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Workers build scaffolding around one of the two "The Arts of Peace" statues near the Lincoln Memorial for a restoration project, in Washington on May 29, 2026. President Donald Trump ordered the restoration as part of his Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful initiative. Alex Wong/Getty Images
The Trump administration will regild the four gold-plated “Arts of War” and “Arts of Peace” equestrian statues near the Lincoln Memorial.
The $5.1 million project is part of a broader effort to refurbish monuments and public spaces in Washington as preparations ramp up for the nation’s 250th anniversary celebration. The statues, gifted to the United States by Italy roughly 75 years ago, were last regilded in 1971.
Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
