The Art Collection

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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 (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.

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.

Gerald Ford, 38th president of the United States, was the first person to assume the offices of vice president and president upon the resignation of his predecessors. This followed upon 25 years of service in Congress, including eight as House minority leader.

This mural shows different methods used by prospectors in the search for wealth in California, the Yukon and Alaska.