Statue of John Hanson explained

John Hanson
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Artist:	Richard E. Brooks
Medium:	Bronze sculpture
Subject:	John Hanson
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in

John Hanson is a bronze statue by Richard E. Brooks of Founding Father John Hanson, installed in the United States Capitol, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It is one of two statues donated by the state of Maryland.^[1]

Though the statue is dated 1902 the work was unveiled on unveiled January 31, 1903 by Maryland Senator George Louis Wellington.^[2] The work depicts Hanson in Colonial era garb wearing a tricorn hat with a cane in his left hand.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Architect of the Capitol Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 210
2. Murdock, Myrtle Chaney, National Statuary Hall in the Nation's Capitol, Monumental Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1955 pp. 42–43
3. Web site: John Hanson. Richard Edwin. Brooks. 10 May 2018. siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.