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"Wisconsin" Statue
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"Wisconsin," the bronze statue which was sculpted by Daniel Chester French, covered in gold leaf, atop the Wisconsin State Capitol. The piece includes a badger and clusters of grapes on top of "Wisconsin's" head, and an orb in her left hand.
April 11, 1971
Potter, James T.
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