3051 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Sculptor Jean Doyle (2013)
Public transit access; N2 or N4 Metrobus, Nearest Metro station: Dupont Circle
Unveiled on September 21, 2013
Apr 163 min read


“The Torch” (Ben Chilli’s Bowl Mural)
Alley adjacent to 1313 U St, NW
Artist: Aniekan Udofia with Mia Duval (2017)
Note: The mural has changed a good deal since its 2017 dedication.
Apr 163 min read


Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
West Potomac Park,
1964 Independence Avenue, SW
Sculptor: Lei Yixin
Apr 165 min read




The Three Soldiers (Three Servicemen) Memorial; Addendum to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, National Mall, Washington DC
5 Henry Bacon Dr NW, Washington, DC 20002
Access: Metro stations: "Foggy Bottom/George Washington University" on the Orange, Blue, and Silver lines.
Sculptor: Frederick Hart
Dedicated November 11, 1984
Apr 115 min read


Robert Gould Shaw Memorial/54th Massachusetts Regiment Memorial
(dedicated 1897)
Patinated plaster version on display in the National Gallery of Art
Sculptor: Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848-1907)
Apr 119 min read
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