Statue of Bob Bartlett

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Edward Lewis ("Bob") Bartlett
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Artist Felix de Weldon
Medium Bronze sculpture
Subject Bob Bartlett
Location Washington, D.C., United States

A bronze statue of the American politician Edward Lewis ("Bob") Bartlett by Felix de Weldon is installed at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Alaska in 1971. [1]

The statue is one of three that De Weldon has had placed in the Collection. [2]

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References

  1. "Edward Lewis Bartlett". Architect of the Capitol. Archived from the original on September 12, 2017. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
  2. Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, Published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, OK, 1997 p. 114