Statue of Daisy Bates explained

Statue of Daisy Bates
Italic Title:no
Artist:Benjamin Victor
Medium:Bronze sculpture
Subject:Daisy Bates
Metric Unit:cm
Imperial Unit:in
City:Washington, D.C., United States

A bronze statue of American civil rights activist Daisy Bates is installed at the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. It was designed by artist Benjamin Victor.[1] Unveiled in May 2024, the sculpture was gifted by the U.S. state of Arkansas,[2] replacing the statue of U. M. Rose.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-05-08 . WATCH: Daisy Bates statue unveiled at the U.S. Capitol to represent Arkansas . 2024-05-08 . KASU . en . 2024-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508201234/https://www.kasu.org/arts-culture/2024-05-08/watch-daisy-bates-statue-unveiled-at-the-u-s-capitol-to-represent-arkansas . live .
  2. News: Cowan . Richard . March 8, 2024 . Civil rights leader Daisy Bates to be honored with statue at US Capitol . Reuters.
  3. Web site: Bishop . Sydney . 2024-05-08 . Johnny Cash, civil rights leader Daisy Bates to replace Arkansas statues at the US Capitol . 2024-05-08 . CNN . en . 2024-05-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240508201220/https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/08/us/johnny-cash-daisy-bates-us-capitol-statues/index.html . live .

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