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4 unusual facts about William Wetmore Story


John Marshall Park

A cast of the sculpture Chief Justice John Marshall, sculpted by William Wetmore Story in 1883, is situated on the north end of the park.

Professor Joseph Henry

Professor Joseph Henry is a bronze outdoor sculpture by William Wetmore Story, depicting Joseph Henry, located in front of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C. The sculpture is nine feet tall, with a base made from Maine red granite and Quincy gray granite.

Stanford Mausoleum

This memorial is a 1908 copy of a 1901 copy of an 1894 statue by the prominent American sculptor William Wetmore Story.

William Story

William Wetmore Story (1819 – 1895), American artist and art critic


Julian Russell Story

He was the youngest child of sculptor William Wetmore Story, and the brother of sculptor Thomas Waldo Story, and was educated at Eton and Brasenose College, Oxford University, England.


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