Wade Hampton III is a 1929 marble sculpture depicting the military officer and politician of the same name by Frederick Ruckstull, 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 South Carolina.[1] The statue was accepted in the collection by Duncan Heyward on June 10, 1929.[2]
| Wade Hampton III | |
|---|---|
 The sculpture in the National Statuary Hall Collection | |
| Artist | Frederick Ruckstull |
| Medium | Marble sculpture |
| Subject | Wade Hampton III |
| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
Hampton is one of several Confederate States of America civilian and military leaders enshrined in the National Statuary Hall Collection, although unlike some of the others, Hampton is not portrayed wearing his CSA uniform. Ruckstull had previously executed an equestrian statue of Hampton in 1906 that was installed in front of the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Murdock, Myrtle Chaney, National Statuary Hall in the Nation’s Capitol, Monumental Press, Inc., Washington, D.C., 1955 pp. 72–73
- ^ Ruckstull, Frederic Wellington (16 December 1897). "General John Frederic Hartranft" – via siris-artinventories.si.edu Library Catalog.
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