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A bronze
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of Alexander Hamilton by James Earle Fraser, dedicated on May 17, 1923, is found on the south patio (Alexander Hamilton Place, NW) of the U.S. Treasury Building in Washington, D.C."Alexander Hamilton, (sculpture)"
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Description

Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755, or 1757, in Charlestown, the capital of the island of
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, in the Leeward Islands. Commissioned in 1917 and cast by the Kunst Foundry, the statue depicts Hamilton holding a tricorn hat and a long dress coat in his hands. In the statue, he is clad in knee breeches, a throat fichu, buckled shoes, and ruffled cuffs. The statue stands high atop a -tall granite base made by Henry Bacon.
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Inscriptions

The base of the statue is inscribed on three sides. The front reads:
ALEXANDER HAMILTON 1757—1804 FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SOLDIER, ORATOR, STATESMAN
CHAMPION OF CONSTITUTIONAL UNION,
REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT AND
NATIONAL INTEGRITY
The rear of the statue reads:
Fraser 1922
A. Kunst Foundry NY
The north face reads:
"He smote the rock of the national resources and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of the public credit and it sprang upon its feet."


Access

Access to the statue is now restricted as a result of security upgrades after the September 11th attacks.


See also

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List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 2 This is a list of public art in Ward 2 of Washington, D.C.. This list applies only to works of public art Public art is art in any media whose form, function and meaning are created for the general public through a public process. It is ...


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'' *https://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/136352725/ *http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=32740 {{Public art in Washington, D.C. 1923 sculptures Statues of Alexander Hamilton Artworks in the collection of the National Park Service Bronze sculptures in Washington, D.C. President's Park Outdoor sculptures in Washington, D.C. Sculptures of men in Washington, D.C. Statues in Washington, D.C. Works by James Earle Fraser (sculptor)