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{{Short description|Statue by Benjamin Victor}}
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'''''Norman Borlaug''''', or '''''Dr. Norman E. Borlaug''''', is a [[bronze sculpture]] depicting the [[Norman Borlaug|American agronomist and humanitarian of the same name]] by [[Benjamin Victor (sculptor)|Benjamin Victor]], installed in the [[United States Capitol]]'s [[National Statuary Hall]], in [[Washington, D.C.]], as part of the [[National Statuary Hall Collection]]. The statue was donated by the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]] in 2014, and replaced one depicting [[James Harlan]], which the state had gifted in 1910.<ref name="AOC">{{cite web|title=Dr. Norman E. Borlaug|url=https://www.aoc.gov/art/national-statuary-hall-collection/dr-norman-e-borlaug|publisher=[[Architect of the Capitol]]|accessdate=September 26, 2017}}</ref>
'''''Norman Borlaug''''', or '''''Dr. Norman E. Borlaug''''', is a [[bronze sculpture]] depicting the [[Norman Borlaug|American agronomist and humanitarian of the same name]] by [[Benjamin Victor (sculptor)|Benjamin Victor]], installed in the [[United States Capitol]]'s [[National Statuary Hall]], in [[Washington, D.C.]], as part of the [[National Statuary Hall Collection]]. The statue was gifted by the [[U.S. state]] of [[Iowa]] in 2014, replacing the [[Statue of James Harlan|Statue]] of [[James Harlan (senator)|James Harlan]], which the state had gifted in 1910.<ref name="AOC">{{cite web|title=Dr. Norman E. Borlaug|url=https://www.aoc.gov/art/national-statuary-hall-collection/dr-norman-e-borlaug|publisher=[[Architect of the Capitol]]|accessdate=September 26, 2017|archive-date=September 27, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170927112436/https://www.aoc.gov/art/national-statuary-hall-collection/dr-norman-e-borlaug|url-status=live}}</ref>


==See also==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline|Norman Borlaug by Benjamin Victor|''Norman Borlaug'' by Benjamin Victor}}

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Latest revision as of 19:35, 2 December 2024

Norman Borlaug
ArtistBenjamin Victor
Year2014
MediumBronze sculpture
SubjectNorman Borlaug
LocationWashington, D.C., United States

Norman Borlaug, or Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, is a bronze sculpture depicting the American agronomist and humanitarian of the same name by Benjamin Victor, installed in the United States Capitol's National Statuary Hall, in Washington, D.C., as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection. The statue was gifted by the U.S. state of Iowa in 2014, replacing the Statue of James Harlan, which the state had gifted in 1910.[1]

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  1. ^ "Dr. Norman E. Borlaug". Architect of the Capitol. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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