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The Oregon bronze, installed on the grounds of the Oregon State Capitol in Salem, was created during 1950–1953 and dedicated in 1953. According to the Smithsonian Institution, it is a duplicate of another bronze unveiled in the United States Capitol in 1952, as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. This sculpture was financed mainly ...
National Statuary Hall [71] Statue of James A. Garfield: Marble: Charles Niehaus: 1886 Rotunda [72] Oklahoma: Statue of Will Rogers: Bronze: Jo Davidson: 1939 House corridor, 2nd floor [73] Statue of Sequoyah: Bronze: Vinnie Ream (completed by G. Julian Zolnay) 1917 National Statuary Hall [74] Oregon: Statue of Jason Lee: Bronze: Gifford ...
In 1953, the state of Oregon donated to the National Statuary Hall Collection a bronze statue of McLoughlin, which is currently displayed at the Capitol Visitor Center. The title "Father of Oregon" was officially bestowed on him by the Oregon Legislative Assembly in 1957, on the centennial of his death. Many landmarks in Oregon are named after ...
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the 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 collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives, which was then renamed National Statuary Hall.
Statues by Alexander Phimister Proctor in Oregon (6 P) S. Monuments and memorials in Salem, Oregon (2 C, 19 P) Pages in category "Monuments and memorials in Oregon"
On Saturday in Turner, Oregon, a statue of nursery rhyme character Humpty Dumpty took a tumble off a wall at the Enchanted Forest amusement park. Talk about life imitating art ... or perhaps life ...
The National Statuary Hall in 2011. The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along the curved perimeter.
Equestrian statues in Oregon (4 P) P. Statues by Alexander Phimister Proctor in Oregon (6 P) Pages in category "Statues in Oregon"