''William Henry Harrison Beadle'' is a
bronze sculpture
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depicting the
American soldier, lawyer, educator and administrator of the same name by H. Daniel Webster, installed in the
United States Capitol
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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
South Dakota
South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
in 1938.
A copy of the statue is installed at the
South Dakota State Capitol
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.
See also
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1938 in art
Events from the year 1938 in art.
Events
* January 2 – sinks off St Ives, Cornwall; the wreck is painted by local ex-fisherman naïve artist Alfred Wallis in several versionsone of whichwill subsequently be displayed in Tate St Ives, metre ...
References
External links
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1938 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1938 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Beadle
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Sculptures of men in South Dakota
Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
Statues in South Dakota
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