Alexander Hamilton (Fraser)
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Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Fathers of the United States, Founding Father who served as the first U.S. secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 dur ...
by James Earle Fraser, dedicated on May 17, 1923, is found on the south patio (Alexander Hamilton Place, NW) of the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington, D.C."Alexander Hamilton, (sculpture)"
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. Commissioned in 1917 and cast by the Kunst Foundry, the statue depicts Hamilton holding a tricorn hat and a long dress coat in his hands. In the statue, he is clad in knee breeches, a throat fichu, buckled shoes, and ruffled cuffs. The statue stands high atop a -tall granite base made by Henry Bacon.
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Inscriptions

The base of the statue is inscribed on three sides. The front reads:
ALEXANDER HAMILTON 1757—1804 FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SOLDIER, ORATOR, STATESMAN
CHAMPION OF CONSTITUTIONAL UNION,
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND
NATIONAL INTEGRITY
The rear of the statue reads:
Fraser 1922
A. Kunst Foundry NY
The north face reads:
"He smote the rock of the national resources and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit and it sprang upon its feet."


Access

Access to the statue is now restricted as a result of security upgrades after the September 11th attacks.


See also

* List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2


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Artworks in the collection of the National Park Service Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C. President's Park Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. Statues in Washington, D.C. Works by James Earle Fraser (sculptor)