Benjamin Rush

The statue of Benjamin Rush strategically stands in front of Old West, the original college building which he helped fund and establish. The casting is a modern version made from Roland Hinton Perry’s original bronze, which stands on the grounds of the Army Medical Museum and Library (formerly the Naval Hospital) in Washington, D.C.. The casting demonstrates the lingering Beaux-Arts style popular at the end of the nineteenth and early twentieth century. This version was cast from molds taken from Perry’s original by the Johnston Atelier.

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Turn now to the building the statue faces, Old West.