The Woman Suffrage Statue

A History of Adelaide Johnson's Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony at the United States Capitol

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Art & Architecture, General Art, History, Americas, United States
Cover of the book The Woman Suffrage Statue by Sandra Weber, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sandra Weber ISBN: 9781476624228
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Publication: May 3, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Sandra Weber
ISBN: 9781476624228
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication: May 3, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

Relegated to the Crypt of the Capitol building for 76 years, the Portrait Monument has stood in the Rotunda since 1997. Often referred to as the Suffrage Statue, it memorializes pioneering feminists Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and is the sole sculptural representation of women in the Rotunda. From its conception by sculptor Adelaide Johnson as three separate busts to its laborious execution and celebrated placement in the Rotunda, the seven-ton sculpture has provoked frustration, jubilation and hullabaloo. Drawing on diaries, letters, newspapers and historic photographs, this first-ever history of the monument explores the controversy, myths and artistry behind this neoclassical yet unconventional work of art.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Relegated to the Crypt of the Capitol building for 76 years, the Portrait Monument has stood in the Rotunda since 1997. Often referred to as the Suffrage Statue, it memorializes pioneering feminists Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and is the sole sculptural representation of women in the Rotunda. From its conception by sculptor Adelaide Johnson as three separate busts to its laborious execution and celebrated placement in the Rotunda, the seven-ton sculpture has provoked frustration, jubilation and hullabaloo. Drawing on diaries, letters, newspapers and historic photographs, this first-ever history of the monument explores the controversy, myths and artistry behind this neoclassical yet unconventional work of art.

More books from McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers

Cover of the book Lingering Fever by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book Race in American Sports by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book The Trunk Dripped Blood by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book Newspapers in Transition by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book Baseball's Great Hispanic Pitchers by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book The Goat Care Handbook, 2d ed. by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book The Young Are Making Their World by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book Roy Sievers by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book Historic Hiking Trails by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book Lynchings in Kansas, 1850s-1932 by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book Dwight Diller by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book American Jewish Films by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book H. P. Lovecraft's Dark Arcadia by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book The Early Public Garages of San Francisco by Sandra Weber
Cover of the book North Korea and Myanmar by Sandra Weber
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy