Moving of Greenough Statue of George Washington

ID: 99-76 or SA-976

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1962

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, Box 97, Folder: 7

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Summary

An early model of the interior space of the Museum of History and Technology, now the National Museum of American History, has a model of the statue, sculpted by Horatio Greenough, of George Washington sitting in its place in front of the escalators.

Subject

  • Washington, George 1732-1799
  • Greenough, Horatio 1805-1852
  • National Museum of American History (U.S.) (NMAH)
  • National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 276, Box 97, Folder: 7

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1962

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Sculpture
  • Models (representations)
  • Statues
  • Horatio Greenough Statue of George Washington
  • Models and modelmaking

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Event

ID Number

99-76 or SA-976

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 11w x 8h; Type of Image: Event; Medium: Photographic print

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