''Barry Goldwater'' is a
bronze sculpture
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depicting
American politician and businessman of the same name by
Deborah Copenhaver Fellows, installed at the
United States Capitol
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's
National Statuary Hall
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, in
Washington, D.C.
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, as part of 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 Hal ...
. The statue was donated by the
U.S. state
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of
Arizona
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in 2015 and replaced a
statue
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of
John Campbell Greenway
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, which the state of Arizona gifted to the collection in 1930.
The statue was installed in the March 28, 2014
and unveiled March 31 at the Arizona Capitol. It remained there until being moved to Washington, D.C., for its unveiling in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
See also
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2015 in art
The year 2015 in art involved various significant events.
Events
* February - Paul Gauguin's painting '' When Will You Marry?'' sells for $300m (£197m), reportedly to Qatar Museums, the highest known price ever paid for any work of art
* Apri ...
References
External links
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2015 establishments in Washington, D.C.
2015 sculptures
Barry Goldwater
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Goldwater, Barry
Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
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