''Florence R. Sabin'' is a
bronze sculpture
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depicting the
American medical scientist of the same name by
Joy Buba, installed in the Hall of Columns, in
Washington, D.C.
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, as part of the
National Statuary Hall Collection
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. The statue was gifted by the
U.S. state
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of
Colorado
Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...
in 1959.
See also
*
1959 in art
Events from the year 1959 in art.
Events
* June 10 – National Museum of Western Art established in Tokyo.
* André Breton asks Salvador Dalí, Joan Miró, Enrique Tábara and Eugenio Granell to represent Spain by exhibiting some of their work ...
References
External links
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1959 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1959 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials to women
Sabin, Florence
Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C.
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