The Statue of Freedom, also known as Armed Freedom or simply Freedom, is a bronze statue designed by Thomas Crawford that, since 1863, has crowned the United States Capitol dome.

The bronze Statue of Freedom by Thomas Crawford is the crowning feature of the Dome of the United States Capitol. The bronze statue stands 19 feet 6 inches tall and weighs …

It was on display in the Russell Senate Office Building before being moved to Emancipation Hall in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center. The bronze Statue of Freedom, facing east over the central …

Art historian Vivien Fryd explains how the Statue of Freedom, the bronze statue atop the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, D.C., was altered to accommodate the sectional and racial …

The massive bronze Statue of Freedom has been perched atop the great dome of the United States Capitol since its assembly was completed on December 2, 1863, amidst the pall of civil …

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Dec 12, 2016 · The painstaking process required to mount the Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol’s unfinished new Dome had kept him awake at night. But on December 2, 1863, clear …

Summary Close-up view of the Statue of Freedom in the Rotunda of the Arts and Industries Building. Wooden benches surround the base of the statue.

By May 1862, when the statue was finished and temporarily displayed on the Capitol grounds, Reid and other enslaved people in the District of Columbia were free. Shortly before it was …

Apr 16, 2013 · The statue was successfully separated into its five sections and transported to the foundry. Philip Reid received his freedom on April 16, 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln …