Catesby Leigh
United Kingdomartist5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Catesby Leigh is a co-founder of the National Civil Art Society and an advocate for public monuments that celebrate significant national events. He has been vocal about the need for a triumphal arch in Washington, DC, suggesting that while the monument may start as a temporary structure for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, it could eventually evolve into a permanent landmark.
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Catesby Leigh is a conservative critic who proposed a modest structure for the arch project.
The desecration of DC: from a giant arch to a nuke-proof bunker, Trump’s legacy-building blingfest is an architectural atrocity | ArchitectureThe Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-14
United Kingdom· 2026-09-14
Catesby Leigh, a co-founder of the National Civil Art Society, has made multiple appeals for a triumphal arch to commemorate the country’s anniversary.
Donald Trump envisions new arch in Washington, DCCNN·
United States· 2025-10-16
United States· 2025-10-16
