Statue of Freedom
by Mitch Cat
Title
Statue of Freedom
Artist
Mitch Cat
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The model of the Statue of Freedom is a piece of history itself. Since its fabrication, the 15,000-pound plaster model has been segmented, moved and stored numerous times. It even left the Capitol in 1890 and was transferred to the Smithsonian where it was displayed in the Arts and Industries Building from 1900 to 1967. Sawn apart and in storage until 1992, the model made a final return to the Capitol that y ear thanks to funds donated to the U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission.The Statue of Freedom model remained on view in the Russell basement rotunda until 2008 when the opening of the Capitol Visitor Center provided a space where visitors could truly appreciate it. It is now the centerpiece of Emancipation Hall (above), and visitors can see details of the model that would be impossible for them to see from the ground looking up at the bronze statue atop the Capitol.
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June 9th, 2019
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