George Washington (copy of bust by Houdon)

[2] The original bust was sculpted by French sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon in 1785 at George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, in Virginia.This bust was used as the primary image of George Washington for the Bicentennial Celebration of the first president's birthday in 1932, which was held from February 22 until Thanksgiving of the same year.The chief executive officer of the Commission was the Honorable Sol Bloom, who was a member of the US Congress from New York State.[1] The legal status of this piece is the Statehouse Inventories, and the credit line is through the Indiana Historical Bureau with an identification number of 99.2006.020.0069.Houdon also created sculptures of other famous American founding fathers, including Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.

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