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Capitol Campus Art

 

A list of Women Depicted in Art in the United States Capitol and Legislative Buildings is also available.

Artist
(some birth/death dates have yet to be found)
Work
(with links to images if available; state names in parentheses indicate a statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection)
Ames, Sarah Fisher (1817-1901)
Marble bust of President Abraham Lincoln
Beaux, Cecilia (1863-1942)
Portrait of Sereno E. Payne, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
Brisbane, Margaret Preble (1901- )
Portrait of Royal C. Johnson, Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Portrait of John E. Rankin, Chairman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Brown, Betty Beaumont (1913-1993)
Portrait of William M. Colmer, Chairman of the House Rules Committee
Buba, Joy Flinsch (1904-1998)
Bronze statue of Dr. Florence R. Sabin (10k), teacher and scientist (Colorado)
Burdette, Hattie E. (1875-1955)
Portrait of John Langdon, first president pro tempore of the Senate
Cadwalader-Guild, Emma (1843-1911)
Bronze bust of President William McKinley
Dimmitt, Kathryne Cooksey (1910- )
Portrait of Samuel J. Randall, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee
Drew, Dorothy Hart (1910-1994)
Portrait of George A. Dondero, Chairman of the House Public Works Committee
Dunbar, Anna Glenny (1888-?)
Bronze bust of Walter G. Andrews, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
Edmonds, Esther (1888-1976)
Portrait of James L. Orr, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Edwards, Kate Flournoy (1877-?)
Portrait of Philip P. Barbour, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Escobar, Marisol (1930- )
Bronze statue of Father Damien (8k), missionary devoted to the care of lepers (Hawaii)
Fassett, Cornelia Adele (1831-1898)
Painting Electoral Commission of 1877 (The Florida Case)
Portrait of James A. Garfield, Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee
Fraser, Laura Gardin (1889-1966)
Marble relief portrait of Colbert (19k)
Marble relief portrait of Edward I (20k)
Marble relief portrait of Papinian (20k)
Goodwin, Frances M. (1855?-1929)
Marble bust of Vice President Schuyler Colfax
Hale, Ellen Day (1855-1940)
Portrait of John G. Carlisle, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Harlan, Roma C. (1912- )
Portrait of Senator Kenneth Spicer Wherry
Hartley, Elaine
Portrait of Mary T. Norton, Chairwoman of the House District of Columbia Committee
Hergesheimer, E. Sophonisba (1873-?)
Portrait of Joseph W. Byrns, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Herndl, Maria (1860-1912)
Stained glass, "George Washington Memorial Window"
Stained glass circular skylights
Replacement stained glass state seals in the ceiling of the House Chamber (removed during 1950 remodeling of the Chamber)
Jacobson, Yolande (1921- )
Bronze statue of Patrick A. McCarran (10k), jurist and senator (Nevada)
Johnson, Adelaide (1846-1955)
Marble portrait monument, Portrait Monument to Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Susan B. Anthony
Lane, Artis (1927- ) Bronze Bust of Sojourner Truth
Margolin, Miri (?- ) Bronze Bust of Raoul Wallenberg
Mason, Jimilu (1930- )
Marble bust of Constantino Brumidi, Italian artist who decorated the Capitol
Marble bust of Vice President Lyndon Johnson
Mears, Helen Farnsworth (1878-1916)
Marble statue of Frances E. Willard (11k), founder and president of World's Christian Temperance Union (Illinois)
Mimnaugh, Terry (1956- )
Bronze statue of Jeannette Rankin (12k), first woman elected to Congress (Montana)
Morrell, Imogene Robinson (1818-1908)
Portrait of Senator John Dix
Nevin, Blanche (1838-1925)
Marble statue of John P.G. Muhlenberg (10k), member of the House of Representatives and Senator (Pennsylvania)
Newman, Willie Betty (1864/5-1935)
Portrait of John Bell, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Ney, Elisabet (1833-1907)
Marble statue of Stephen F. Austin (10k), colonizer and patriot (Texas)
Marble statue of Sam Houston (10k), member of the House of Representatives and Senate (Texas)
Parker, Margaret (1947- )
Tapestry, Night in the Forest
Peale, Sarah Miriam (1800-1885)
Portrait of President Milliard Fillmore (attributed)
Polk, Rebecca (1858-?)
Portrait of James K. Polk, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Pugh, Mabel (1891-?)
Portrait of Herbert Bonner, Chairman of the House Merchant Marine & Fisheries Committee
Portrait of Harold D. Cooley, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
Portrait of Clifford R. Hope, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
Putnam, Brenda (1890-1975)
Marble relief portrait of Maimonides (20k)
Marble relief portrait of Solon (20k)
Marble relief portrait of Tribonian (19k)
Ransom, Caroline L. Ormes (1838-1910)
Portrait of Joshua R. Giddings, member of the House of Representatives
Portrait of John W. Taylor, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Raymond, Evelyn
Bronze statue of Maria L. Sanford (8k), orator and educator (Minnesota)
Ream, Vinnie (1847-1914)
Bronze statue of Samuel J. Kirkwood (10k), Senator and Secretary of the Interior (Iowa)
Marble statue of President Abraham Lincoln
Bronze statue of Sequoyah (14k), inventor of the Cherokee alphabet (Oklahoma)
Ross, Wendy (1949- )
Bronze bust of Senator Henry "Scoop" Jackson
Satrom, Charlen Jeffrey (1939 - )
Portrait of Don Young, Chairman of the House Resource Committee
Scholz, Belle Kinney (1890-1959)
Bronze statue of Andrew Jackson (13k), soldier and President of the U.S. (Tennessee)
Bronze statue of John Sevier (11k), first governor of Tennessee and member of the House of Representatives (Tennessee)
Shourds, Dalton (1935- )
Portrait of John W. Flannagan, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
Portrait of Hampton P. Fulmer, Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee
Silvercruys, Suzanne (1898-1973)
Bronze statue of Eusebio F. Kino (12k), missionary and explorer (Arizona)
Marble bust of Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Speaker of the House of Representatives
Sparrow, Louise Kidder (1884-1979)
Plaster bust of Theodore Burton, member of the House of Representatives and Senate
Spencer, Jean Van Vliet (1904?- )
Portrait of Daniel Alden Reed, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee
Sprung, Sharon (1953- )
Portrait of Jeanette Rankin, first woman elected to Congress (Montana)
Stanton, Lucy M. (1875-1931)
Portrait of Howell Cobb, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Vonnoh, Bessie Potter (1872-1954)
Marble bust of James S. Sherman, Vice President of the United States
Waite, Emily B. (1887-?)
Portrait of Philip J. Philbin, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee
Walker, Nellie V. (1874-1973)
Bronze statue of James Harlan (7k), educator, Senator, and Secretary of the Interior (Iowa)
Whitney, Anne (1821-1915)
Marble statue of Samuel Adams (9k), signer of the Declaration of Independence, governor of Massachusetts (Massachusetts)
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