OMG!!! GEORGE WASHINGTON IS NAKED!!!!In 1832 the US Congress commissioned the making of a large stat

OMG!!! GEORGE WASHINGTON IS NAKED!!!!In 1832 the US Congress commissioned the making of a large statue to celebrate the Centennial of George Washington’s birth.  The man chosen for the job was Horatio Greenough, a master sculptor who specialized in Renaissance and classical styles.  At nine feet tall the statue was hand chiseled and carved from a single piece of marble.  Work was completed and the statue of Washington was delivered to Washington D.C. and unveiled at the Capitol Rotunda.  When it was unveiled people were made speechless at what they saw, and I don’t mean in a good way.Presented before them was a large figure of George Washington, naked except for a piece of cloth covering his loins.  While Greenough tried to make Washington seem godlike, instead he made him look ridiculous. I can only imagine the laughs, gasps, and giggles as Victorian gentlemen scoffed and mothers covered their children’s eyes. Many were offended by the half naked founding father, feeling that Washington could never look more undignified.  To others it was comical.  Many jokes were made about the statue, that Washington was taking a bath, that he was in his privy, or worse.  By 1843 the statue was moved from the Rotunda to the east lawn of the Capitol.  By coincidence Washington’s clothes were on exhibit at the US Patent Office nearby, and many joked that Washington was desperately reaching for them. Today the naked statue of George Washington is on display at the National Museum of American History, Washington D.C. -- source link

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