William Henry Seward (Brooks)
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The sculpture in 2006 | |
| Year | 1909 |
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| Type | Sculpture |
| Material | Bronze |
| Subject | William H. Seward |
| Location | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Coordinates: 47°37′55″N 122°18′57″W / 47.63186°N 122.31573°W | |
William Henry Seward, also known as Let Us Make the Treaty Tonight, the Monument to William H. Seward, and William H. Seward,[1] is an outdoor bronze sculpture of William H. Seward by Richard Brooks, located in Volunteer Park in Seattle, Washington, United States. The statue was unveiled at the Alaska–Yukon–Pacific Exposition in 1909 and relocated to the park the following year. It cost $15,000 and was funded by private donors.[2]
References
- ↑ "Let Us Make The Treaty Tonight, (sculpture).". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ↑ Strong, Kathy (May 1, 2011). The Seattle Guidebook. Globe Pequot. pp. 60–61. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
External links
 Statue of William Henry Seward at Volunteer Park, Seattle, ca. 1925, Museum of History and Industry | |
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Statue of William Henry Seward at Volunteer Park, Seattle, 1946, Museum of History and Industry |
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Media related to Statue of William H. Seward (Richard Brooks, 1909) at Wikimedia Commons - Black and white postcard of the Seward Monument, Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
- 13 Seattle Icons Worth Keeping by Knute Berger (August 2011), Seattle Magazine
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