AOC employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements and landscape features. Browse the collection below or learn more about our artists and featured collections.

Father Junipero Serra Statue

This statue of Father Junipero Serra was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by California in 1931. He is recognized as one of the most important Spanish missionaries in the New World.

Ronald Wilson Reagan Statue

This statue of President Ronald Wilson Reagan was donated to the National Statuary Hall Collection by California in 2009. It replaces a statue of Thomas Starr King, which the State of California had donated in 1931.

Spanish Mission

A converted Native American kneels in prayer under the guidance of a monk in front of the El Carmelo mission.