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David Nassif Associates, owner of this property for more than 40 years, commissioned two works by nationally recognized artists, sculptor Richard Deutsch and artist Stephen Knapp. The sculpture was created to honor the memory of David Nassif and his son David E. Nassif, who developed the original building, and the lightpainting was commissioned to celebrate the building’s rebirth and the future.

Drawing references from the massing and shape of the original building by Edward Durell Stone, Richard Deutsch created Legacy. The sculpture consists of interlocking granite elements which reflect the quadrants of the former building and incorporates vertical striations in the stones to evoke the memory of the former marble façade. Stephen Knapp’s Transformation is a dynamic and colorful lightpainting that splashes intense beams of colored light along the walls and ceiling to create a mesmerizing composition. The light begins at the D Street entrance of the L’Enfant Metro and visually leads you into the building.

The unveiling of these two commissioned works of art will take place at Constitution Center, September 30, 2009.