''Kamehameha I'' is a
bronze sculpture
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depicting the
founder and first ruler of the Kingdom of Hawaii of the same name by
Thomas Ridgeway Gould
Thomas Ridgeway Gould (November 5, 1818 – November 26, 1881) was an American neoclassical sculptor active in Boston and Florence.
Biography
Gould was born in Boston on November 5, 1818. He was at first a merchant with his brother in the dry ...
, installed at the
United States Capitol Visitor Center
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, as part of the
National Statuary Hall Collection
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. A replica of the statue was given as a gift by the
U.S. state
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of Hawaii in 1969.
See also
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1969 in art
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''Kamehameha'' statues
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''Kamehameha'' statue (original cast)
References
External links
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2015 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C.
Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C.
National Statuary Hall Collection
Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C.
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