FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL

The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial stretches along the southwest side of the Tidal Basin.  I found it quite powerful.  It includes not just sculptures of Roosevelt but depicts the difficult times that FDR's four-term administration covered.

The first major sculpture in the memorial is perhaps its most controversial--one of Roosevelt sitting in his wheelchair by reason of the paralysis resulting from his adult-onset polio.

Here is another photo of the sculpture which features an unusual surface texture.

Of course, FDR's presidency began in the Great Depression, and one of the more moving sculptures is of men lining up for welfare handouts or for the chance to get a job.

FDR's presidency also covered World War II, and here is a verbal panel covering that period.

One of the most powerful of the sculptures features FDR late in his presidency, along with is dog, Fala.

His failing health and the strains on him are telling in his face.

And his hands.

Highly recommended.

John