Benjamin Franklin
Sculpted from Carrara marble and unveiled in 1889, the statue of United States’ Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) stands outside the Old Post Office in Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. The present siting commemorates his role as the first US Postmaster General. The statue was sculpted by Jacques Jouvenal (1829-1905), who despite his French-sounding name was born in Germany, emigrating to the United States in 1853.
Benjamin Franklin
Sculpted from Carrara marble and unveiled in 1889, the statue of United States’ Founding Father Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) stands outside the Old Post Office in Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington DC. The present siting commemorates his role as the first US Postmaster General. The statue was sculpted by Jacques Jouvenal (1829-1905), who despite his French-sounding name was born in Germany, emigrating to the United States in 1853.