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Albert Gallatin
Artist	James Earle Fraser
Year	Completed 1941; Dedicated 1947
Type	Bronze
Location	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Coordinates	38°53′54″N 77°02′04″W / 38.89844°N 77.03431°W / 38.89844; -77.03431

Albert Gallatin is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser. It commemorates Albert Gallatin, who founded New York University and served as United States Secretary of the Treasury.

It is located north of the Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. It was authorized by Congress on January 11, 1927. It was dedicated on October 15, 1947.

The inscription reads: (Base, front:)

ALBERT GALLATIN
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
GENIUS OF FINANCE
SENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVE
COMMISSIONER FOR THE TREATY OF GHENT
MINISTER TO FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAIN
AND STEADFAST
CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY
1761–1849

See also

• List of memorials to Albert Gallatin
• List of public art in Washington, D.C., Ward 6

References

1. "Albert Gallatin, (sculpture)". SIRIS
2. "GALLATIN, Albert: Memorial on the north side of the Treasury Dept in Washington, D.C." dcmemorials.com. Archived from the original on 22 February 2017.
3. James M. Goode, Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, ISBN 0-87474-138-6, p. 370

External links

• A. L. Freundlich (2001). The Sculpture of James Earle Fraser. Universal-Publishers. ISBN 978-1-58112-710-2.
• "Albert Gallatin Statue". Archived from the original on 2013-06-21.
• "Albert Gallatin". Archived from the original on 2011-10-19.
• Albert Gallatin
• Washington DC: Department of Treasury - Albert Gallatin

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