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African Americans in Art
This list includes works in the collections under the care of the Architect of the Capitol, U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, and is not exhaustive.
        
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    Bronze bust on a pedestal.

Bust of Martin Luther King Jr. in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

*See also: African American Artists*

Statues

**Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune**
	Marble by Nilda M. Comas, 2022. Located in National Statuary Hall.
	**Frederick Douglass**
	Bronze by Steve Weitzman, 2007. Placed in 2013. Located in CVC Emancipation Hall.
	**Rosa Parks**
	Bronze by Eugene Daub, 2013. Located in National Statuary Hall.Busts

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
	Bronze by John Wilson, 1985. Located in Rotunda.
	Sojourner Truth
	Bronze by Artis Lane, 2009. Located in CVC Emancipation Hall.Portraits

Blanche Kelso Bruce, Senator from Mississippi
	Senate Collection, oil on canvas by Simmie Knox, 2002. Located in Senate Wing, third floor.
	Shirley Chisholm, Representative from New York
	Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by Kadir Nelson, 2008. Located in House Connecting Corridor, first floor.
	William L. Dawson, Chair of Government Operations, 1969–1974
	Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by Robert Bruce Williams, 1968. Located in 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.
	Ron Dellums, Chair of Armed Services Committee 1993–1994
	Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by André White, 1997. Located in 2120 Rayburn House Office Building.
	William H. Gray III, Chair of Budget Committee 1985-1988
	Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by Simmie Knox, 1996. Located in 309 Cannon House Office Building.
	Augustus Hawkins, Chair of Education & Labor committee 1984–1991
	Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by Joseph Maniscalco, 1990. Located in 2181 Rayburn House Office Building.
	Parren Mitchell, Chair of the House Small Business Committee 1981–1986
	Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, photograph on canvas by Joseph D. Clipper Jr., no date. Located in 2361 Rayburn House Office BuildingPaintings

Hannibal Collinsin *Battle of Lake Erie, 1813*
	Senate Collection, oil on canvas by William H. Powell, 1873. Located in Senate wing, east stairway.
	Oscar Marion in *General Marion Inviting a British Officer to Share his Meal*
	Senate Collection, oil on canvas by John Blake White, circa 1810–1815. Located in Senate wing, third floor, south corridor.Murals

Crispus Attucks in *The Boston Massacre, 1770*
	Lunette in fresco by Constantino Brumidi, 1871. Located in Senate Appropriations Committee Room, S-128, north wall.
	Henry Garnet and several unidentified men in *Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866*
	Oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1974. Located in House wing, first floor, east corridor (Hall of Capitols).
	Ronald E. McNair in *The Challenger Crew*
	Oil on canvas by Charles Schmidt, 1987. Located in Brumidi Corridor, Senate wing, first floor.
	Joseph H. Rainey in "The First Black Congressman" vignette next to *Women's Suffrage Parade, 1917*
	Oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1982. Located in House wing, first floor, main east–west corridor (Great Experiment Hall).
	**Three workmen** in “The Cotton Gin” Vignette next to *Iron Foundry, circa 1850*
	Oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1982. Located in House wing, first floor, main east–west corridor (Great Experiment Hall).
	**Unidentified man** in *Capitol Site Selection, 1791*
	Oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1974. Located in House wing, first floor, east corridor (Hall of Capitols).
	**Unidentified man** in *Cornwallis Sues for Cessation of Hostilities Under the Flag of Truce*
	Fresco by Constantino Brumidi, 1857. Located in Members' Private Dining Room, H-117 (moved from House Chamber).
	**Unidentified man and woman** in *"Sharecroppers"* vignette in groin vault
	Oil on canvas by EverGreene Painting Studios, 1993. Located in House wing, first floor, west corridor (Westward Expansion Hall).
	Unidentified man voting in "Emancipation Proclamation" vignette next to *Lincoln's Second Inaugural, 1865*
	Oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1982. Located in House wing, first floor, main east–west corridor (Great Experiment Hall).
	**Unidentified young man holding mule** in *Westward the Course of Empire Takes It Way*
	Stereochromy by Emanuel Leutze, 1862. Located in House wing, west stairway.Plaques

Slave Labor Commemorative Marker
	Bronze plaque on Aquia Creek Sandstone made to commemorate the role that slave labor played in the construction of the Capitol Building. Installed 2012. Located in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, Emancipation Hall.
	**Officer Jacob Chestnut**Bronze plaque memorial to Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson who gave their lives defending the United States Capitol on July 24, 1998. Installed 1998. Located at the U.S. Capitol Memorial Door. Serve. Preserve. Inspire.

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