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Chief Justice John Marshall is a bronze sculpture of John Marshall, by American sculptor William Wetmore Story. It is located at the Supreme Court, 1 First Street, Northeast, Washington, D.C. It was dedicated on May 10, 1884, by Morrison Waite.[1] It was relocated from the West Terrace, of the United States Capitol.[2]

Chief Justice John Marshall
Sculpture in 2010
Artist	William Wetmore Story
Year	1883
Type	Bronze
Dimensions	190 cm × 130 cm × 196.9 cm (75 in × 51 in × 77+1⁄2 in)
Location	Northeast, Washington, D.C., United States
Owner	US Supreme Court General Services Administration (recast) Fairmount Park Commission(recast)

There are two recasts:

• at John Marshall Park, near Judiciary Square, C Street and 3rd Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C.,38.8933°N 77.0176°W / 38.8933; -77.0176[3]
• and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia.39.9662°N 75.1818°W / 39.9662; -75.1818[4]

The inscription reads:
W. W. STORY ROMA 1883
J. ARTHUR LIMERICK CO
FOUNDERS-BALTO-MD
(Base, east side:)
PRESENTED TO THE
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA
BY JAMES M. BUCK
1931
(seal of the Fairmount Park Art Association)
(Base, west side:)
JOHN MARSHALL
CHIEF JUSTICE
OF THE UNITED STATES
1801–1835
AS SOLDIER HE FOUGHT THAT THE
NATION MIGHT COME INTO BEING
AS EXPOUNDER OF THE CONSTITUTION
HE GAVE IT LENGTH OF DAYS

See also

• List of public art in Philadelphia
• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6

References

External links

• Media related to John Marshall statue at Wikimedia Commons

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