Joint Resolution Transferring the plaster cast of the statue of George Washington from the United States Capitol to the Smithsonian Institution

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Summary

The plaster cast of the statue of George Washington, now located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol, executed by William J. Hubard from the original statue in marble by Jean Antoine Houdon, shall be transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution. The Architect of the Capitol is authorized and directed to effect the actual transfer to the Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

  • Houdon, Jean Antoine
  • Hubard, William J
  • Washington, George 1732-1799
  • United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

  • 64 Stat. 325
  • Title 20, Education
  • Public Law

Citation information

Statutes at Large

Notes

Issued as S.J. Res. 171; Public Law 606

Contained within

64 Stat. 325 (1950); ch. 455 (Book)

Contact information

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

Date

  • 1952
  • 07/11/1950

Topic

Sculpture

Form/Genre

Public Law

Physical description

Number of pages: 1; Page Numbers: 325

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