I am looking for some detailed information about the Oliver Risley
Statue which stands in Capitol hill (in Washington DC) just off of
Seward Square. I am basically looking for a map of it's location and a
couple of websites which might tell me more about the statue.  Any
help you could provide me would be great.

Hello stephenh:

Thanks for the interesting question!

The statue of Olive Risley Seward was sculted by John Cavanaugh in
1971 to commemorate former Secretary of State "William H. Seward."
Olive was his adopted daughter.

Kittytours.org
URL: http://www.kittytours.org/thatman2/search.asp?subject=144
Quote: "For some unknown reason, the sculptor wanted to commemorate a
member of the family of Secretary of State William H. Seward (best
known for his support of "Seward's Folly", which led to the purchase
of Alaska) and he settled on Seward's daughter Olive as his subject.
He had no portrait or photograph to work from, so he simply sculpted a
Victorian lady. Later, when a photograph of Ms. Seward was found, it
appeared that he had succeeded in capturing a likeness of her...The
statue stands in the front yard of a private residence but is placed
so she is looking toward Seward Square, named for her father."

A picture of the status from another angle can be found at: 

My Capitol Hill
URL: http://www.theslot.com/hill/imagepages/image20.htm

The status is located at the corner of North Carolina and 6th in
Washington, D.C. In the following map, the number 25 marks the
location of Seward Square:

True Secrets of Washington, D.C. Revealed!
URL: http://www.truesecretsof.com/Maps/DC_Map_PM_Final_5.pdf

More information on Seward and his daughter can be found at:

Virtual American Biographies - William Henry Seward
URL: http://www.famousamericans.net/williamhenryseward/
Quote: "His official correspondence during the eight years was
published by order of congress. The relation of his "Travels Around
the World" was edited and published by his adopted daughter, Olive
Risley Seward (New York, 1878)."

The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
URL: http://www.impeach-andrewjohnson.com/11BiographiesKeyIndividuals/WilliamHSeward.htm

William Henry Seward
URL: http://www.nndb.com/people/014/000049864/

Information about (the late) sculptor John Cavanaugh can be found at:

ARTWORK BY FORMER URBANA RESIDENT JOHN CAVANAUGH TO BE SHOWN IN COLUMBUS
URL: http://champaigncountybicentennial.org/new_page_1.htm

Former OSU artist honored in exhibit
URL: http://www.thelantern.com/news/2005/01/19/Arts/Former.Osu.Artist.Honored.In.Exhibit-835451.shtml

Search Strategy (on Google):
* statue "seward square"
* map "seward square" washington
* "william henry seward"
* "olive risley seward"
* "john cavanaugh" sculptor

I hope this helps. 

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