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Statue of Albert Gallatin

Coordinates : 38°53′54″N 77°02′04″W / 38.89844°N 77.03431°W / 38.89844; -77.03431 Albert Gallatin is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser . [ 1 ] It commemorates Albert Gallati...

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Coordinates: 38°53′54″N77°02′04″W / 38.89844°N 77.03431°W / 38.89844; -77.03431

Albert Gallatin is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser.[1] It commemorates Albert Gallatin, who founded New York University and served as United States Secretary of the Treasury.

It is located north of the Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.[2] It was authorized by Congress on January 11, 1927. It was dedicated on October 15, 1947.[3]

The inscription reads: (Base, front:)

ALBERT GALLATIN SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY GENIUS OF FINANCE SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE COMMISSIONER FOR THE TREATY OF GHENT MINISTER TO FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN AND STEADFAST CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY 1761–1849

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References

  1. ↑"Albert Gallatin, (sculpture)". SIRIS
  2. ↑"GALLATIN, Albert: Memorial on the north side of the Treasury Dept in Washington, D.C."dcmemorials.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
  3. ↑James M. Goode, Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, ISBN 0-87474-138-6, p. 370
  • A. L. Freundlich (2001). The Sculpture of James Earle Fraser. Universal-Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58112-710-2.
  • "Albert Gallatin Statue". Archived from the original on 2013-06-21.
  • "Albert Gallatin". Archived from the original on 2011-10-19.
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  • Washington DC: Department of Treasury - Albert Gallatin