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Statue of Helen Keller
Sculpture in Statuary Hall / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Helen Keller is a bronze sculpture depicting the American author and political activist of the same name by Edward Hlavka, installed in the United States Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Alabama in 2009, and replaced one depicting Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, which had been donated in 1908.[1]
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Helen Keller | |
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![]() The statue in 2011 | |
Artist | Edward Hlavka |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Helen Keller |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
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