New Video on the Restoration of the Cornerstone Mural
George Washington Laying the Cornerstone of the National Capitol
This 15-minute video, released in 2019, offers an in-depth look at the recent restoration work that went into saving one of Memorial Hall’s great treasures: Allyn Cox’s mural of George Washington Laying the Cornerstone of the National Capitol. Featuring interviews with Robert Conley, Past President (2017–2018) of The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Association; conservator David Olin; G. Martin Moeller, Jr., Senior Curator at the National Building Museum; and art historian Elizabeth Tebow.
