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.

Boston Tea Party, 1773

Boston Harbor appears in a moonlit scene, with people dressed as Native Americans throwing crates of tea from a boat; this famous event led to the Revolutionary War.

John Winthrop Statue

This statue of John Winthrop was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Massachusetts in 1876.

Samuel Adams Statue

Massachusetts gave this statue to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 1876. Sculptor Anne Whitney (1821-1915) was the second woman to complete a full-length statue for the Capitol and the first to have one included in the National Statuary Hall Collection.