''Jeannette Rankin'' is a
bronze sculpture
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depicting the
American politician and women's rights advocate of the same name by
Terry Mimnaugh
Terry is a unisex diminutive nickname for the given names Teresa or Theresa (feminine) or Terence, Terrance (masculine).
People
Male
* Terry A. Canales, American politician
* Terry A. Doughty (born 1959), American district judge
* Terry A. ...
, installed in the
United States Capitol Visitor Center
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's Emancipation Hall, 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
Montana
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in 1985.
See also
*
1985 in art
Events from the year 1985 in art.
Events
*Charles Saatchi's collection opens to the public, arousing interest in Neo-expressionism.
*Germano Celant publishes '' Arte Povekira: Storie e protagonisti''.
*Art gallerist Andrew Crispo and the So ...
References
External links
*
1985 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1985 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials to women
Rankin
Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C.
Jeannette Rankin
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