''John C. Calhoun'' is a

marble sculpture Marble has been the preferred material for stone monumental sculpture since ancient times, with several advantages over its more common geological "parent" limestone, in particular the ability to absorb light a small distance into the surface b ...

depicting the American statesman of the same name by

Frederick Ruckstull Frederick Wellington Ruckstull (German: ''Friedrich Ruckstuhl''; May 22, 1853 – May 26, 1942) was a French-born American sculptor and art critic. Life and career Born ''Ruckstuhl'' in Breitenbach, Alsace, France, his family moved to St. Lo ...

, installed in the

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, in

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, as part of the

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. The statue was gifted by the

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in 1910. The statue is one of three that Ruckstull has had placed in the Collection.Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, Published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, OK, 1997, p. 114.

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* 1910 establishments in Washington, D.C. 1910 sculptures John C. Calhoun Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C. Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Calhoun, John Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. {{US-sculpture-stub

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