Statue of George Washington Glick

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Excerpt from Statue of George Washington Glick: Erected in Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol by the State of Kansas, 1915, Proceedings in the Senate and in the House Upon the Acceptance of the Statue of George Washington Glick From the State of KansasBorn in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 24, 1855. In early life followed wood engraving, stonecutting, and carving in marble. Studied art in the mcmicken School of Design, Cincinnati, Ohio, and in the Royal Academy of Munich, receiving conspicuous awards in both institutions. Lived for some time in Rome. Is a member of the Council of the National Sculpture Society, of the Architectural League of America, the National Arts Club, the Players Club, and fellow of l'associazione della Artistica Internazionale di Roma. Since 188 5 he has resided in the city of New York. Among his works are statues of Hooper and Davenport, statehouse, Connecticut, Astor historical doors, Old Trinity, New York, carved-wood tympanums, Library of Congress, statues of Moses and Gibbon, Library of Congress, Hahne mann Memorial, Washington, D. C., statues of Lincoln and Farragut, Muskegon, Mich., statues of Garfield, Chandler, Allen, Morton, Ingalls, and Glick, Statuary Hall, United States Capitol, and a portrait bust of Daniel Tomp kins, in the gallery of the United States Senate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.