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The Garfield Monument Unveiled at Washington, D.C., on May 12, 1887

The Garfield Monument Unveiled at Washington, D.C., on May 12, 1887/tiles/collection/6/6461.xml
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Date

1887-05-14

Publisher

Harper's Weekly

Dimensions

16 × 11 in. (40.6 × 27.9 cm) Framed: 24 3/8 × 19 1/4 in. (61.9 × 48.9 cm)

Accession Number

2005.218.001

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

The newly unveiled monument to assassinated president James A. Garfield is shown in its place at the foot of the Capitol grounds in this 1887 hand-colored wood engraving. The monument is composed of an over life-sized portrait sculpture of Garfield by artist John Quincy Adams Ward, with three allegorical figures beneath—Student, Warrior and Statesman—symbolizing his work as teacher, soldier, and elected official.

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