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George Washington (Photo, ca. 1899) On July 14, 1832, the U.S. Congress commissioned Greenough to create a statue of Washington for display in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. [4] When the marble statue arrived in Washington, D.C. from Italy on July 31, 1841 it immediately generated controversy and criticism on its installation in the rotunda in ...
The sculptural ensemble was created by sculptor Horatio Greenough (1805–1852) who had previously been commissioned by the U.S. government to create a massive sculpture, George Washington (1832–1841) for the Capitol rotunda, also now removed from that site.
Horatio Greenough (September 6, 1805 – December 18, 1852) was an American sculptor best known for his United States government commissions The Rescue (1837–50) and George Washington (1840). Biography
Statue of George Washington: Portland, Oregon. German American Society Building 1926-27 Pompeo Coppini: Statue of George Washington: Seattle, Washington. University of Washington. 1909 Lorado Taft: Statue of George Washington: New York City, New York. Federal Hall. 1883 John Quincy Adams Ward: Statue of George Washington: Indianapolis, Indiana ...
Equestrian statue of George Washington (1856), by Henry Kirke Brown, Union Square, Manhattan. This was the first equestrian statue of Washington. George Washington (1882), by John Quincy Adams Ward, in front of Federal Hall National Memorial, Wall Street, Manhattan
The George Washington statue, sculpted by Horatio Greenough for exhibit in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol and in celebration of the centennial of Washington's birth, is the signature artifact for 2 West, the west wing of the second floor of the museum.
The United States Capitol. The statue crowning the dome, Statue of Freedom, is over 19 feet tall. Since 1856, the United States Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C., has featured some of the most prominent art in the United States, including works by Constantino Brumidi, [1] [2] Vinnie Ream and Allyn Cox.
Equestrian statue of George Washington (Washington Circle) Washington Memorial Chapel; Washington Monument; Washington Monument (Baltimore) Washington Monument (Boonsboro, Maryland) Washington Monument (Milwaukee) Washington Monument (West Point) Washington Monument State Park; Washington Square (Charleston) Washington Square Arch; Washington, D.C.