Collection Presidential and First Lady Portraits
Since 1965, the White House Historical Association has been proud to fund the official portraits of our presidents and first ladies,...
Thomas Jefferson bronze sculpture
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- Architect of The Capitol
Thomas Jefferson bronze sculpture
Congress passed a resolution in 1874 to formally accept Uriah Levy’s gift of the Jefferson sculpture. Following conservation, it was returned to the U.S. Capitol and displayed in National Statuary Hall. Since 1900, it has been on view in the Rotunda.
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