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The Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford that, since 1863, has crowned the United States Capitol dome. Originally named Freedom Triumphant in War and Peace, a U.S. government publication now states that the statue "is officially known as the Statue of Freedom."
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Statue of Freedom, 1863 statue atop the U.S. Capitol dome, Washington, D.C. Goddess of Liberty, an 1888 statue by Elijah E. Myers atop the Texas State Capitol dome, in Austin, Texas; Miss Freedom, 1889 statue on the dome of the Georgia State Capitol (US) Freedom, 1985 statue by Alfred Tibor in Columbus, Ohio
A monument circle in the statue's current location was proposed by landscape architect George Kessler in his 1916 plan for Hermann Park. [4] As early as 1917, the Houston Chronicle was gathering money to build one for Sam Houston. Fabrication required $75,000, of which $40,000 was collected by the Women's City Club, $10,000 was provided by city ...
John D. Harden, Margaret Kadifa, Mike Morris, and Brooke A. Lewis of the Houston Chronicle noted that the vandalism occurred around the same time that protesters demanded the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials in Houston, and the same day that the city's statue of Christopher Columbus was vandalized with red paint. [3]
A controversial statue by Pakistani-American sculptor Shahzia Sikander has been beheaded at the University of Houston. ‘Show the violated work’: Artist requests beheaded sculpture remains on ...
An outdoor sculpture of José de San Martín by Pedro Buigues is installed at Hermann Park's McGovern Centennial Gardens in Houston, Texas, in the United States. [1] The memorial, acquired in 1983, has bronze bust and a granite pedestal.