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THE MURALS OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL BUILDING SHOW THE EVOLUTIONARY OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THEY... |
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THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MURALISTS OF THE CAPITOL ALLYN COX AND JEFF GREENE. IN THIS SLIDE YOU SEE ALLYN... |
| 00:29:35 |
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ALL THREE OF THE HOUSE CORRIDORS ARE OIL ON CANVAS, BUT THE CANVAS IS ADHERED TO THE WALLS BEFORE... |
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IS THERE ANY CURRENT PAINTING GOING ON IN THE HOUSE, IN THE SENATE ON THE WALLS? |
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WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION MUCH BETTER THAN I CAN. |
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CURRENTLY THERE WAS A PORTRAIT ADDED TO THE RECEPTION ROOM A YEAR OR SO AGO. THERE IS PORTRAIT INFORMATION... |
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COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE IN THE GREAT EXPERIMENT, PARTICULAR SCENES AND HOW MANY THERE ARE AND HOW... |
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IN TERMS OF THE SUBJECT MATTER, THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN JOINTLY AGREED UPON. CERTAINLY ALLYN COX, GEORGE... |
| 00:31:28 |
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WAS IT SORT OF THE TIME PERIOD? WHERE DID IT STOP, WHERE DID IT START? THEY HAVE THE MAYFLOWER AND... |
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THE LAST TWO ARE TEDDY ROOSEVELT. |
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IN TERMS OF EXACTLY HOW THE SUBJECTS WERE, AGAIN THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN A COLLABORATION WITH INPUT COMING... |
| 00:32:07 |
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THE CAPITOL HISTORICAL SOCIETY FUNDED THEM, BUT THE CONTRACT WAS WITH THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL.... |
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EXACTLY. |
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WE DO HAVE HISTORY PAST 1920. HOW DO WE REFLECT MORE CURRENT HISTORY? |
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IN TERMS OF WHAT'S THERE, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH OF SET. IN TERMS OF FUTURE PLAN SS? |
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THEY TALKED ABOUT CONTINUING THE FRIEZE IN THE VISITORS' CENTER AROUND THE GREAT HALL, EMANCIPATION... |
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SO SPACE CERTAINLY IS AN ISSUE IN TERMS OF WHERE'S ANYTHING ELSE GOING TO GO? |
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YOU COULD REUSE SPACE. |
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YOU MEAN GO BACK? |
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I'M JUST ASKING IS THERE A PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OR IS THIS IT AND IT WILL BE HERE 400 YEARS FROM NOW... |
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I'M SORRY, I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. THERE ARE OTHER EXPERTS HERE. [ QUESTION INAUDIBLE ] |
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WITH THE CAPITOL, NOTHING IS EVER ETCHED IN STONE. IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE, THEY CAN DO THAT. WHO KNOWS... |
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MAYBE THE COMMENT I MADE ABOUT BOTH CONTINUITY AND CHANGE WOULD BE RELEVANT HERE. |
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IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A PROCESS, ONCE IT'S PAINTED OUT, ALL CAN GO HOME. I'M BEING PROVOCATIVE IN... |
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I'M NOT THE PERSON TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. |
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ON THAT SUBJECT, THERE HAVE BEEN THE PAINTINGS ADDED TO THE BRUMIDI CORRIDOR OF THE SPACE |
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RIGHT. ALLYN COX. EXACTLY. |
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THE QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK WAS ABOUT THE FINANCING, AND DO YOU HAVE BECAUSE THE TOUR GUIDES ARE... |
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THE VALUE OF THE MONEY CHANGES SO MUCH, IT'S NOT REALLY THAT MEANINGFUL. I DON'T REMEMBER EITHER WHAT... |
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THE FIRST CORRIDOR WAS, OF COURSE, A SMALLER PROJECT. THERE ARE EIGHT MAJOR MURALS. I THINK THAT WAS... |
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I HAVE A QUESTION GENERALLY ABOUT THE THEMATIC CONTENT IN GENERAL. IS THERE ANY BREAKDOWN, LET'S ... |
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YOU MEAN OVERALL IN THE ENTIRE CAPITOL? |
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IT SEEMS THERE IS KIND OF A THE PATTERN. |
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RIGHT. GENERALLY IT'S THINGS THAT ARE HISTORICAL EVENTS. |
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MORE THAN WAR SCENES? |
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I DON'T THINK ANYBODY ADDED THAT UP. IT DEPENDS ON A TINY LITTLE WAR SCENE VERSUS THE BIG ONE. I... |
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I WENT AROUND TO COUNT WHO HAD GLASSES ON STATUES. |
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANY, ANYTHING ELSE? |
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AS FAR AS PRESERVATION, HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN? DOES THE EVERGREEN COVER IT? |
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I'M GLAD I CAME, TOO EVERGREEN WOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE. ACTUALLY WE HAD ONE OF THE SCENES HAD TO BE... |
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ALL RIGHT. WELL THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. FOR THOSE WHO ARE COMING ON THE TOUR, WE WILL BE STARTING... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.