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This statue of Benjamin Franklin donated by Justus C. Strawbridge to the City of Philadelphia in 1899 now sits in front of College Hall ( University of Pennsylvania ) | College Hall.
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In the English town of Painswick in Gloucestershire, a group of 18th century gentry, led by Benjamin Hyett, organised an annual procession dedicated to Pan, during which a statue of the deity was held aloft, and people shouted ' Highgates!
Statue of Sarah Winnemucca by Benjamin Victor ( National Statuary Hall Collection | NSHC statue )
She was inducted into the Nevada Writers Hall of Fame in 1993, and in 2005 a statue of her by sculptor Benjamin Victor was added to the National Statuary Hall Collection in the U. S. Capitol.
During the 18th century a group of gentry, led by Benjamin Hyett, organised an annual procession dedicated to Pan, during which a statue of the deity was held aloft, and people shouted ' Highgates!
* A statue in Le Havre was unveiled by Benjamin Baillaud in 1921.
Image: Woburn, Massachusetts, Library with statue of Benjamin Thompson. JPG | Winn Memorial Library, Woburn, Massachusetts ( 1876 )
However, as Rabbi Benjamin Blech pointed out in his 2008 book, Sistine Secrets, " statue never had horns.
* Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield ( 1804-1881 ): Prime Minister 1868 and 1874-1880 ( statue on western edge of the green, facing east )
On the steps is a statue of Benjamin Disraeli by Charles Bell Birch.
# Benjamin Franklin statue and former site of the first public school, Boston Latin School
Benjamin F. Johnson ( 1818 – 1894 ), an executive of the Illinois Central Railroad, donated $ 10, 000 to the city for the building of a statue and bandstand in the commons.
Above the cast iron door of the original bank building at 514 Smithfield Street was placed a near life-sized statue of his inspiration, Benjamin Franklin.
" Ben and Me " opens with two tour groups simultaneously visiting a statue of Benjamin Franklin.
( The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial is even smaller ( only a statue ), but is designated an affiliated area rather than a unit because it is not administered by the federal government.
The Benjamin Franklin National Memorial, located in the rotunda of The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, features a colossal statue of seated Benjamin Franklin.
Today Greenough's best-known work is probably a statue of Benjamin Franklin standing in front of the Old City Hall ( Boston ).
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* Franklin Simmons ( 1938 ), Ulysses S. Grant statue
He portrayed most of the great figures of the Enlightenment, and travelled to America to produce a statue of George Washington, as well as busts of Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin and other luminaries of the new republic.
Both Nathaniel Hawthorne and Herman Melville caricatured the Almanack — and Franklin by extension — in their writings, while James Russell Lowell, reflecting on the public unveiling in Boston of a statue to honor Franklin, wrote:
The street features " Allies ", an unusual statue by Lawrence Holofcener of Winston Churchill and Franklin D. Roosevelt, who are portrayed sitting on a park bench in conversation.
Image: Hurstville Statue. JPG | Miles Franklin statue and mural in MacMahon Street
Later, Franklin and Alicia attended an unveiling of a statue commemorating the sacrifices made by the heroes.
* Sir John Franklin statue
Although he did not succeed, a statue of John Franklin in Spilsby erroneously bears the inscription ' Sir John Franklin-Discoverer of the North West Passage '.
At the center of the circle stands a monument in honor of Logan, a bronze equestrian statue sculpted by Franklin Simmons and a bronze statue base designed by architect Richard Morris Hunt.
A statue of Franklin D. Roosevelt, sculpted by Sir William Reid Dick, stands in the square, as does a later statue of Eisenhower, sculpted by Robert Lee Dean.
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On April 7, 2008, McClintock and House Speaker Aponte joined former President Bill Clinton for the unveiling of a statue depicting former President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
A statue of him alongside Roosevelt is prominently featured in Washington, D. C .' s Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, the only presidential pet so honored.
His public commissions include a bas relief for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial and a bronze statue of a seated figure, erected in 1994 for the Holocaust Memorial in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
A curving double flight of steps led up to the arched door under an arched niche containing a gift from William Bingham — a marble statue of Franklin in a classical toga sculpted in Italy by Francesco Lazzarini.
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David Gillies of Cardy House, Lower Largo, a descendant of the Selkirks, donated the statue and T. Stuart Burnett ARAS designed it.
In 1903 the state of Maryland donated a bronze statue by Richard E. Brooks to the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection.
UNCG also has a Minerva statue, donated by the Class of 1953.
The firm of Japy Frères, copper merchants, donated all the copper needed to build the statue, a gift valued at 64, 000 francs ( about $ 16, 000 at the time or the equivalent of US $ in ).
One of the most notable statues in the National Statuary Hall is a bronze statue of King Kamehameha donated by the state of Hawaii upon its accession to the union in 1959.
The statue was one of two statues in Ohio donated to the National Statuary Collection.
In 1953, the state of Oregon donated to the National Statuary Hall Collection a bronze statue of McLoughlin, which is currently displayed at the Capitol Visitor Center.
In conjunction with the fair, Chicago's Italian-American community raised funds and donated the statue of the Genoese navigator and explorer, Christopher Columbus ( Grant Park ).
The statue was donated by actress Dolores del Río ( who also posed for it ), who portrayed Evangeline in a 1929 silent film by director Edwin Carewe.
The statue, donated by Serge Lifar, shows Nijinsky as the puppet Petrushka.
* The mascot for the Faculty of Arts is a statue of a boar which was donated to the University of Waterloo Math Faculty in 1978, and in turn donated to the Arts Faculty.
* A statue by John Henry Foley was shown at the 1851 Great Exhibition and later donated to the Bancroft Gardens, Stratford-upon-Avon where it now stands.
In 1904, Captain Charles Clinton, formerly of Company B of the First Missouri Voluntary Cavalry, donated the statue to the citizens of Bunker Hill in commemoration of the service of local veterans in Company B during the Civil War.
Marble statue of Indian queen, representing the Americas, donated by Charles E. Tilton
In 1873, the state of New York donated a bronze statue of Clinton to the U. S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection.
In 1993, the flag was replaced by a copy of the statue, donated by a local couple.
In 1925, the state of Alabama donated a bronze statue of Joseph Wheeler to the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol.
In the temple of Ceres stood a brazen statue of the goddess, with the inscription, ex Cassiana familia datum, believed to have been donated by Cassius ' family.
The statue at the top was sculpted by Edward Hodges Baily R. A. from three pieces of Craigleith sandstone donated by the Duke of Buccleuch, former chairman of the Nelson Memorial Committee, from his own quarries.
When Aalesund opened their new stadium in April 2005, businessman Olav Nils Sunde donated a statue to the club, which was erected in front of the stadium.
It also contains a bronze statue of the famous racehorse Phar Lap, which was donated to the Club as part of Australia's bicentenary celebrations in 1988.
In 1888, the state of New Jersey donated a marble statue of Stockton to the National Statuary Hall Collection at the United States Capitol.
Much to the annoyance of Marius, a gilded equestrian statue of Sulla donated by King Bocchus was erected in the Forum to commemorate his accomplishment.
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