Thomas Edison | |
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Artist | Alan Cottrill |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Thomas Edison |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
Thomas Edison is a bronze sculpture depicting the American inventor and businessman of the same name by Alan Cottrill, installed in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Ohio in 2016, and replaced one depicting William Allen, which had been donated in 1887. [1]
William Allen was a Democratic Representative, Senator and 31st governor of Ohio.
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