The Capitol Dome

Summer 2016

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The Capitol Dome is a quarterly publication of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society, 200 Maryland, Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002 P: (202) 543-8919 F: (202) 544-8244 Catalog Orders: (800) 887-9318 email: uschs@uschs.org on the web: www.uschs.org Editor and Chief Historian: William diGiacomantonio Managing Editor: Lauren Borchard Designer: Diana E. Wailes Printer: HBP Whitmore All uncredited photos are courtesy of the U.S. Capitol Historical Society. e U.S. Capitol Historical Society is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, 501(c)3 educational organization. To help support its public programming, visit www.uschs.org. USCHS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Mitch Bainwol Hon. Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. Hon. Roy Blunt Jean P. Bordewich Nicholas E. Calio Sean Callinicos Donald G. Carlson Hon. E. omas Coleman L. Neale Cosby Jeanne deCervens Joseph W. Dooley Andrew Durant Hon. Virginia Foxx Mary Moore Hamrick Hon. John B. Larson Jennifer LaTourette Brett Loper Lorraine Miller Craig Purser David W. Regan Cokie Roberts Hon. Ron Sarasin Anna Schneider Jan Schoonmaker Matthew Shay Mark Shields Dontai Smalls William G. Sutton, CAE Hon. Ellen O'Kane Tauscher Connie Tipton Hon. John C. Tuck Mark Valente III Tim White Mike Zarrelli J. Dennis Molloy (counsel) Contents e Very First Miss Liberty: Latrobe, Franzoni, and the First Statue of Liberty, 1807-1814 by Richard Chenoweth, AIA...........................................2 e Little-Known History of the Capitol Bronze Shop by Jennifer Blancato........................................................16 Nazi Germany, the New Deal, and the Iconization of the Federal Bill of Rights by Kenneth Bowling.......................................................26 Vignettes of the Capitol from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing by Margaret Richardson.................................................33 2015 USCHS Donor List..........................................................42 Society News................................................................................45 Marketplace..................................................................................52 Cover: Detail, doors to the House Chamber. See "e Little-Known History of the Capitol Bronze Shop," beginning on page 16, for more on the bronze elements in the Capitol. UNITED STATES CAPITOL ----------- HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE CAPITOL DOME

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