Statue of Dennis Chávez explained

Dennis Chávez
Italic Title:	no
Image Upright:	.8
Artist:	Felix de Weldon
Medium:	Bronze sculpture
Subject:	Dennis Chávez
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	Washington, D.C., United States

Dennis Chávez is a bronze sculpture depicting the politician of the same name by Felix de Weldon, installed in the United States Capitol in 1966, in Washington D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of New Mexico.^[1]

The statue is one of three that De Weldon has had placed in the Collection.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, Published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, OK, 1997 p. 66
2. Viles, Philip H., National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, Published by Philip H. Viles, Tulsa, OK, 1997 p. 114