Statue of Hans Christian Heg
Statue of former Union soldier and abolitionist Hans Christian Heg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Statue of Hans Christian Heg?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Hans Christian Heg is a statue by Paul Fjelde that was cast in 1925 and installed at the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison, Wisconsin, United States in 1926. The bronze statue depicting the Union soldier and abolitionist Hans Christian Heg was torn down by rioters, decapitated and thrown into a lake in June 2020. The Wisconsin state government restored and reinstalled the original statue in September 2021.
Quick Facts Artist, Completion date ...
Statue of Hans Christian Heg | |
---|---|
Artist | Paul Fjelde |
Completion date | 17 October 1926 (1926-10-17) (erected) |
Medium |
|
Subject | Hans Christian Heg |
Dimensions | 290 cm × 91 cm × 91 cm (9 ft 6 in × 3 ft × 3 ft) |
Condition | Restored and reinstated after removal by rioters |
Location | Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Coordinates | 43°04′28.8″N 89°22′56.9″W |
Close
Two further casts of the statue were made in 1925: one stands in Heg Memorial Park, in Racine County, Wisconsin, near the Heg family home, and the other in Haugestad, near the family's home town in Norway.