Statue of Jefferson Davis (U.S. Capitol)
Statue of Jefferson Davis by Henry Augustus Lukeman in Washington, D.C., U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jefferson Davis, created by Henry Augustus Lukeman, is a bronze sculpture of Jefferson Davis – a U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of War, plantation owner and the only President of the Confederate States of America – commissioned by the U.S. State of Mississippi for inclusion in National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C.[1] The statue was controversial at the time of its unveiling and there have been multiple efforts to remove it from the Capitol since 2015.
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Jefferson Davis | |
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Artist | Henry Augustus Lukeman |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Jefferson Davis |
Location | First St SE, Washington, D.C., United States |
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