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Norfolk, VA

Latitude: 36.869 (36°52′8″N)
Longitude: -76.3044 (76°18′16″W)

www.norfolkva.gov

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Cast of Houdons

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The work is a painted plaster cast of the Houdon sculpture of General George Washington. A life sized, standing portrait, the work depicts the general holding a walking stick in one hand while the other rests on a tall column. The sculpture sits on a shor

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t wooden pedestal at the entry of the school. The children of Colonel Taylor presented the work to the school named for him. The original Houdon statue of Washington resides in the Smithsonian. The plaster cast was completed by P.P. Caproni and Brother, a

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