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Henry Clay
The sculpture in the National Statuary Hall Collection
ArtistCharles Henry Niehaus
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectHenry Clay
LocationWashington, D.C., United States

Henry Clay is a 1929 bronze sculpturebyCharles Henry Niehaus depicting the lawyer and politician Henry Clay, installed in the United States CapitolinWashington D.C. as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of Kentucky.[1] The statue was accepted into the collection by Virgil Chapman on March 3, 1929.[2]

The statue is one of eight that Niehaus has had placed in the collection.[3]

A plaster version of the work, painted to resemble bronze, is located in the Kentucky State CapitolinFrankfort. A gift from the Kentucky State Bar Association, it was dedicated on November 19, 1930.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Architect of the Capitol Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 210
  • ^ Murdock, Myrtle Chaney, National Statuary Hall in the Nation’s Capitol, Monumental Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1955 pp. 38–39
  • ^ Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1997 p. 114
  • ^ "Henry Clay, (sculpture)". Art Inventories Catalog. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved August 20, 2020.
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