Statue of Henry Clay (U.S. Capitol)
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Henry Clay | |
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![]() The sculpture in the National Statuary Hall Collection | |
Artist | Charles Henry Niehaus |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Henry Clay |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
Henry Clay is a 1929 bronze sculpture by Charles Henry Niehaus depicting the lawyer and politician Henry Clay, installed in the United States Capitol in Washington D.C. as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of Kentucky.[1] The statue was accepted into the collection by Virgil Chapman on March 3, 1929.[2]
The statue is one of eight that Niehaus has had placed in the collection.[3]
A plaster version of the work, painted to resemble bronze, is located in the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort. A gift from the Kentucky State Bar Association, it was dedicated on November 19, 1930.[4]
References
- ^ Architect of the Capitol Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 210
- ^ Murdock, Myrtle Chaney, National Statuary Hall in the Nation’s Capitol, Monumental Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1955 pp. 38–39
- ^ Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1997 p. 114
- ^ "Henry Clay, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
External links
Media related to Henry Clay by Charles Henry Niehaus at Wikimedia Commons
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