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A Hallowed Figure in American Art and Culture: the Bald Eagle
The bald eagle is painted, sculpted and carved throughout the Capitol campus. Its white head, wide wingspan and gnarled talons are ubiquitous.
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Unearthing Capitol Hill's Buried History
Visit Congressional Cemetery and discover the many connections the Architect of the Capitol has to this hallowed ground.
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The U.S. Capitol Rotunda: Celebrating 200 Years as the Heart of American Democracy
The Rotunda was completed under the direction of Charles Bulfinch by the time of the visit of the Marquis de Lafayette in October 1824.
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The Liberty Cap: Symbol of American Freedom
The 2024 Olympic mascot is a conical cap, the Phryge, a French symbol of freedom, but it symbolized freedom in the United States before the French adopted it.
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This is a great article, but I wish it would have mentioned the fact that Roberto Duglio restored the painting. It was in bad shape when uncovered and could not have been left uncovered without restoration. Roberto is a very talented decorative painter and artist. In the article, it just has him captioned as an unnamed “AOC painter”.
WHAT A DESCOVERY! Thank you for all your effort to restore.
The pics of the exposed Jefferson Memorial painting that were posted to Instagram were pretty cool, too!
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