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Julius Sterling Morton, also known as J. Sterling Morton, is a 1937 bronze sculpture of Julius Sterling Morton by Rudulph Evans, installed in the United States Capitol Visitor Center, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.[1] It is one of two statues donated by the state of Nebraska.[2] The sculpture was accepted into the collection by Congressman Karl Stefan of Nebraska on April 27, 1937.[3]
| Julius Sterling Morton | |
|---|---|
 The statue in 2016 | |
| Artist | Rudulph Evans |
| Medium | Bronze sculpture |
| Subject | Julius Sterling Morton |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
The statue is one of two that Evans has placed in the collection, the other being William Jennings Bryan, also from Nebraska.[4]
On March 1, 2019, it was announced the state of Nebraska will replace the statue with one of the author Willa Cather. The Morton statue will be relocated to a yet-to-be determined location.[5]
See also
- 1937 in art
References
- "Julius Sterling Morton". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
- 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. 211
- Murdock, Myrtle Chaney, National Statuary Hall in the Nation’s Capitol, Monumental Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1955 p. 52-53
- Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, Published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, OK, 1997 p. 114
- Raun, Andy (March 1, 2019). "Group commissioning statue of Willa Cather for Statuary Hall". Hastings Tribune. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
External links
Media related to Julius Sterling Morton by Rudulph Evans at Wikimedia Commons
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