James Shields is an 1893 bronze sculpture of James Shields by Leonard Volk, installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., as part of the...
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National Statuary Hall and other parts of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., the collection includes two statues from each state, except for Virginia...
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James Shields (May 10, 1806 – June 1, 1879) was an Irish American politician and United States Army officer, who is the only person in U.S. history to...
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January 6, 2021, the United States Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. was attacked by a mob of supporters of then-U.S. president Donald Trump, two months...
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National Statuary Hall Collection (redirect from Statue of Billy Frank Jr.)
United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the...
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"Gerald Ford honored with statue in U.S. Capitol". USA Today. Retrieved June 11, 2013. "Harry S. Truman Statue, U.S. Capitol for Missouri | AOC". George...
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National Statuary Hall (redirect from Old Hall of the House)
of statues are placed elsewhere within the Capitol. The Hall is built in the shape of an ancient amphitheater and is one of the earliest examples of Neoclassical...
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as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was donated by the U.S. state of California in 2009, and replaced one depicting Thomas Starr...
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the first full-length statue of an African American in the Capitol. 2013 in art Civil rights movement in popular culture Statue of Rosa Parks (Eugene, Oregon)...
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Collection. The statue is installed in the United States Capitol's Capitol Visitors Center, in Washington, D.C. It replaces a statue of Julius Sterling...
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riot shields had been improperly stored, causing them to shatter upon impact. At 12:49 p.m., Capitol police responded to two bombs near the Capitol. Minutes...
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The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Michigan in 2011, and replaced one depicting Zachariah Chandler, which was donated in 1913. The statue would...
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Statue, U.S. Capitol for Michigan | AOC". "Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry (Replaced)". Architect of the Capitol. "James Harlan (Replaced)". Architect of the...
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The Nebraska State Capitol is the seat of government of the U.S. state of Nebraska and is located in downtown Lincoln. Designed by New York architect Bertram...
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John A. Logan (category Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois)
holiday. His likeness appears on a statue at the center of Logan Circle, Washington, D.C. He is also honored with a statue in Grant Park in Chicago, Illinois...
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sculpture of Andrew Jackson by Belle Kinney Scholz and Leopold Scholz, installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington D.C., as part of the National...
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Lincoln Tomb (redirect from Tomb of Abraham Lincoln)
front of the entrance way; Borglum's original marble bust is in the U.S. Capitol. Inside the tomb's ground level entrance is a rotunda with connecting...
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Henry M. Rice (category Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota Territory)
1906, marble statue of Rice by Luella A. Varney Serrao was placed in the Minnesota State Capitol. Henry Mower Rice was a direct descendant of Edmund Rice...
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large-scale occupation of the U.S. Capitol since 1814, there have been several other instances of violence at the U.S. Capitol, particularly in the 20th...
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Liberty (personification) (redirect from Personification of liberty)
included a strong element of liberty, perhaps culminating in the Statue of Liberty. The long poem Liberty by the Scottish James Thomson (1734), is a lengthy...
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retired in 1997. U.S. Capitol, National Statuary Hall Collection Alabama's statue of Confederate officer Jabez Curry was replaced by a statue of Helen Keller...
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of the Capitol, rotunda stand the larger-than-life statues of American Civil War heroes John B. Sanborn, Alexander Wilkin, William Colvill, and James...
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United States (redirect from U. S. of A.)
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America...
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Confederate monuments and memorials (redirect from Confederate statue)
inside the U.S. Capitol". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 20, 2017. Brockell, Gillian; Brockell, Gillian (August 16, 2017). "How statues of Robert E...
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eagle statues, are decorative granite shields on the east and west sides. The Rochambeau family crest is on the east shield and the coat of arms of France...
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politician of the same name by Charles Keck, installed in the United States Capitol's crypt as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was...
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New York statues of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas in the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois statue of General James Shields in Statuary...
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The wages of formerly enslaved people funded the Emancipation Memorial statue. The statue initially faced west towards the United States Capitol until it...
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Capitol attack was followed by political, legal, and social repercussions. The second impeachment of Donald Trump, who was charged for incitement of insurrection...
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Carolyn Jones (category New Star of the Year (Actress) Golden Globe winners)
in House of Wax (also 1953) as the woman who is converted by Vincent Price's character into a Joan of Arc statue. She played Beth in Shield for Murder...
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