Steven Weitzman is a multi-disciplined American fine artist. In 1995, Steven founded Weitzman Studios, Inc. (WSI) as the entity through which to manage his public art commissions, including commemorative and figurative sculptures, large-scale installations, highway corridors and bridge designs, interactive environments, and to display the vast array of fine artwork in his portfolio. In 2013, Weitzman’s noteworthy bronze sculpture of renowned abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, was permanently installed in the Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol. Weitzman’s heroic-sized bronze sculpture commemorating the life and work of Washington DC’s beloved “Mayor for Life,” Marion S. Barry, Jr., is permanently installed outside of the John A. Wilson building on Pennsylvania Avenue. Most recently, Weitzman has been honored with the commission to create the monumental bronze statue of Barbara Rose Johns to represent the State of Virginia in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol.
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Founded in 1995, Weitzman Studios, Inc. was established to handle every commission awarded to him for large-scale, site-specific public art installations and to display his vast array of multi-disciplinary artwork from his portfolio. In 2006, the District of Columbia’s Commission on the Arts and Humanities commissioned Steven to craft a statue of the abolitionist Frederick Douglass. On June 19, 2013, this sculpture of Douglass, which stands approximately seven-feet-tall, was dedicated for permanent display and installed in the Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
In 2017, Steven was commissioned by the District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities to create an 8’ tall heroic-sized bronze sculpture of Washington DC’s beloved “Mayor for Life” Marion S. Barry, Jr. A standing commemoration to his life and work, this sculpture was dedicated on March 3, 2018 and has been installed in front of the John A. Wilson Building on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, DC.