Statue of U. M. Rose explained

Uriah M. Rose
Italic Title:	no
Image Upright:	.8
Artist:	Frederick Ruckstull
Medium:	Marble sculpture
Subject:	Uriah M. Rose
Metric Unit:	cm
Imperial Unit:	in
City:	unknown

Uriah M. Rose, or Uriah Milton Rose, is a marble sculpture depicting the American lawyer of the same name by Frederick Ruckstull, formerly installed in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Arkansas in 1917.^[1]

In 2019, the Arkansas legislature voted to replace both of its contributions to the collection, the statue of Rose and one of James Paul Clarke.^{[2] [3]} As of January 2023, replacement statues of Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash were prepared for installation.^[4] The statue of Daisy Bates was installed in 2024.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Uriah Milton Rose . . July 1, 2018 . June 11, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160611124322/https://www.aoc.gov/art/national-statuary-hall-collection/uriah-milton-rose . live .
2. News: Ben. Peters. Johnny Cash is replacing one of the Capitol’s Civil War statues. Roll Call. April 17, 2019. May 30, 2023.
3. News: Johnny Cash to replace Confederate statue on Capitol Hill. Colby. Itkowitz. April 17, 2019. Washington Post. April 23, 2019. March 12, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210312182338/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/johnny-cash-to-replace-confederate-statue-on-capitol-hill/2019/04/17/27058054-6153-11e9-9412-daf3d2e67c6d_story.html. live.
4. Web site: Stephen. Simpson. Arkansas’ Bates, Cash statues receive final approvals, ready for bronzing. Arkansas Democrat Gazette. January 1, 2023. May 30, 2023.