''Thomas Hart Benton'' 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
Senator from Missouri of the same name by
Alexander Doyle
Alexander Doyle (1857–1922) was an American sculptor.
Doyle was born in Steubenville, Ohio, and spent his youth in Louisville (Kentucky) and St. Louis (Missouri) before going to Italy to study sculpture in Bergamo, Rome, and Florence, studying ...
, formerly installed at the
United States Capitol
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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 gifted by the
U.S. state
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of
Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...
in 1899.
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1899 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Marble sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Benton
Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
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