United States Capitol art

For a list of artwork, see List of artwork at the United States Capitol complex.

Sculptures in National Statuary Hall, as part of the National Statuary Hall Collection, in 2016

The United States Capitol displays public artworks by a variety of artists, including the National Statuary Hall Collection and United States Senate Vice Presidential Bust Collection.

## Paintings

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## Sculpture

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Sculptures include those within the National Statuary Hall Collection and United States Senate Vice Presidential Bust Collection. Other sculptures include a bust of Martin Luther King Jr., the Columbus Doors, and the Revolutionary War Door.

### National Statuary Hall Collection

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Main article: National Statuary Hall Collection

See also: Statues of the National Statuary Hall Collection

The National Statuary Hall Collection is composed of statues donated by individual U.S. states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives, which was then renamed National Statuary Hall. The expanding collection has since been spread throughout the Capitol and its Visitor Center.

### Other portrait sculpture

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Other sculptures under the control of the Architect of the Capitol include the following:[1]

Honoree | Medium | Sculptor | Date placed | Location

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Abraham Lincoln | Marble | Vinnie Ream | 1871 | Rotunda
Alexander Hamilton | Marble | Horatio Stone | 1868 | Rotunda
Martin Luther King Jr. | Bronze | John Woodrow Wilson | 1986 | Rotunda
Edward Dickinson Baker | Marble | Horatio Stone | 1876 | Hall of Columns
Sojourner Truth | Bronze | Artis Lane | 2009 | Capitol Visitor Center
James Madison | Marble | Walker Hancock | 1976 | James Madison Memorial Building
Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony | Marble | Adelaide Johnson | 1920 | Rotunda
Thomas Jefferson | Bronze | Pierre-Jean David d’Angers | 1834 | Rotunda
Ulysses S. Grant | Marble | Franklin Simmons | 1899 | Rotunda
Rosa Parks | Bronze | Eugene Daub | 2013 | National Statuary Hall
Frederick Douglass | Bronze | Steven Weitzman | 2013 | Capitol Visitor Center[2]
John Marshall | Bronze | William Wetmore Story | 1884 | Capitol Grounds, West Front
Robert A. Taft | Bronze | Wheeler Williams | 1959 | Square 633, Capitol Grounds

### Allegorical or mythological sculpture

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Title | Medium | Sculptor | Date placed | Location | Comment

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Car of History | Marble | Carlo Franzoni | 1819 | National Statuary Hall | represents Clio, the muse of history
Liberty and the Eagle | Plaster | Enrico Causici | 1817–1819 | National Statuary Hall |
Statue of Freedom | Bronze | Thomas Crawford | 1863 | top of dome |
The Progress of Civilization[3] | Marble | Thomas Crawford | 1863 | Pediment over Senate Portico, East Front |
Apotheosis of Democracy[4] | Marble | Paul Wayland Bartlett | 1916 | Pediment, East Front | Figures of Peace protecting Genius surrounded by scenes representing Industry and Agriculture
Genius of America (1) | Sandstone | Luigi Persico | 1825–1828 | Pediment, East Central Entrance | America with Justice and Hope, duplicated and replaced by Genius of America (2)
Genius of America (2) | Marble | Bruno Mankowski | 1959–1960 | Pediment, East Central Entrance | duplicate in marble of Genius of America (1)
Fame and Peace Crowning George Washington (1) | Sandstone | Antonio Capellano | 1827 | East central portico, above the Rotunda doors | duplicated and replaced by Fame and Peace ... (2)
Fame and Peace Crowning George Washington (2) | Marble | G. Gianetti | 1959–1960 | East central portico, above the Rotunda doors | duplicate in marble of Fame and Peace ... (1)
Justice and History[5] | Marble | Thomas Crawford | 1863 | East Front |

## See also

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* List of artwork at the United States Capitol complex
* Art in the White House

## References

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1. ^ "Other Statues". Architect of the Capitol, United States Capitol. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
2. ^ P.L. 112-179, enacted September 20, 2012, authorized the acceptance of the Frederick Douglass statue as a gift of the District of Columbia to be placed "in a suitable permanent location in Emancipation Hall of the United States Capitol." "Public Law 112-179" (PDF). United States Congress. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
3. ^ Architect of the Capitol Under the Direction of the Joint Committee on the Library, Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol, United States Government Printing Office, Washington 1965 p. 380
4. ^ Architect of the Capitol 1965, p. 379. sfn error: no target: CITEREFArchitect_of_the_Capitol1965 (help)
5. ^ Architect of the Capitol 1965, p. 366. sfn error: no target: CITEREFArchitect_of_the_Capitol1965 (help)

## External links

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* United States portal
* Visual arts portal

* "The Art Collection". Architect of the Capitol.
* "The Capitol Collection: Artwork at the U.S. Capitol". United States Capitol Historical Society.

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