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George Washington sat here.(From the Attic)(Brief Article)
Publication: Smithsonian Publication Date: 01-FEB-05 Author: Py-Lieberman, Beth
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COPYRIGHT 2005 Smithsonian Institution
GEORGE WASHINGTON SAT HERE By most accounts, the 1840 installation of Horatio Greenough's gigantic 12-ton sculpture of a partially nude George Washington in the U.S. Capitol was a critical disaster. It remained in the rotunda for only three years before being moved to the Capitol's east lawn. The reason...
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