Adams Memorial

A short piece on the Adams Memorial in Washington, DC’s Rock Creek Cemetery. The memorial rests above the graves of author Henry Adams and h… read more

A short piece on the Adams Memorial in Washington, DC’s Rock Creek Cemetery. The memorial rests above the graves of author Henry Adams and his wife Marian “Clover” Hooper Adams, for whom the writer commissioned the memorial after her 1885 suicide. Scultped by Augustus Saint-Gaudens and designed by architect Stanford White, the memorial is also known as “Grief.”

Historian Richard Norton Smith provides the voice-over for this piece. close

Report Video Issue

People in this video

Hosting Organization

Series

More information about

Adams Memorial

778 Views
Program ID:
307185-1
Category:
Vignette
Format:
Vignette
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Jul 22, 2012 | 11:43am EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Sep 21, 2014 | 9:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Jul 22, 2012 | 11:43am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 23, 2012 | 12:31am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 23, 2012 | 7:59am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 28, 2012 | 10:56am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 28, 2012 | 1:27pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Jul 29, 2012 | 4:57am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 05, 2012 | 5:57am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 05, 2012 | 12:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 05, 2012 | 10:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 06, 2012 | 2:58am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 23, 2012 | 4:55am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Oct 21, 2012 | 8:28pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 25, 2012 | 2:26pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 29, 2012 | 12:47pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 01, 2013 | 7:27am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 01, 2013 | 4:57pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 10, 2013 | 8:27am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 24, 2013 | 11:32pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 02, 2014 | 6:36am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 09, 2014 | 8:25am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 09, 2014 | 7:25pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Feb 09, 2014 | 10:25pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 03, 2014 | 3:56pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 11, 2014 | 1:57am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 06, 2014 | 9:12pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 14, 2014 | 12:02am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Sep 21, 2014 | 9:57pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Purchase a Download

Adams Memorial

  • MP3 audio - Standard
    Price:
    $0.99