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Nicholas Longworth

White marble bust of Nicholas Longworth in a suit and tie/tiles/collection/4/40446.xml
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The Nicholas Longworth bust in a niche, on a pedestal. Nicholas Longworth is carved into the pedestal. A label reads, “Nicholas Longworth, Ohio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 69th through 71st Congresses, (1925-1931).”/tiles/collection/4/40409.xml
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White marble bust of Nicholas Longworth in a suit and tie
The Nicholas Longworth bust in a niche, on a pedestal. Nicholas Longworth is carved into the pedestal. A label reads, “Nicholas Longworth, Ohio, Speaker of the House of Representatives, 69th through 71st Congresses, (1925-1931).”
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Date

1930

Artist

Moses A. Wainer Dykaar

Dimensions

24 x 21 x 13 in. (61 x 53.3 x 33 cm)

Accession Number

2005.027.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The appropriation to purchase the bust of Nicholas Longworth was authorized in 1932. Moses Dykaar, the Lithuanian-born artist, had recently completed a bust of Speaker Champ Clark as well as two busts of vice presidents for the Senate. Known for his naturalistic but economical style, the artist depicts Longworth looking sternly thoughtful, gazing into the distance.

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