Ephraim McDowell Statue
This statue of Ephraim McDowell was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Kentucky in 1929.
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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Ernest Gruening Statue
This statue of Ernest Gruening was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Alaska in 1977. Gruening served as governor of Alaska and as a U.S. Senator.
Esther Hobart Morris Statue
This statue of Esther Hobart Morris was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Wyoming in 1960. Morris is honored as a pioneer for women's suffrage.
Ethan Allen Statue
This statue of Ethan Allen was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Vermont in 1876. He is best remembered as the Founder of the State of Vermont.
Eusebio Kino Statue
This statue of Eusebio Kino was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Arizona in 1965.
Fame & Peace Crowning George Washington
The two winged figures, hovering in the air, hold laurel wreaths above the bust of the George Washington. Fame, on the right, also holds a trumpet; Peace, on the left, a palm branch.
Father Damien Statue
This statue of Father Damien was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Hawaii in 1969. He devoted his life to ministry for people with leprosy.
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.
Federal Vases
This pair of bronze vases, which artist Horatio Stone entitled "Ecce Homo" and "Freedom," have been variously referred to as "Philosophy" and "Invention," or more simply as the Federal Vases.
First Capitol Inauguration, 1829
Andrew Jackson, the first president to be inaugurated outdoors at the Capitol, is shown taking the oath from Chief Justice John Marshall.
First Cornerstone
Contemporary Masonic practice included the laying of an inscribed metal plate along with a cornerstone.