''William Allen'' is a sculpture depicting the
American politician of the same name by
Charles Henry Niehaus
Charles Henry Niehaus (January 24, 1855 — June 19, 1935), was an American sculptor.
Education
Niehaus was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, to German parents. He began working as a marble and wood carver, and then gained entrance to the McMicken ...
. The statue was gifted by the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...
to the
National Statuary Hall Collection
The National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old ...
in 1887, but later replaced with one of
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (February 11, 1847October 18, 1931) was an American inventor and businessman. He developed many devices in fields such as electric power generation, mass communication, sound recording, and motion pictures. These inventi ...
due to Allen's pro-slavery viewpoints. Allen's statue was relocated to the
Ross County Heritage Center, in
Chillicothe, Ohio.
See also
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1887 in art
References
External links
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1887 sculptures
Chillicothe, Ohio
Allen, William
Monuments and memorials in Ohio
Relocated buildings and structures in Ohio
Sculptures of men in Ohio
Statues in Ohio
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