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Title: Albert Gallatin
Description: Albert Gallatin is a bronze statue by James Earle Fraser. It is located north of the Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.), at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C.It was authorized by Congress on January 11, 1927. It was dedicated on October 15, 1947. The inscription reads:(Base, front:) ALBERT GALLATINSECRETARY OF THE TREASURYGENIUS OF FINANCESENATOR AND REPRESENTATIVECOMMISSIONER FOR THE TREATY OF GHENTMINISTER TO FRANCE AND GREAT BRITAINAND STEADFASTCHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY 1761-1849
Author(s): James E. Fraser