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Capitol Lens | Art hoist

(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)
By Bill Clark
Posted May 15, 2023 at 2:15pm

Workers at the Hirshhorn Museum attempt to hoist Rodin’s “The Burghers of Calais” sculpture out of the museum’s sculpture garden on Monday. Most of the sculptures there have already been removed in preparation for the garden’s revitalization project.

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