Statue of Gerald Ford
Gerald R. Ford | |
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Artist | |
Medium | Bronze sculpture |
Subject | Gerald Ford |
Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
Gerald R. Ford is a bronze sculpture depicting the former American president of the same name by , installed at the United States Capitol's rotunda, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Michigan in 2011, and replaced one depicting Zachariah Chandler, which was donated in 1913.[1] The statue would later get national recognition during the 2021 storming of the United States Capitol, where it was photographed donned with a Make America Great Again hat, as well as a Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign flag.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Gerald R. Ford, Jr". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Rioters place MAGA hat, Trump flag on President Ford's statue". 7 January 2021.
External links[]
- Media related to Gerald R. Ford by J. Brett Grill at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 2011 establishments in Washington, D.C.
- Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
- Cultural depictions of Gerald Ford
- Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
- National Statuary Hall Collection
- Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
- Statues of presidents of the United States
- United States sculpture stubs