Since 1856, the United States Capitol Complex in Washington, D.C. has featured some of the most prominent art in the United States, including works by Italian and Greek American artist Constantino Brumidi, [1] whose murals are located in the hallways of the first floor of the Senate side of the Capitol. [1] The murals, known as the Brumidi Corridors, [2] reflect great moments and people in United States history. [2] Works by Cox, dating from 1974 to 1994, are also prominent in the complex, [3] and many of his pieces are located at the "Cox Corridors". [3]
The Capitol also houses the National Statuary Hall Collection, [4] comprising two statues donated by each of the fifty states to honor persons notable in their histories. [4] One of the most notable statues in the National Statuary Hall is a bronze statue of King Kamehameha donated by the state of Hawaii upon its accession to the union in 1959. The statue's weight of 15,000 pounds (6,800 kg) raised concerns that it might come crashing through the floor, so it was moved to Emancipation Hall of the new Capitol Visitor Center. [5] The 100th, and last statue for the collection, that of Po'pay from the state of New Mexico, was added on September 22, 2005. It was the first statue moved into the Emancipation Hall. [6]
Artwork | Date | Artist | Location | Medium | Image | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abraham Lincoln Bust | 1908 | Gutzon Borglum | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [7] | |
A Cascade of Books | 1983 | Frank Eliscu | Main Entrance, James Madison Memorial Building | Bronze | [8] | |
Abraham Lincoln Statue | 1871 | Vinnie Ream | Capitol Rotunda | Marble | [9] | |
Alaskan Purchase | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [10] | |
Albany, 1754 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [11] | |
Alexander Hamilton Statue | 1868 | Horatio Stone | Hall of Columns | Marble | [12] | |
Alexander Hamilton Stephens Statue | 1927 | Gutzon Borglum | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [13] | |
Alfonso X, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Gaetano Cecere | House Chamber | Marble | [14] | |
Amateis Doors | 1908 | Louis Amateis | House Wing, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [15] | |
Amelia Earhart Statue | 2022 | George Lundeen and Mark Lundeen | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [16] | |
America and History | 1855-1863 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [17] | |
America at Peace | 1944 | Rockwell Kent | Room 1334, Longworth House Office Building | Oil on canvas | [18] | |
American Army Entering the City of Mexico | 1855-1863 | Filippo Costaggini | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [19] | |
Andrew Jackson Statue | 1928 | Belle Kinney and Leopold F. Scholz | Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [20] | |
Annapolis, 1783 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [21] | |
Apotheosis of Democracy Pediment | 1916 | Paul Wayland Bartlett | East entrance, House wing, U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [22] | |
Apotheosis of Washington | 1865 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [23] | |
Arthur H. Vandenberg Room Plaque | 1951 | Unknown | Arthur H. Vandenberg Room, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [24] | |
Baltimore, 1776 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [25] | |
Baptism of Pocahontas | 1837 | John Gadsby Chapman | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [26] | |
Barry Goldwater Statue | 2015 | Deborah Copenhaver Fellows | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [27] | |
Battle of Lexington | 1855-1863 | Filippo Costaggini | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [28] | |
Benjamin Henry Latrobe Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [29] | |
Billy Graham Jr. Statue | 2024 | Chas Fagan | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [30] | |
Boone at Cumberland Gap | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [31] | |
Boston Tea Party, 1773 | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [32] | |
Brigham Young Statue | 1950 | Mahonri Young | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [33] | |
British Burn the Capitol, 1814 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [34] | |
Bronze Railings of the Members' Private Staircases | 1859 | Constantino Brumidi and Edmond Baudin | U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [35] | |
Brumidi Corridors Murals | 1870s | Constantino Brumidi | Brumidi Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [36] | |
Burial of DeSoto | 1855-1863 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [37] | |
Caesar Rodney Statue | 1934 | Bryant Baker | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [38] | |
Canal and Locks | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [39] | |
Cannon House Office Building Plaque | 1962 | Unknown | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [40] | |
Capitol Cornerstone Ceremony, 1793 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [41] | |
Capitol Site Selection, 1791 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [42] | |
Car of History Clock | 1835 | Carlo Franzoni and Simon Willard | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [43] | |
Central North America | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [44] | |
Charles Bulfinch Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [45] | |
Charles Carroll Statue | 1903 | Richard E. Brooks | Capitol Crypt | Bronze | ||
Charles Marion Russell Statue | 1959 | John B. Weaver | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [46] | |
Chestnut-Gibson Plaque | 1999 | Unknown | Near the Memorial Door entrance in the House Wing, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [47] | |
Chief Standing Bear Statue | 1903 | Benjamin Victor | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [48] | |
Chief Washakie Statue | 2000 | Dave McGary | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [49] | |
Christopher Columbus Relief Sculpture | 1820s | Antonio Capellano and Enrico Causici | Capitol Rotunda | Marble | [50] | |
Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [51] | |
Clearing Land | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [52] | |
Colonization of New England | 1855-1863 | Filippo Costaggini | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [53] | |
Columbus Doors | 1863 | Randolph Rogers | Center Building, East Portico, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [54] | |
Conflict of Daniel Boone and the Indians, 1773, Relief Sculpture | 1820s | Enrico Causici | Above the South Door, Capitol Rotunda | Marble | [55] | |
Corinthian Columns | 1828 | Unknown | Hall of Columns, also located at the National Capitol Columns Monument | Marble | [56] | |
Corncob or Cornstalk Columns and Capitals | 1808 | Benjamin Henry Latrobe | Old Supreme Court Chamber, U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [57] | |
Cornerstone Centennial Plaque | 1893 | Unknown | U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [58] | |
Cortez and Montezuma at Mexican Temple | 1855-1863 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [59] | |
Covered Wagons | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [60] | |
Crawford W. Long Statue | 1926 | J. Massey Rhind | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [61] | |
Daisy Lee Gatson Bates Statue | 2024 | Benjamin Victor | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [62] | |
Daniel Webster Statue | 1894 | Carl Conrads | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [63] | |
David Lynn Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [64] | |
Death of Tecumseh | 1855-1863 | Filippo Costaggini | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [65] | |
Declaration of Independence | 1855-1863 | Filippo Costaggini | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [66] | |
Declaration of Independence | 1818 | John Trumbull | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [67] | |
Declaration of Independence Plaque | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | [68] | |
Dennis Chavez Statue | 1966 | Felix W. de Weldon | Senate Wing, 2nd Floor, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [69] | |
Discovery of Gold in California | 1855-1863 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [70] | |
Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto | 1855 | William H. Powell | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [71] | |
Doric Columns | Unknown | Unknown | Capitol Crypt, Old Supreme Court Chamber, Cannon House Office Building, Russell Senate Office Building | Marble | [72] | |
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Statue | 2022 | Nilda M. Comas | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [73] | |
Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Statue | 2014 | Benjamin Victor | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [74] | |
Drying Cod | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [75] | |
Dwight D. Eisenhower Statue | 2003 | Jim Brothers | Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [76] | |
Edward Clark Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [77] | |
Edward Dickinson Baker Statue | 1876 | Horatio Stone | Hall of Columns | Marble | [78] | |
Edward Douglass White Statue | 1955 | Arthur C. Morgan | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [79] | |
Edward I, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Laura Gardin Fraser | House Chamber | Marble | [80] | |
Edward Lewis Bartlett Statue | 1971 | Felix W. de Weldon | House connecting corridor, 2nd floor, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [81] | |
Elliott Woods Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [82] | |
Embarkation of the Pilgrims | 1843 | Robert W. Weir | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [83] | |
Ephraim McDowell Statue | 1929 | Charles H. Niehaus | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [84] | |
Ernest Gruening Statue | 1977 | George Anthonisen | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [85] | |
Esther Hobart Morris Statue | 1960 | Avard Fairbanks | Hall of Columns | Bronze | [86] | |
Ethan Allen Statue | 1876 | Larkin G. Mead | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [87] | |
Eusebio Kino Statue | 1965 | Suzanne Silvercruys | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [88] | |
Explorers' Portage | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [89] | |
Fame & Peace Crowning George Washington | 1827 | Antonio Capellano and G. Gianetti | East central portico, above the Rotunda doors, U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | ||
Father Damien Statue | 1969 | Marisol Escobar | Hall of Columns | Bronze | [90] | |
Father Junipero Serra Statue | 1931 | Ettore Cadorin | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [91] | |
Federal Vases | 1868 | Horatio Stone | East Front Vestibule, Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [92] | |
First Capitol Inauguration, 1829 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [93] | |
First Cornerstone | 1793 | Caleb Bentley | U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [94] | |
First Library of Congress Plaque | 2012 | Unknown | Library of Congress | Bronze | [95] | |
First Meeting Place of the House of Representatives in the Capitol Plaque | 1951 | Unknown | U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [96] | |
First Senate Chamber in the Capitol Plaque | 1951 | Unknown | U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [97] | |
Flight 93 Memorial Plaque | 2009 | Architecture Division of the Architect of the Capitol | U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [98] | |
Florence R. Sabin Statue | 1959 | Joy Buba | Hall of Columns | Bronze | [99] | |
Fort St. Augustine | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [100] | |
Frances E. Willard Statue | 1905 | Helen Farnsworth Mears | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [101] | |
Francis Harrison Pierpont Statue | 1910 | Franklin Simmons | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [102] | |
Francis Preston Blair Statue | 1899 | Alexander Doyle | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [103] | |
Frederick Douglass Statue | 2013 | Steven Weitzman | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [104] | |
Frieze of American History | 1877 | Horatio Stone | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [105] | |
From Texas to the Pacific Ocean | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [106] | |
From the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [107] | |
Fur Trade | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [108] | |
Gabriel “Gabe” Zimmerman Plaque | 2013 | Unknown | Gabriel Zimmerman Meeting Room, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [109] | |
Gaius, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Joseph Kiselewski | House Chamber | Marble | [110] | |
Garfield Monument | 1887 | John Quincy Adams Ward | Circle at First Street, S.W., and Maryland Avenue, U.S. Capitol Grounds | Bronze | [111] | |
General George Washington Resigning His Commission | 1822- 1824 | John Trumbull | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [112] | |
Genius of America Pediment | 1825-1828 | Luigi Persico | East Central Entrance, U.S. Capitol Building | Marble and sandstone | [113] | |
George Clinton Statue | 1873 | Henry Kirke Brown | Senate Wing, 2nd Floor, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [114] | |
George Laird Shoup Statue | 1910 | Frederick E. Triebel | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [115] | |
George M. White Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [116] | |
George Mason, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Gaetano Cecere | House Chamber | Marble | [117] | |
George Washington Statue | 1934 | Jean Antoine Houdon | Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [118] | |
George Washington's Houses Plaque | 1932 | Unknown | Upper Senate Park, U.S. Capitol Grounds | Bronze | [119] | |
Gerald R. Ford Jr. Statue | 2011 | J. Brett Grill | Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [120] | |
Gold Prospectors | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [121] | |
Golden Spike | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [122] | |
Gregory IX, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Thomas Hudson Jones | House Chamber | Marble | [123] | |
Hammurabi, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Thomas Hudson Jones | House Chamber | Marble | [124] | |
Hannibal Hamlin Statue | 1950 | Charles E. Tefft | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [125] | |
Harry S. Truman Statue | 2022 | Tom Corbin | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [126] | |
Helen Keller Statue | 2009 | Edward Hlavka | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [127] | |
Henry Clay Statue | 1929 | Charles H. Niehaus | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [128] | |
Henry Mower Rice Statue | 1916 | Frederick E. Triebel | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [129] | |
Revolutionary War Door | 1905 | Thomas Crawford | East House Portico, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [130] | |
Huey Pierce Long Statue | 1941 | Charles Keck | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [131] | |
Hugo Grotius, Relief Portrait | 1950 | C. Paul Jennewein | House Chamber | Marble | [132] | |
Hunting Game | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [133] | |
In God We Trust Plaque | Unknown | Unknown | U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [134] | |
Indian Ceremony | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [135] | |
Innocent III, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Joseph Kiselewski | House Chamber | Marble | [136] | |
Ionic Columns | Unknown | Unknown | Can be found in the Old Senate Chamber, Longworth House Office Building, Rayburn House Office Building and Supreme Court Building | Marble | [137] | |
Iron Foundry, circa 1850 | Unknown | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [138] | |
Island Dance | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [139] | |
J. George Stewart Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [140] | |
Jack Swigert Jr. Statue | 1997 | George Lundeen and Mark Lundeen | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [141] | |
Jacob Collamer Statue | 1881 | Preston Powers | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [142] | |
Jacques Marquette Statue | 1896 | Gaetano Trentanove | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [143] | |
James A. Garfield Statue | 1886 | Charles H. Niehaus | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [144] | |
James Madison Statue | 1976 | Walker K. Hancock | James Madison Memorial Building | Marble | [145] | |
James Shields Statue | 1893 | Leonard W. Volk | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [146] | |
James Zachariah George Statue | 1931 | Augustus Lukeman | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [147] | |
Jason Lee Statue | 1953 | Gifford MacGregor Proctor | U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | ||
Jean Baptiste Colbert, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Laura Gardin Fraser | House Chamber | Marble | [148] | |
Jeannette Rankin Statue | 1985 | Terry Mimnaugh | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [149] | |
Jefferson Davis Statue | 1931 | Augustus Lukeman | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [150] | |
John Burke Statue | 1963 | Avard Fairbanks | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [151] | |
John Cabot Relief Sculpture | Unknown | Antonio Capellano and Enrico Causici | Capitol Rotunda | Sandstone | [152] | |
John Caldwell Calhoun Statue | 1910 | Frederic W. Ruckstull | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [153] | |
John E. Kenna Statue | 1901 | Alexander Doyle | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [154] | |
John F. Kennedy Room Plaque | Unknown | Unknown | East Portico, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [155] | |
John Gorrie Statue | 1914 | C.A. Pillars | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [156] | |
John Hanson Statue | 1902 | Richard E. Brooks | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [157] | |
John McLoughlin Statue | 1953 | Gifford MacGregor Proctor | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [158] | |
John Middleton Clayton Statue | 1934 | Bryant Baker | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [159] | |
John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg Statue | 1889 | Blanche Nevin | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [160] | |
John Sevier Statue | 1931 | Belle Kinney and Leopold F. Scholz | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [161] | |
John Stark Statue | 1894 | Carl Conrads | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [162] | |
John Trumbull Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [163] | |
John Winthrop Statue | 1876 | Richard S. Greenough | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [164] | |
Jonathan Trumbull Statue | 1872 | Chauncey B. Ives | House connecting corridor, 2nd floor, U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [165] | |
Joseph Ward Statue | 1963 | Bruno Beghé | U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [166] | |
Joseph Wheeler Statue | 1925 | Berthold Nebel | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [167] | |
Justice and History Sculpture | 1974 | Thomas Crawford | Senate Wing, East Front, U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [168] | |
Justinian I, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Gaetano Cecere | House Chamber | Marble | [169] | |
Kamehameha I Statue | 1969 | Thomas R. Gould | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [170] | |
Land Grant College | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [171] | |
Landing of Columbus | 1855-1863 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [172] | |
Landing of Columbus | 1847 | John Vanderlyn | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [173] | |
Landing of the Pilgrims | 1855-1863 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [174] | |
Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620, Relief Sculpture | 1820s | Enrico Causici | Above the East Door, Capitol Rotunda | Sandstone | [175] | |
Lewis and Clark | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [176] | |
Lewis Cass Statue | 1910 | Daniel Chester French | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [177] | |
Lewis Wallace Statue | 1910 | Andrew O'Connor | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [178] | |
Liberty and the Eagle Sculpture | 1817-1819 | Enrico Causici | National Statuary Hall | Plaster | [179] | |
Lincoln Catafalque | 1865 | Unknown | Exhibit Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Wood and cloth | [180] | |
Lincoln's Second Inaugural, 1865 | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [181] | |
Louisiana Purchase, 1803 | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [182] | |
Lycurgus, Relief Portrait | 1950 | C. Paul Jennewein | House Chamber | Marble | [183] | |
Lyndon B. Johnson Room Plaque | 1964 | Unknown | Room S-211, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [184] | |
Maimonides, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Brenda Putnam | House Chamber | Marble | [185] | |
Magna Carta Replica and Display | 1976 | Louis Osman | Capitol Crypt | Glass and paper | [186] | |
Marcus Whitman Statue | 1953 | Avard Fairbanks | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [187] | |
Maria Sanford Statue | 1958 | Evelyn Raymond | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [188] | |
Martin Luther King Jr. Bust | 1980 | John Wilson | Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [189] | |
Masonic Commemorative Cornerstone Plaque | 1932 | Unknown | U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [190] | |
Minton Tiles | Unknown | Minton, Hollins and Company | U.S. Capitol Building | Clay | [191] | |
Moses, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Jean de Marco | House Chamber | Marble | [192] | |
Mother Joseph Statue | 1980 | Felix W. de Weldon | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [193] | |
Mountains and Clouds | 1986 | Alexander Calder | Hart Senate Office Building | Steel | [194] | |
Napoleon I, Relief Portrait | 1950 | C. Paul Jennewein | House Chamber | Marble | [195] | |
Nathanael Greene Statue | 1870 | Henry Kirke Brown | U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [196] | |
Naval Gun Crew in the Spanish-American War | 1855-1863 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [197] | |
New Dome Symbolizes Union, 1863 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [198] | |
New York, 1765 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [199] | |
New York, 1785 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [200] | |
Northern Wilderness | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [201] | |
Oglethorpe and the Indians | 1855-1863 | Filippo Costaggini | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [202] | |
Old House Chamber, 1838 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [203] | |
Oliver Hazard Perry Morton Statue | 1900 | Charles H. Niehaus | Hall of Columns | Marble | [204] | |
Papinian, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Laura Gardin Fraser | House Chamber | Marble | [205] | |
Patrick Anthony McCarran Statue | 1960 | Yolande Jacobson | Hall of Columns | Bronze | [206] | |
Peace at the End of the Civil War | Unknown | Allyn Cox | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [207] | |
Peace Monument | 1878 | Franklin Simmons , Edward Clark and David Dixon Porter | 1st Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, U.S. Capitol Grounds | Marble | [208] | |
Philadelphia, 1774 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [209] | |
Philadelphia, 1775 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [210] | |
Philadelphia, 1790 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [211] | |
Philip Kearny Statue | 1888 | Henry Kirke Brown | Hall of Columns | Bronze | [212] | |
Philo T. Farnsworth Statue | 1990 | James R. Avati | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [213] | |
Pierre Charles L'Enfant Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [214] | |
Pizarro Going to Peru | Unknown | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [215] | |
Po'pay Statue | 2005 | Cliff Fragua | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Marble | [6] | |
Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony | 1920 | Adelaide Johnson | Capitol Rotunda | Marble | [216] | |
POW/MIA Chair of Honor | 2017 | Desk Manufacturing Company of Philadelphia | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Wood and leather | [217] | |
Preservation of Captain Smith by Pocahontas, 1606, Relief Sculpture | 1820s | Antonio Capellano | Above the West Door, Capitol Rotunda | Sandstone | [218] | |
President's Room Chandelier | 1864 | Cornelius and Baker | President's Room, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [219] | |
Princeton, 1783 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [220] | |
Progress of Civilization Pediment | 1863 | Thomas Crawford | Entrance to the Senate wing, U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [221] | |
Quotation from Daniel Webster Plaque | Unknown | Daniel Webster | U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [222] | |
Raoul Wallenberg Bust | 1995 | Miri Margolin | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [223] | |
René Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle Relief Sculpture | 1960 | Antonio Capellano and Enrico Causici | Above Embarkation of the Pilgrims, Capitol Rotunda | Sandstone | [224] | |
Rhytons | 1964 | W.H. Livingston Sr. | Rayburn House Office Building | Marble | [225] | |
Richard Stockton Statue | 1888 | Henry Kirke Brown | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [226] | |
Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon | 1959 | Douglas W. Orr | U.S. Capitol Grounds | Bronze and Marble | [227] | |
Robert Fulton Statue | 1889 | Howard Roberts | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [228] | |
Robert Joseph Pothier, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Joseph Kiselewski | House Chamber | Marble | [229] | |
Robert R. Livingston Statue | 1875 | Erastus Dow Palmer | Capitol Crypt | Bronze | [230] | |
Roger Sherman Statue | 1872 | Chauncey B. Ives | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [231] | |
Roger Williams Statue | 1872 | Franklin Simmons | Hall of Columns | Marble | [232] | |
Ronald Reagan Statue | 2009 | Chas Fagan | Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [233] | |
Rosa Parks Statue | 2013 | Daub and Firmin Studios | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [234] | |
Rotunda During Civil War, 1862 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [235] | |
Rotunda East Door Clock | 1950 | Lee Lawrie | Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [236] | |
Saint Louis, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Jean de Marco | House Chamber | Marble | [237] | |
Sakakawea Statue | 2003 | Leonard Crunelle | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [238] | |
Sam Houston Statue | 1905 | Elisabet Ney | National Statuary Hall | Marble | [239] | |
Samuel Adams Statue | 1876 | Anne Whitney | Capitol Crypt | Marble | [240] | |
Samuel Jordan Kirkwood Statue | 1913 | Vinnie Ream | Hall of Columns | Bronze | [241] | |
Sandwich Islands | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [242] | |
Sarah Winnemucca Statue | 2005 | Benjamin Victor | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [243] | |
George Washington and the Revolutionary War Door | 1868 | Thomas Crawford | East Senate Portico, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [244] | |
Sequoyah Statue | 1917 | Vinnie Ream and G. Julian Zolnay | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [245] | |
Sharecroppers | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [246] | |
Signing of the Constitution | 1940 | Howard Chandler Christy | House Wing, East Stairway, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [247] | |
Simon de Montfort, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Gaetano Cecere | House Chamber | Marble | [248] | |
Sir Walter Raleigh Relief Sculpture | Francisco Iardella | Above Surrender of Lord Cornwallis, Capitol Rotunda | Sandstone | [249] | ||
Sir William Blackstone, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Thomas Hudson Jones | House Chamber | Marble | [250] | |
Sir Winston Churchill Bust | 2013 | Oscar Nemon | Small House Rotunda | Bronze | [251] | |
Slave Labor Commemorative Marker | 2012 | Congressional Slave Labor Task Force Working Group | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Sandstone | [252] | |
Small Senate Rotunda Chandelier | 1965 | Unknown | Small Senate Rotunda | Bronze and Crystal | [253] | |
Sod House | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [254] | |
Sojourner Truth Bust | 2009 | Artis Lane | Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [255] | |
Solon, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Brenda Putnam | House Chamber | Marble | [256] | |
Spanish Mission | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [257] | |
Stalking Deer | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [258] | |
Statue of Freedom | 1863 | Thomas Crawford | Capitol Dome | Bronze | [259] | |
Steam Powered Amphibious Boat, 1804 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [260] | |
Stephen Austin Statue | 1905 | Elisabet Ney | Hall of Columns | Marble | [261] | |
Suleiman, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Joseph Kiselewski | House Chamber | Marble | [262] | |
Surrender of Cornwallis | 1855-1863 | Filippo Costaggini | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [263] | |
Surrender of General Burgoyne | 1821 | John Trumbull | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [264] | |
Surrender of Lord Cornwallis | 1819-1820 | John Trumbull | Capitol Rotunda | Oil on canvas | [265] | |
Telegraph Centennial Plaque | 1944 | Lee Lawrie | Center Section, First Floor, Old Supreme Court Chamber, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [266] | |
Terra Incognita | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [267] | |
The Albany Congress, 1754 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [268] | |
The Birth of Aviation | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [269] | |
The Constitutional Convention, 1787 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [270] | |
The Declaration of Independence, 1776 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [271] | |
The First Continental Congress, 1774 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [272] | |
The First Federal Congress, 1789 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [273] | |
The First Four Settlements in America | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [274] | |
The First Thirteen Colonies | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [275] | |
The Library of Congress in the Capitol, 1800-1897 | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [276] | |
The Mayflower Compact, 1620 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [277] | |
The Monroe Doctrine, 1823 | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [278] | |
The Smithsonian Institution, 1855 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [279] | |
Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1904 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [280] | |
Thomas Crawford Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [281] | |
Thomas Edison Statue | 2016 | Alan Cottrill | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [282] | |
Thomas Jefferson Statue | 1834 | Pierre-Jean David d'Angers | Capitol Rotunda | Bronze | [283] | |
Thomas Jefferson, Relief Portrait | 1950 | C. Paul Jennewein | House Chamber | Marble | [284] | |
Thomas U. Walter Portrait | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [285] | |
Timucuan Village | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [286] | |
Tobacco Column Capitals | Francisco Iardella and Benjamin H. Latrobe | Small Senate Rotunda, U.S. Capitol Building | Sandstone | [287] | ||
Trenton, 1784 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [288] | |
Tribonian, Relief Portrait | 1950 | Brenda Putnam | House Chamber | Marble | [289] | |
Ulysses S. Grant Memorial | 1922 | Henry Merwin Shrady | Union Square, U.S. Capitol Grounds | Bronze and Marble | [290] | |
Ulysses S. Grant Statue | 1899 | Franklin Simmons | Capitol Rotunda | Marble | [291] | |
Wade Hampton Statue | 1929 | Frederic W. Ruckstull | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Marble | [130] | |
War and Peace | 1835 | Luigi Persico | East Front, Central U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [292] | |
Washington's Farewell Address, 1796 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [293] | |
Washington's Inauguration, 1789 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [128] | |
Washington, 1800 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [129] | |
Washington, 1814 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [294] | |
Washington, 1815 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [295] | |
Washington, 1829 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [296] | |
Washington, 1867 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [124] | |
Weaving | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [125] | |
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way | 1861 | Emanuel Leutze | House Wing, West Stairway, U.S. Capitol Building | Stereochrome | [151] | |
Will Rogers Statue | 1939 | Jo Davidson | House connecting corridor, 2nd floor, U.S. Capitol Building | Bronze | [143] | |
Willa Cather Statue | 2023 | Littleton Alston | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [144] | |
William Edgar Borah Statue | 1947 | Bryant Baker | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center | Bronze | [145] | |
William Henry Harrison Beadle Statue | 1938 | H. Daniel Webster | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [297] | |
William King Statue | 1878 | Franklin Simmons | House connecting corridor, 2nd floor, U.S. Capitol Building | Marble | [147] | |
William Penn and the Indians | 1855-1863 | Constantino Brumidi | Capitol Rotunda | Plaster | [148] | |
William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1682, Relief Sculpture | 1820s | Nicholas Gevelot | Above the North Door, Capitol Rotunda | Sandstone | [298] | |
Women's Suffrage Parade, 1917 | 1974-1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [150] | |
York, 1777 | 1974 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [299] | |
Yorktown, 1781 | 1994 | Allyn Cox | Cox Corridors, U.S. Capitol Building | Oil on canvas | [300] | |
Zebulon Vance Statue | 1916 | Gutzon Borglum | National Statuary Hall | Bronze | [301] |
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