Henry Statue

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Object Details

Author

Vargas, Rick

Subject

Henry, Joseph 1797-1878

Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)

Summary

Joseph Henry statue at the entrance of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle." Henry was the first Secretary of the Smithsonian Insitution from 1846-1878. The bronze statue was commissioned in 1880 and installed in 1883, at which time it faced the Smithsonian Building. It was turned to face the National Mall in 1965.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-009

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1997

Standard number

97-4128-07

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Type

Negative

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 ; Color: Color ; Size: 122mm ; Type of Image: Photograph ; Medium: Negative

Place

Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)

Data Source

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

Topic

Photography--Negatives

Secretaries

Bronze

Statues

Metadata Usage

Usage conditions apply

Record ID

siris_sic_13481