World War One Centennial Commission moves forward, cautiously

The World War One Centennial Commission has decided to go forward and endorse a winning design in the competition to create a new national memorial to the Great War at Pershing Park. Today, a design jury announced its selection, and the commission endorsed it: The winning plan is called "The Weight of Sacrifice," created by the 25-year-old architect Joseph Weishaar, in collaboration with the established figurative sculptor Sabin Howard. It is a cautious choice, a design full of figurative sculpt...