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[Statue of Jefferson Davis, full-length, by Augustus Lukeman, in the U.S. Capitol] – Vintage Wall Art

[Statue of Jefferson Davis, full-length, by Augustus Lukeman, in the U.S. Capitol], [between 1930 and 1960(?)] — historic photograph
[Statue of Jefferson Davis, full-length, by Augustus Lukeman, in the U.S. Capitol], [between 1930 and 1960(?)]. Historic photograph from the U.S. Capitol collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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[Statue of Jefferson Davis, full-length, by Augustus Lukeman, in the U.S. Capitol]

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The statue shows Jefferson Davis full-length, the work of sculptor Augustus Lukeman and installed in the U.S. Capitol. Davis had served as a U.S. senator from Mississippi and as secretary of war before becoming president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Placing his likeness in the Capitol was a contested decision, because it honored a leader of the secession movement and reflected how the nation chose to remember the war in the decades after Reconstruction. The record dates this print only to between 1930 and 1960, so it likely documents the statue in the middle of the twentieth century.

Created / published[between 1930 and 1960(?)]
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1930-1960.
SubjectsDavis, Jefferson,--1808-1889--Statues--Washington (D.C.)
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan3,310 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-184665

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