The woman suffrage statue : a history of Adelaide Johnson's portrait monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony at the United States Capitol / Sandra Weber.

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"Relegated to the Crypt of the Capitol building for 76 years, the Portrait Monument has stood in the Rotunda since 1997. Drawing on diaries, letters, newspapers and historic photos, this first-ever history of the monument explores the controversy, myths and artistry behind this neoclassical yet unco...

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Main Author: Weber, Sandra, 1961- (Author)
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
Subjects:
Johnson, Adelaide, > 1859-1955.
Mott, Lucretia, > 1793-1880 > Statues.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, > 1815-1902 > Statues.
Anthony, Susan B. > (Susan Brownell), > 1820-1906 > Statues.
Anthony, Susan B. > (Susan Brownell), > 1820-1906.
Mott, Lucretia, > 1793-1880.
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, > 1815-1902.
Portrait sculpture > Washington (D.C.)
Women > Suffrage > United States > History.
Portrait sculpture.
Statues.
Women > Suffrage.
United States.
Washington (D.C.)
History.
Genre:
History.
Physical Description:viii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
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Summary:
"Relegated to the Crypt of the Capitol building for 76 years, the Portrait Monument has stood in the Rotunda since 1997. Drawing on diaries, letters, newspapers and historic photos, this first-ever history of the monument explores the controversy, myths and artistry behind this neoclassical yet unconventional work of art"-- Provided by publisher.
Call Number:NB237.J53 W43 2016
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-225) and index.
ISBN:9781476663463 (softcover : alk. paper)
1476663467 (softcover : alk. paper)