Robert Fulton Statue
This statue of Robert Fulton was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Pennsylvania in 1889. Fulton was an engineer and inventor best remembered for building America's first steamboat.
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.
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Robert Joseph Pothier, Relief Portrait
Robert Joseph Pothier (1699-1772) French jurist; author of the Digest of Pandects of Justinian, a classic study of Roman law; author of several treatises on French law, which were incorporated in the French Code Civil.
Robert M. La Follette Statue
This statue of Robert M. La Follette was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Wisconsin in 1929.
Robert R. Livingston Statue
This statue of Robert R. Livingston was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by New York in 1875. Livingston was a lawyer, politician and diplomat.
Roger Sherman Statue
This statue of Roger Sherman was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Connecticut in 1872. Sherman was the only member of the Continental Congress who signed all four of the great state papers: the Association of 1774, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution.
Roger Williams Statue
This statue of Roger Williams was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Rhode Island in 1872.
Ronald Reagan Statue
This statue of President Ronald Wilson Reagan was donated to the National Statuary Hall Collection by California in 2009.
Rosa Parks Statue
Rosa Parks' statue was unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, approximately 100 years after her birth on February 4, 1913. This statue depicts Parks seated on a rock-like formation of which she seems almost a part, symbolizing her famous refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955.
Rotunda During Civil War, 1862
For about six weeks in the fall of 1862 the Rotunda (as well as other chambers and hallways) w
Rotunda East Door Clock
This bronze clock was installed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in 1965. Sculptor Lee Lawrie also designed two additional clocks for the U.S. Capitol.
Saint Louis, Relief Portrait
Saint Louis (1214-1270) King Louis IX of France. Author of the Mise of Amiens, a judgment on a dispute between Henry III and rebellious English barons.
Sakakawea Statue
This statue of Sakakawea was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by North Dakota in 2003. The eight-foot-high bronze statue depicts Sakakawea looking westward, with her infant son strapped on her back.