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Capitol Painter Brumidi to be Honored with Grave Monu ment
Congress votes to erect a bronze and stone monument on Constantino Brumidi's grave in Glenwood Cemetery to honor the Capitol artist who died in poverty after decorating the Capitol rotunda and ceilings. Mrs. Myrtle Murdock spent years lobbying for the recognition and led to the new memorial plan.
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Constantino Brumidi
United States
Brumidi
Myrtle Cheney Murdock
John Murdock
Arizona
Congress
Glenwood
Capitol
Washington
Yorktown
House of Representatives
Valley Forge
Lexington
General Wooster
Stony Point
Boston
Senate Chamber
Rotunda
Murdock