AOC employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements and landscape features. Browse the collection below or learn more about our artists and featured collections.

Amelia Earhart Statue

Amelia Mary Earhart (1897-c.1937) was a record-setting aviator, an author, and a businesswoman. This statue was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Kansas in 2022. Sculptors Mark and George Lundeen are brothers; they also sculpted the statue of John L. "Jack" Swigert.

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) was an educator, civil rights activist, and presidential advisor. This statue was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Florida in 2022. Nilda Comas is the first artist of Puerto Rican descent commissioned to sculpt a statue for the National Statuary Hall Collection.

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.

Florence R. Sabin Statue

This statue of Florence Sabin was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Colorado in 1959.

Frances E. Willard Statue

This statue of Frances Willard was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Illinois in 1905. Her statue was the first honoring a woman to be chosen for the collection.

Helen Keller Statue

This statue of Helen Keller was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Alabama in 2009. Keller's statue replaced a statue of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, which Alabama had donated in 1908.

Jeannette Rankin Statue

This statue of Jeannette Rankin was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Montana in 1985. She was the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Marcus Whitman Statue

This statue of Marcus Whitman was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Washington in 1953. Whitman was born in 1802 and died in 1847; he is best remembered for his roles as a physician and missionary.

Maria Sanford Statue

This statue of Maria Sanford was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Minnesota in 1958.

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.

Sarah Winnemucca Statue

This statue of Sarah Winnemucca was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Nevada in 2005.

Willa Cather Statue

Nebraska gave this statue of Willa Cather to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 2023. Littleton Alston (1958- ) is the first African American sculptor to be represented in this collection.