Francis Harrison Pierpont (Simmons)

Francis Harrison Pierpont
Artist Franklin Simmons
Medium Marble sculpture
Subject Francis Harrison Pierpont

Francis Harrison Pierpont is a 1910 marble sculpture of Francis Harrison Pierpont by Franklin Simmons installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection.[1] It is one of two statues donated by the state of West Virginia.[2] The sculpture was unveiled by the Hon. Thomas Condit Miller, on April 27, 1937.[3]

The statue is one of three that Simmons has placed in the collection,[4] the others being William King, from Maine and Roger Williams from Rhode Island.

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References

  1. ↑ "Francis Harrison Pierpont". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ Architect of the Capitol Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 211
  3. ↑ Murdock, Myrtle Chaney, National Statuary Hall in the Nation’s Capitol, Monumental Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1955 p. 52-53
  4. ↑ Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, Published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, OK, 1997 p. 114
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