Statue of Freedom - Washington, DC - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The monument serves as a benchmark. It overlooks the whole city on Capitol hill. The sculpture is about 10 feet tall and features lady liberty, before the famous Statue of Liberty so that is why it varies from the most famous one in New York.

TITLE: Statue of Freedom ARTIST(S): Crawford, Thomas, 1813?-1857, sculptor. Walter, Thomas Ustick, 1804-1887, architect. Clark Mills Foundry, founder. DATE: Designed 1856. Modeled 1857. Cast 1860. Installed Dec. 1863. MEDIUM: Bronze CONTROL NUMBER: IAS 75002473 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: United States Capitol, Dome, Washington, District of Columbia 20201 DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: Some corrosion noted.

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