"Man Controlling Trade" – Federal Trade Commission Building, Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government, established in 1914 by the Federal Trade Commission Act. Its principal mission is the promotion of consumer protection and the elimination and prevention of what regulators perceive to be anticompetitive business practices.

The statue of "Man Controlling Trade" depicts a muscular man holding a rearing stallion, symbolizing the enormity of trade and the government in its role as enforcer. It was sculpted in 1942 by a New York artist named Michael Lantz.