Artwork in the United States Capitol and legislative buildings featuring African Americans is listed below.
Statues
- Frederick Douglass
Bronze by Steven Weitzman, 2013 - Rosa Parks
Bronze by Daub and Firmin Studios, LLC, 2013
Busts
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Bronze by John Wilson, 1985. - Sojourner Truth
Bronze by Artis Lane, 2009.
Portraits
- Blanche Kelso Bruce, Senator from Mississippi
Senate Collection, oil on canvas by Simmie Lee Knox, 2001. - Shirley Chisholm, Representative from New York
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by Kadir Nelson, 2008. - 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. - Ron Dellums, Chair of Armed Services Committee 1993–1994
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by André White, 1997. - William H. Gray III, Chair of Budget Committee 1985-1988
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by Simmie Lee Knox, 1996. - Augustus Hawkins, Chair of Education & Labor committee 1984–1991
Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives, oil on canvas by Joseph Maniscalco, 1990. - 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., 1982.
Paintings
- Hannibal Collins
Battle of Lake Erie, 1813, by William H. Powell, Senate Collection - Oscar Marion
General Marion Inviting a British Officer to Share his Meal, by John Blake White, Senate Collection
Murals
- Ronald E. McNair
The Challenger Crew, Oil on canvas by Charles Schmidt, 1987. - Crispus Attucks
The Boston Massacre, 1770, Lunette in fresco by Constantino Brumidi, 1871. - Henry Garnet and several unidentified men
Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866, Oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1974. - Unidentified man voting
"Emancipation Proclamation" vignette next to Lincoln's Second Inaugural, 1865, Oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1982. - Joseph H. Rainey
"The First Black Congressman" vignette next to Women's Suffrage Parade, 1917, Oil on canvas by Allyn Cox, 1982.
Memorials
- Slave Labor Commemorative Marker
Commemorating the important role played by laborers, including enslaved African Americans, in building the United States Capitol, 2012. - Officer Jacob Chestnut
Chestnut-Gibson Plaque, Memorial to Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective John Gibson who gave their lives defending the United States Capitol on July 24, 1998.