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          ArtGenius of America PedimentBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The Genius of America features figures of America, Justice and Hope. The entire pediment is 81 feet 6 inches in length and the figures are 9 feet high.
    ArtPortrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. AnthonyBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012This group portrait monument to the pioneers of the woman suffrage movement, which won women the right to vote in 1920, was sculpted from an 8-ton block of marble in Carrara, Italy. The monument features portrait busts of three movement leaders: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia
    ArtFame & Peace Crowning George WashingtonBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The two winged figures, hovering in the air, hold laurel wreaths above the bust of the George Washington. Fame, on the right, also holds a trumpet; Peace, on the left, a palm branch.
    ArtJustice and History SculptureBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Justice and History features two draped female figures reclining against a globe.
    ArtLiberty and the Eagle SculptureBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012In the niche above the entablature on the south wall of National Statuary Hall stands the heroic-sized figure of Liberty.
    ArtMountains and Clouds SculptureBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012"Mountains and Clouds" is the most monumental and most modern sculpture on the United States Capitol campus. This piece is Alexander Calder's only work that combined a separate mobile and a stabile (or standing sculpture).
    ArtAbraham Lincoln BustBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Abraham Lincoln's bust was carved directly from the block of marble rather than creating a copy of a plaster cast made from a clay model. Sculpted by Gutzon Borglum, best known for his sculptures at Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.
    ArtRaoul Wallenberg BustBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Raoul Wallenberg was a Swedish humanitarian who worked at his country's legation in Budapest during World War II and used his diplomatic status to save the lives of tens of thousands of Jews threatened by the occupying Nazi forces and their Hungarian collaborators. His determination and
    ArtSojourner Truth BustBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Sojourner Truth's bust is the first sculpture to honor an African American woman in the United States Capitol.
    ArtWilliam Penn and the IndiansBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012William Penn is shown at center with the Delaware Indians at the time of the Treaty of Shackamaxon. This treaty formalized the purchase of land in Pennsylvania and cemented an amicable relationship between the Quakers and the Indians for almost a hundred years. This scene was that last one on which
    ArtPeace at the End of the Civil WarBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012A Confederate soldier and a Union soldier shake hands, marking the reunion of the country after the devastation of the Civil War. A cotton plant and a northern pine tree symbolize the South and the North, respectively. This is the first of Allyn Cox's three scenes. (1865)
    ArtSurrender of CornwallisBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012General George Washington, on horseback, receives the sword of surrender from Major General O'Hare, who represented Lord Cornwallis after his defeat at Yorktown, the last battle of the American Revolution. (1781)
    ArtDeath of TecumsehBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Tecumseh, a brilliant Indian chief, warrior and orator, is shown being fatally shot by Colonel Johnson at the Battle of the Thames in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. Tecumseh and his followers joined forces with the British to resist the encroachment of settlers on Indian territory. With
    ArtDeclaration of IndependenceBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012This idealized depiction shows the principal authors of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, reading the document to colonists. (1776)
    ArtDiscovery of Gold in CaliforniaBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill set off the California gold rush of 1849. In this scene prospectors dig for gold with picks and shovels and pan for the precious metal. In the center three well-dressed men, possibly Sutter and two friends, carefully examine the contents of a prospector's pan
    ArtLanding of the PilgrimsBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012A group of Pilgrims, led by William Brewster, is shown giving thanks for their safe voyage after their arrival in Plymouth, Massachusetts. (1620)
    ArtLanding of ColumbusBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Christopher Columbus disembarks from the Santa Maria on a plank, greeted by Native Americans. This is the first of four scenes of Spanish conquest. Brumidi's central figure seems to have been inspired by a statue of Columbus by Luigi Persico, which was then at the east central steps of the Capitol.
    ArtPizarro Going to PeruBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The Spanish conqueror of Peru, Francisco Pizarro, leading his horse, pushes through the jungle searching for El Dorado, the mythical land of gold. Pizarro eventually captured the Inca capital, Cuzco. (1533)
    ArtNaval Gun Crew in the Spanish-American WarBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012A gun crew prepares to fire a Naval gun in one of the two great naval battles of the Spanish-American War. In the course of helping Cuba win independence from Spain the United States became prominent in world affairs by acquiring a colonial empire (Puerto Rico and Guam) and establishing naval
    ArtOglethorpe and the IndiansBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012James Oglethorpe, who founded the colony of Georgia and became its first governor, is shown making peace on the site of Savannah with the chief of the Muskogee Indians, who presents a buffalo skin decorated with an eagle, symbol of love and protection. (1732)
    ArtAmerica and HistoryBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The first panel contains the only allegorical figures in the frieze. America, wearing a liberty cap, stands in the center with her spear and shield.
    ArtBattle of LexingtonBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012British troops fire on colonists, who had gathered at Lexington to stop them from going on to Concord to destroy a colonial supply depot. Major Pitcairn, the British officer on horseback, had ordered the colonists to disarm and disperse. As they began to do so, a single shot was fired, which led to
    ArtThe Birth of AviationBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The first flight at Kitty Hawk (December 17, 1903) is depicted, with Orville Wright in the Flyer, which has just left the ground, and Wilbur running alongside to steady the wing. In the background stand Leonardo da Vinci, Samuel Pierpont Langley, and Octave Chanute; each holds a model of his earlier
    ArtCaptain Smith and PocahontasBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Pocahontas saves Captain John Smith, one of the founders of Jamestown, Virginia, from being clubbed to death. Her father, Chief Powhatan, is seated at the left. This scene is the first showing English settlement. (1607)
    ArtWestward the Course of Empire Takes Its WayBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Emanuel Leutze's mural celebrates the western expansion of the United States. A group of pioneers and their train of covered wagons are pictured at the continental divide, looking towards the sunset and the Pacific Ocean. The border depicts vignettes of exploration and frontier mythology. Beneath
    ArtSigning of the ConstitutionBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Howard Chandler Christy's painting depicts Independence Hall in Philadelphia on September 17, 1787. Completed in 1940, the 20-by-30-foot framed oil-on-canvas scene is on display in the east grand stairway of the House wing.
    ArtThe Columbus DoorsBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The Columbus Doors, also called the Rogers Doors or Rotunda Doors, stand imposingly at the main entrance to the U.S. Capitol Building, almost 17 feet high and weighing 20,000 pounds. Designed by American sculptor Randolph Rogers, each scene depicting the life of Christopher Columbus is finely
    ArtApotheosis of WashingtonBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012Painted in 1865 by Constantino Brumidi, the Apotheosis of Washington in the eye of the U.S. Capitol Building's Rotunda depicts George Washington rising to the heavens in glory.
    ArtNational Statuary Hall CollectionBy Sarah Davis|January 5, 2012The National Statuary Hall Collection is comprised of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history.
    ArtCar of History ClockBy Sarah Davis|January 4, 2012The marble Car of History by Carlo Franzoni (1789-1819) is located above the north door to National Statuary Hall (the Old Hall of the House of Representatives) in the United States Capitol.
    
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