''Crawford Long'' is a 1926
marble sculpture depicting the
American surgeon and pharmacist of the same name by
J. Massey Rhind
John Massey Rhind (9 July 1860 – 1 January 1936) was a Scottish-American sculptor. Among Rhind's better known works is the marble statue of Dr. Crawford W. Long located in the National Statuary Hall Collection in Washington D.C. (1926).
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, installed in the
United States Capitol
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, in
Washington, D.C.
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, as part of the
National Statuary Hall Collection
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. It is one of two statues donated by the
U.S. state
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of
Georgia
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.
The work was unveiled on unveiled March 30, 1926.
As befitted the subject, Rhind had the statue carved from Georgia marble by Georgia sculptor James K Watt.
See also
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1926 in art
References
External links
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1926 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1926 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Long, Crawford
Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
Sculptures by J. Massey Rhind
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