''Sequoyah'', or ''Sequoya'', is a
bronze sculpture
Bronze is the most popular metal for Casting (metalworking), cast metal sculptures; a cast bronze sculpture is often called simply "a bronze". It can be used for statues, singly or in groups, reliefs, and small statuettes and figurines, as w ...
depicting the
Cherokee silversmith and inventor of the same name by
Vinnie Ream
Lavinia Ellen "Vinnie" Ream Hoxie (September 25, 1847 – November 20, 1914) was an American sculptor. Her most famous work is the Statue of Abraham Lincoln (U.S. Capitol), statue of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in the United States Capit ...
(and completed by
George Julian Zolnay
George Julian Zolnay (Gyula Zsolnay) (July 4, 1863 – May 1, 1949) was a Romanian, Hungarian, and American sculptor called the "sculptor of the Confederate States of America, Confederacy".
Early years
Zolnay was born on July 4, 1863,Enc.Am. p. ...
), installed in the
United States Capitol
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's
National Statuary Hall
The National Statuary Hall is a chamber in the United States Capitol devoted to sculptures of prominent Americans. The hall, also known as the Old Hall of the House, is a large, two-story, semicircular room with a second story gallery along the ...
, 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
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
in 1917.
See also
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1917 in art
References
External links
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1917 establishments in Washington, D.C.
1917 sculptures
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Sequoyah
Sequoyah ( ; , , or , , ; 1770 – August 1843), also known as George Gist or George Guess, was a Native American polymath and Constructed script, neographer of the Cherokee Nation.
In 1821, Sequoyah completed his Cherokee syllabary, enabl ...
Sculptures by Vinnie Ream
Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
Sculptures of Native Americans in Washington, D.C.
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