''Gerald R. Ford'' is a
bronze sculpture depicting the
former American president of the same name by
J. Brett Grill, 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
Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term sen ...
, which was donated in 1913.
The statue would later get national recognition during the
2021 storming of the United States Capitol
On January 6, 2021, following the defeat of then-United States President, U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2020 United States presidential election, 2020 presidential election, a mob of his supporters attacked the United States Capitol, U ...
, where it was photographed donned with a
Make America Great Again
"Make America Great Again" or MAGA is an American political slogan popularized by Donald Trump in his successful 2016 presidential campaign. The slogan became a pop culture phenomenon, seeing widespread use and spawning numerous variants in ...
hat, as well as a
Donald Trump 2020 presidential campaign flag.
See also
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2011 in art
The year 2011 in art involved some significant events and new works.
Events
* February 28 – Museo Soumaya in Mexico City, designed by Fernando Romero, is officially opened.
*April 3 – The Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei is arrested an ...
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List of sculptures of presidents of the United States
References
External links
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2011 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Cultural depictions of Gerald Ford
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
Ford, Gerald
Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
Statues of presidents of the United States
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