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          ArtChief Sequoyah Tree|June 30, 2020Text of the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Commemorative Tree Sequoia gigantea (Giant Sequoia) Planted by Cherokee Indian Nation (Ga.) Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of The Birth of Sequoyah May 25, 1966 Honoree Details Cherokee Chief Sequoyah is credited with taking the traditional spoken word
    ArtU.S. Capitol Police End of Watch Tree|June 30, 2020Text of the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Ulmus americana 'Valley Forge' (Valley Forge American Elm) To Honor the Service and Sacrifice of Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson of the U.S. Capitol Police End of Watch July 24, 1998
    ArtEmmett Till Memorial TreeBy Sarah Davis|June 30, 2020Text of the Plaque U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Platanus occidentalis (American Sycamore) Sponsored by Maine Senator Susan M. Collins To Honor Emmett Louis Till, A Young African-American Man Whose Brutal Killing in 1955 Raised Public Awareness That Led to Civil Rights Reforms November 17, 2014
    ArtUlysses S. Grant Memorial|June 17, 2020The memorial to Ulysses S. Grant was dedicated in 1922. In late 2011, the care of the Grant Memorial was transferred from the National Park Service to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC). The bronze elements were restored in 2016 and lamp posts were installed in 2019.
    ArtSenate Fountain|June 11, 2020Authorization for its construction, for that of the terraces, and for landscaping was given on March 4, 1929. The fountain was designed by architects Bennett, Parsons and Frost and built under the direction of Architect of the Capitol David Lynn . It operated for the first time on July 16, 1932. The
    ArtRobert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon|June 11, 2020The Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon is located north of the United States Capitol , on Constitution Avenue between New Jersey Avenue and First Street, N.W. Designed by architect Douglas W. Orr, the memorial consists of a Tennessee marble tower and a 10-foot bronze statue of Senator Taft
    ArtPeace Monument|June 11, 2020The white marble Peace Monument was erected in 1877-1878 to commemorate the naval deaths at sea during the Civil War.
    ArtCourt of Neptune|June 11, 2020Passersby enjoy the play of the jets of water on the majestic, bearded and muscular king of the sea; his sons the tritons blowing conches; the frolicking, horseback-riding Nereids (sea nymphs); and the water-spouting turtles, frogs and sea serpent, placed in front of a grotto-like wall. The tritons
    ArtGarfield Monument|June 11, 2020The sculptural monument to President James A. Garfield by John Quincy Adams Ward (1830-1910), cast by The Henry-Bonnard Co. of New York, with a pedestal designed by Richard Morris Hunt, is an outstanding example of American sculpture. The monument stands in the circle at First Street, S.W., and
    ArtFederal VasesBy Sarah Davis|February 7, 2019This 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.
    ArtFlight 93 Memorial PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|September 11, 2018Congress authorized this memorial plaque to commemorate the heroic acts carried out by the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001.
    ArtA Cascade of BooksBy Sarah Davis|August 7, 2018A Cascade of Books by Frank Eliscu is a bronze sculptural screen that rises five stories above the main entrance to the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress. Measuring approximately 50 feet high by 35 feet wide, it consists of 98 open books, with some as large as five feet wide
    ArtPOW/MIA Chair of HonorBy Sarah Davis|May 23, 2018In November 2017 a Chair of Honor was unveiled in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center's Emancipation Hall to commemorate American service men and women who are prisoners of war or missing in action (POW/MIA). This chair is one of the original ordered in 1857 for the new House Chamber.
    ArtThomas Edison StatueBy Sarah Davis|September 20, 2016This statue of Thomas Edison was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Ohio in 2016. Edison's statue replaced one of William Allen, which the state donated to the Collection in 1887.
    ArtAmerica at PeaceBy Sarah Davis|August 19, 2016This mural, painted during the Second World War, shows a vision of America at peace.
    ArtBusts of Vice Presidents of the United StatesBy Sarah Davis|December 3, 2015The vice president of the United States presides over the United States Senate, and the Senate honors these individuals in a collection of marble busts displayed in the U.S. Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol is responsible for working with the subject to select a sculptor, contracting with the
    ArtBarry Goldwater StatueBy Sarah Davis|February 19, 2015This statue of Barry Goldwater was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Arizona in 2015. Goldwater's statue replaced one of John Campbell Greenway, which the state of Arizona donated to the National Statuary Hall Collection in 1930.
    ArtDr. Norman E. Borlaug Statue|March 21, 2014This statue of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Iowa in 2014. Borlaug's statue replaced a statue of James Harlan, which Iowa had donated in 1910.
    ArtJames Madison Statue|February 7, 2014The statue of James Madison in James Madison Memorial Hall of the Library of Congress James Madison Memorial Building depicts him as a man in his thirties, sitting erect in a chair that is draped with a cloak; his right foot projects beyond the statue's self base. In his right hand is a volume of
    ArtSir Winston Churchill Bust|October 30, 2013The bust of Sir Winston Churchill is the third estate cast made from a life model that was created in the 1950s. The tributes carved on the pedestal are "Statesman, Honorary U.S. Citizen, Defender of Freedom."
    ArtAmateis Doors|October 18, 2013The bronze Amateis Doors are on display in the House Wing of the U.S. Capitol, across from the Bulfinch stairway near the Memorial Door entrance. The doors are cast in relief ranging from very low to high and consist of a transom, two valves and a surrounding frame.
    ArtFrederick Douglass Statue|June 18, 2013The statue of noted abolitionist Frederick Douglass features him standing beside a lectern and an inkwell with quill pen sits in reference to his work as an author.
    ArtGabriel “Gabe” Zimmerman Plaque|April 16, 2013
    ArtRosa Parks Statue|February 27, 2013Rosa Parks' statue was unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, approximately 100 years after her birth on February 4, 1913. This statue depicts Parks seated on a rock-like formation of which she seems almost a part, symbolizing her famous refusal to give up her bus seat in
    ArtSlave Labor Commemorative MarkerBy Lori Taylor|May 8, 2012On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Congress unveiled a marker to commemorate the important role played by laborers, including enslaved African Americans, in building the United States Capitol. Their contributions were essential for the constructing what would later become known as the Temple of Liberty.
    ArtCox Corridors MuralsBy Sarah Davis|March 6, 2012Designed by renowned artist Allyn Cox (1896-1982), three corridors on the first floor of the U.S. Capitol's House wing are elaborately decorated with wall and ceiling murals that include historical scenes, portraits and maps related to the development and growth of the United States.
    ArtBrumidi Corridors MuralsBy Sarah Davis|March 6, 2012The first floor of the U.S. Capitol's Senate wing is elaborately decorated with these wall and ceiling murals.
    ArtQuotation from Daniel Webster PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtArthur H. Vandenberg Room PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    ArtThe President's Trees PlaqueBy Sarah Davis|February 15, 2012
    
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