:)

[marmar]

pic from www.huffpost.com homepage

[in_cog_ni_to]

1. Sweet! K&R!

[joshcryer]

2. Was this statue originally painted black or did they paint it?

[jberryhill]

3. "Forward"

The "Wisconsin" statue on the dome was sculpted during 1920 by Daniel Chester French of New York. Its left hand holds a globe with an eagle on it and her right arm is outstretched to symbolize the state motto, "Forward." It wears a helmet with the state animal, the badger, on top. It is made of hollow bronze covered with gold leaf. "Wisconsin" is 15 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs three tons. The statue is commonly misidentified as "Lady Forward" or "Miss Forward", which is the name of another statue on the capitol grounds.

[joshcryer]

4. Thanks jberryhill for that. Very lovely statue.

[jberryhill]

5. Thank Wikipedia

Although I remember spending a fine afternoon on the grounds one summer day a long time ago with a frisbee and some friends.

[Ellipsis]

6. She's on top of the capital as well

The joke in the day was it was actually Mrs. Rennabaum pointing toward where she was going to open her next Walgreens

[gkhouston]

7. The blue painter's tape is a nice touch! n/t