''James Harlan'' is a
bronze sculpture
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of the
American attorney and politician of the same name by
Nellie Walker
Nellie Verne Walker (December 8, 1874 – July 10, 1973), was an American sculptor best known for her statue of James Harlan formerly in the National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol, Washington D.C.
Early years
Nellie Ve ...
, formerly installed in
Washington, D.C.
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's
United States Capitol
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, as part of the
National Statuary Hall Collection
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. The statue, which was gifted by the
U.S. state
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of
Iowa
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in 1910, was replaced with
one
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portraying
Norman Borlaug
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in 2014.
The statue is now on display on the campus of
Iowa Wesleyan University
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.
References
External links
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1910 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Iowa
Harlan
Harlan is a given name and a surname which may refer to:
Surname
* Abram D. Harlan (1833–1908), American politician from Pennsylvania
* Bob Harlan (born 1936 Robert E. Harlan), American football executive
* Bruce Harlan (1926–1959), America ...
Iowa Wesleyan University
Outdoor sculptures in Iowa
Sculptures of men in Iowa
Statues in Iowa
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