Overview

Relegated to the Crypt of the Capitol building for 76 years, the Portrait Monument has stood in the Rotunda since 1997. Often referred to as the Suffrage Statue, it memorializes pioneering feminists Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony and is the sole sculptural representation of women in the Rotunda. From its conception by sculptor Adelaide Johnson as three separate busts to its laborious execution and celebrated placement in the Rotunda, the seven-ton sculpture has provoked frustration, jubilation and hullabaloo. Drawing on diaries, letters, newspapers and historic photographs, this first-ever history of the monument explores the controversy, myths and artistry behind this neoclassical yet unconventional work of art.

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Author:   Sandra Weber
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.431kg
ISBN:  

9781476663463

ISBN 10:   1476663467
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   13 April 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Terminology viii Preface Introduction PART ONE—Adelaide Johnson and the Great Three 1. A Sculptress 2. Making the Great Three 3. The Woman Movement 4. 1893 World Fair 5. Of Eminent Women and Bridesmaids 6. Bust Fund Conflict PART TWO—A Monument to Woman 7. New Face of Suffrage 8. Of Carrara Marble and Hard Luck 9. With Ratification Goes the Rotunda 10. Up the Steps of the Capitol 11. The Supreme, the Wonderful Day 12. Down in the Crypt PART THREE—An Entity to Be Reckoned 13. Golden Words 14. A Work of Art 15. Resurrecting Equal Rights 16. Forward into Light 17. Import of the Woman Movement 18. Glory of Washington PART FOUR—Take Up the Song 19. Semantics 20. In the Halls of the Capitol 21. Raise the Statue 22. Adding Truth 23. Unfinished Work Conclusion Timeline Brief Biographies Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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Sandra Weber is an author, independent scholar, lecturer, and storyteller who enjoys exploring and writing regional history and women’s history. She lives in Elizabethtown, New York.

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