Statue of Freedom

ID: 30944 or MAH-30944

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: Probably post-1900

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder: 20

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Summary

Close-up view of the Statue of Freedom in the Rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building. Wooden benches surround the base of the statue.

Subject

  • Statue of Freedom (Statue)
  • Arts and Industries Building

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

Through the cooperation of the Architect of the Capitol, Hon. Edward Clark, the original full-size plaster model of the "Statue of Freedom" by sculptor Thomas Crawford which sits atop the dome of the United States Capitol Building was transferred from the basement of the Capitol to the United States National Museum building, now the Arts and Industries Building, and was installed in the Rotunda on December 15, 1890.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 95, Box 42, Folder: 20

Contact information

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

Date

Probably post-1900

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Sculpture
  • Stencil work
  • Statues
  • Rotundas
  • Benches

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Object

ID Number

30944 or MAH-30944

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8 x 10; Type of Image: Object; Medium: Photographic print

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