Statue of Alben W. Barkley | |
Italic Title: | no |
Artist: | Walker Hancock |
Medium: | Bronze sculpture |
Subject: | Alben W. Barkley |
Metric Unit: | cm |
Imperial Unit: | in |
Museum: | Kentucky State Capitol |
City: | Frankfort, Kentucky, U.S. |
On October 3, 1963, a bronze sculpture of Alben W. Barkley, the 35th vice president of the United States, was installed in the Kentucky State Capitol, in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States.[1] It was the last large statue installed in the Kentucky Capitol at a cost of $50,000. The sculptor was Walker Hancock, and the bronze statue was cast in Rome. In the Capitol, it was installed on a base of St. Genevieve marble.