''Frances E. Willard'' 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 educator, temperance reformer, and women's suffragist of the same name, created by
Helen Farnsworth Mears
Helen Farnsworth Mears (; December 21, 1872 – February 17, 1916) was an American sculptor.
Early years
Mears was born December 21, 1872, in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, daughter of John Hall Mears and Elizabeth Farnsworth Mears (pen names "Nellie Wildwo ...
and installed in the United States Capitol's
National Statuary Hall, 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 given by the
U.S. state
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of
Illinois
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in 1905, making Willard the first woman to be honored in the Collection.
See also
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1905 in art
References
External links
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1905 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1905 sculptures
Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials to American women
Willard, Frances
Sculptures of women in Washington, D.C.
Frances Willard
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