Wisconsin
by Janice Adomeit
Title
Wisconsin
Artist
Janice Adomeit
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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The statue the sits atop the Wisconsin State Capitol bears the name of the state �Wisconsin�, often though misidentified as Miss Forward. It is 23 � caret gold-gilded bronze, hence the name the �Golden Lady� and is by Daniel Chester French. 1914. The statue is 15'5" tall and weighs over three tons. It sits just under 270 feet above the ground. It is a symbol of our state motto �Forward�. Her right arm outstretched signifies "forward", she wears a helmet with a badger on it, her left hand holds the globe with an eagle on it, and on the eagle�s chest is a �W�. The cost of the statue was $20,325.
Daniel Chester French is a famous sculptor from the late 19th/early 20th Century. Many of his works are in Massachusetts and New York, his home states. Probably his most famous piece is �Abe Lincoln� at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. Another piece of his works, that many of us will know is �George Washington Equestrian Statue� located in Paris, France.
(Until researching information about the statue, I was one with the wrong name for it as I thought her name was Forward)
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July 24th, 2015
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