Fur Trade
A longhouse of the northwest is decorated with paintings and set amid totems. Before the building, a fur trader is trading guns to the Native Americans for furs.
Architect of the Capitol employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements, landscape features and more.
Browse our pieces below or learn more about the artists, collections and subjects.
Gaius, Relief Portrait
Gaius (c. 110-180) Roman jurist. Author of numerous works, the most noted being the Institutes, a complete exposition of the elements of Roman law that were the foundation of Roman civil law.
Garfield Monument
The sculptural monument to President James A. Garfield by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910), cast by The Henry-Bonnard Co.
General George Washington Resigning His Commission
The painting General George Washington Resigning His Commission by John Trumbull is on display in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. This painting depicts the scene on Dec. 23, 1783, in the Maryland State House in Annapolis when George Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
Genius of America Pediment
The Genius of America features figures of America, Justice and Hope. The entire pediment is 81 feet 6 inches in length and the figures are 9 feet high.
George Clinton Statue
This statue of George Clinton was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by New York in 1873. Clinton was the first governor of the state of New York.
George Laird Shoup Statue
This statue of George Laird Shoup was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Idaho in 1910. Shoup was the first governor of the state of Idaho and served in the U.S. Senate.
George M. White Portrait
George M. White, who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1971 until 1995, constructed the Library of Congress Madison building, the Hart Senate Office Building, and the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building.
George Mason, Relief Portrait
George Mason (1726-1792) American political leader. Drafted the Virginia Constitution and Declaration of Rights in 1776; was a member of the constitutional convention of 1787; led opposition to the ratification of the Constitution until the Bill of Rights was added.
George Washington Statue
This statue of George Washington was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Virginia in 1934. After serving as commander of the Continental Army and presiding over the Constitutional Convention, George Washington was unanimously elected the first President of the United States.
George Washington's Houses Plaque
This plaque was a gift of the District of Columbia, placed during George Washington Bicentennial in 1932 at the Capitol Plaza fountain terrace.