Statue of Amelia Earhart

{{Short description|Statue in the United States Capitol}}

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| artist = Mark and George Lundeen

| year = {{start date|2022}}

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| medium = Bronze sculpture

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| subject = Amelia Earhart

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| website = https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/amelia-earhart-statue

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The statue honoring aviator Amelia Earhart was unveiled in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., representing Kansas in the National Statuary Hall Collection on July 27, 2022.{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |title=Amelia Earhart Statue Finally Arrives at U.S. Capitol |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amelia-earhart-statue-us-capitol-statuary-hall-180980402/ |access-date=2022-07-23 |website=Smithsonian Magazine |language=en |archive-date=2022-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220720222625/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/amelia-earhart-statue-us-capitol-statuary-hall-180980402/ |url-status=live }}

The statue is made of bronze and was cast by brothers Mark and George Lundeen using the lost-wax process.{{cite web|url=https://www.aoc.gov/explore-capitol-campus/art/amelia-earhart-statue|title=Amelia Earhart Statue|publisher=Architect of the Capitol|access-date=July 28, 2022}}

The statue replaced one of Kansas statesman John James Ingalls in the collection as the second representative of Kansas, after famed general and U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower.