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African American Artists
        
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    Person standing at podium with flags behind.

Sculptor Artis Lane gives remarks at the Sojourner Truth bust dedication ceremony.

Below are examples of African American artists with works featured in the United States Capitol and congressional office buildings.

Locations for works in public areas are provided.

*See also: African Americans in Art*

Artists and Their Work(s)

**Littleton Alston (1958– )**

Statue of Willa Cather, novelist, journalist and editor
	U.S. Capitol Visitor Center**Jerrell Gibbs (1988– )**

Portrait of Elijah Eugene Cummings, chair of House Committee on Oversight and Reform**Simmie Knox (1935– )**

Portrait of Blanche Kelso Bruce, senator from Mississippi
	Senate Wing, third floor
	Portrait of John Conyers, chair of the House Committee on Government Operations
	Portrait of John Conyers, chair of the House Judiciary Committee
	Portrait of William H. Gray III, chair of House Committee on the Budget
	Portrait of Joseph Hayne Rainey, representative from South Carolina
	House Connecting Corridor, first floor
	Portrait of Charles B. Rangel, chair of House Committee on Ways and Means**Artis Lane (1927– )**

Bronze bust of Sojourner Truth, abolitionist and women's right advocate
	Emancipation Hall, U.S. Capitol Visitor Center**Kadir Nelson (1974– )**

Portrait of Shirley Anita Chisholm, representative from New York
	House Connecting Corridor, first floor**André White (1952– )**

Portrait of Ron Dellums, chair of House Committee on Armed Services
	Portrait of Florence Prag Kahn, first Jewish woman to serve in Congress
	East grand stair, first floor landing**John Wilson (1922–2015)**

Bronze bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights advocate
	Capitol Rotunda Serve. Preserve. Inspire.

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