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Removed from U S Capitol, Lee statue will become museum exhibit of changing attitudes on race

Removed from U.S. Capitol, Lee statue will be put in context at Va. museum Laura Vozzella © Timothy C. Wright for The Washington Post Dale Kostelny of the Virginia Museum of History and Culture pauses during the uncovering of a bronze statute of Robert E. Lee Tuesday morning in Richmond. RICHMOND The old general is flat on his back now, in the museum equivalent of the Island of Misfit Toys. Robert E. Lee’s 700-pound likeness left the grandeur of the U.S. Capitol and landed here Tuesday morning, as workers rolled the statue off a truck and left it supine, on a wooden pallet, in storage space at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.

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Removed from U S Capitol, Lee statue will be put in context at Va museum

Removed from U.S. Capitol, Lee statue will be put in context at Va. museum Laura Vozzella © Timothy C. Wright for The Washington Post Dale Kostelny of the Virginia Museum of History and Culture pauses during the uncovering of a bronze statute of Robert E. Lee Tuesday morning in Richmond. RICHMOND The old general is flat on his back now, in the museum equivalent of the Island of Misfit Toys. Robert E. Lee’s 700-pound likeness left the grandeur of the U.S. Capitol and landed here Tuesday morning, as workers rolled the statue off a truck and left it supine, on a wooden pallet, in storage space at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture.

United statesVirginia museumCommonwealth of virginiaArthur asheAndrew talkovEdward virginius valentineBarbara johnsRoberte leeGeorge floydTimothyc wrightRalph northamGeorge washingtonDale kostelnyJean antoine houdonCongress national statuary hallThalhimers department

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