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Statues Of The National Statuary Hall Collection

The National Statuary Hall Collection holds statues donated by each of the United States, portraying notable persons in the histories of the respective states. Displayed in the National Statuary Hall and other parts of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., the collection includes two statues from each state, except for Virginia which currently has one, making a total of 99.

On July 2, 1864, Congress established the National Statuary Hall: "States [may] provide and furnish statues, in marble or bronze, not exceeding two in number for each State, of deceased persons who have been citizens thereof, and illustrious for their historic renown or for distinguished civic or military services such as each State may deem to be worthy of this national commemoration." The first statue was installed in 1870, and, by 1971, the collection included at least one statue from every state. In 1933, Congress passed House Concurrent Resolution No. 47, which limited each state to only one statue in the Statuary Hall. Others would be distributed throughout the Capitol building. In 2000, Congress amended a law to allow states to replace their statues. 15 statues have since then been removed and replaced.

The National Statuary Hall Collection comprises 60 statues of bronze and 39 of marble. Several sculptors have created multiple statues for the collection, the most prolific being Charles Henry Niehaus who sculpted eight statues currently and formerly in the collection. The US states that sent the statues, not Congress nor the Architect of the Capitol, are authorized to remove them. Kansas was the first state to replace a statue in 2003, and the first state to replace both in 2022.

Statues

Current

Table featuring sculptures in the National Statuary Hall Collection
Commissioned by Statue Image Medium Sculptor Year placed Location Ref.
Alabama Statue of Helen Keller Bronze Edward Hlavka 2009 Capitol Visitor Center
Statue of Joseph Wheeler Bronze Berthold Nebel 1925 National Statuary Hall
Alaska Statue of Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett Bronze Felix de Weldon 1971 House corridor, 2nd floor
Statue of Ernest Gruening Bronze George Anthonisen 1977 Capitol Visitor Center
Arizona Statue of Barry Goldwater Bronze Deborah Copenhaver Fellows 2015 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Eusebio Kino Bronze Suzanne Silvercruys 1965 Capitol Visitor Center
Arkansas Statue of James Paul Clarke Marble Pompeo Coppini 1921 Capitol Visitor Center
Statue of Daisy Bates Bronze Benjamin Victor 2024 National Statuary Hall
California Statue of Ronald Reagan Bronze Chas Fagan 2009 Rotunda
Statue of Junípero Serra Bronze Ettore Cadorin 1931 National Statuary Hall
Colorado Statue of Florence R. Sabin Bronze Joy Buba 1959 Hall of Columns
Statue of Jack Swigert Bronze Mark Lundeen and George Lundeen 1997 Capitol Visitor Center
Connecticut Statue of Roger Sherman Marble Chauncey Ives 1872 Crypt
Statue of Jonathan Trumbull Marble Chauncey Ives 1872 House corridor, 2nd floor
Delaware Statue of John M. Clayton Marble Bryant Baker 1934 Capitol Visitor Center
Statue of Caesar Rodney Marble Bryant Baker 1934 Crypt
Florida Statue of John Gorrie Marble C. Adrian Pillars 1914 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune Marble Nilda M. Comas 2022 National Statuary Hall
Georgia Statue of Crawford Long Marble J. Massey Rhind 1926 Crypt
Statue of Alexander H. Stephens Marble Gutzon Borglum 1927 National Statuary Hall
Hawaii Statue of Father Damien Bronze Marisol Escobar 1969 Hall of Columns
Statue of Kamehameha I Bronze Thomas Ridgeway Gould 1969 Capitol Visitor Center
Idaho Statue of William Borah Bronze Bryant Baker 1947 Capitol Visitor Center
Statue of George L. Shoup Marble Frederick Triebel 1910 National Statuary Hall
Illinois Statue of James Shields Bronze Leonard W. Volk 1893 Hall of Columns
Statue of Frances Willard Marble Helen Farnsworth Mears 1905 National Statuary Hall
Indiana Statue of Oliver P. Morton Marble Charles Niehaus 1900 Senate Wing, 1st floor
Statue of Lew Wallace Marble Andrew O'Connor 1910 National Statuary Hall
Iowa Statue of Norman Borlaug Bronze Benjamin Victor 2014 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Samuel J. Kirkwood Bronze Vinnie Ream 1913 National Statuary Hall
Kansas Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower Statue of Dwight D Eisenhower by Jim brothers Bronze Jim Brothers 2003 Rotunda
Statue of Amelia Earhart Amelia Earhart Statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection Bronze Mark Lundeen and George Lundeen 2022 National Statuary Hall
Kentucky Statue of Henry Clay Bronze Charles Niehaus 1929 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Ephraim McDowell Bronze Charles Niehaus 1929 Capitol Visitor Center
Louisiana Statue of Huey Long Bronze Charles Keck 1941 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Edward Douglass White Bronze Arthur C. Morgan 1955 Capitol Visitor Center
Maine Statue of Hannibal Hamlin Bronze Charles Tefft 1935 National Statuary Hall
Statue of William King Marble Franklin Simmons 1878 House corridor, 2nd floor
Maryland Statue of Charles Carroll of Carrollton Bronze Richard E. Brooks 1903 Crypt
Statue of John Hanson Bronze Richard E. Brooks 1903 Senate corridor, 2nd floor
Massachusetts Statue of Samuel Adams Marble Anne Whitney 1876 Crypt
Statue of John Winthrop Marble Richard S. Greenough 1876 Hall of Columns
Michigan Statue of Lewis Cass Marble Daniel Chester French 1889 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Gerald Ford Bronze J. Brett Grill 2011 Rotunda
Minnesota Statue of Henry Mower Rice Marble Frederick Triebel 1916 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Maria Sanford Bronze Evelyn Raymond 1958 Capitol Visitor Center
Mississippi Statue of Jefferson Davis Bronze Augustus Lukeman 1931 National Statuary Hall
Statue of James Z. George Bronze Augustus Lukeman 1931 Capitol Visitor Center
Missouri Statue of Harry S. Truman Bronze Tom Corbin 2022 Rotunda
Statue of Francis Preston Blair Jr. Marble Alexander Doyle 1899 Hall of Columns
Montana Statue of Jeannette Rankin Bronze Terry Mimnaugh 1985 Capitol Visitor Center
Statue of Charles Marion Russell Bronze John Weaver 1959 National Statuary Hall
Nebraska Statue of Standing Bear Bronze Benjamin Victor 2019 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Willa Cather Bronze Littleton Alston 2023 Capitol Visitor Center
Nevada Statue of Pat McCarran Bronze Yolande Jacobson 1960 Senate Wing, 2nd floor
Statue of Sarah Winnemucca Bronze Benjamin Victor 2005 Capitol Visitor Center
New Hampshire Statue of John Stark Marble Carl Conrads 1894 Crypt
Statue of Daniel Webster Marble Carl Conrads (after Thomas Ball) 1894 National Statuary Hall
New Jersey Statue of Philip Kearny Bronze Henry Kirke Brown 1888 Hall of Columns
Statue of Richard Stockton Marble Henry Kirke Brown (completed by
Henry Kirke Bush-Brown)
1888 Crypt
New Mexico Statue of Dennis Chávez Bronze Felix de Weldon 1966 Senate Wing, 2nd floor
Statue of Po'pay Marble Cliff Fragua 2005 Capitol Visitor Center
New York Statue of George Clinton Bronze Henry Kirke Brown 1873 Senate Wing, 2nd floor
Statue of Robert R. Livingston Bronze Erastus Dow Palmer 1875 Crypt
North Carolina Statue of Billy Graham Bronze Chas Fagan 2024 Crypt
Statue of Zebulon Baird Vance Bronze Gutzon Borglum 1916 National Statuary Hall
North Dakota Statue of John Burke Bronze Avard Fairbanks 1963 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Sakakawea Bronze Arizona Bronze Atelier
(after Leonard Crunelle, 1909)
2003 Capitol Visitor Center
Ohio Statue of Thomas Edison Bronze Alan Cottrill 2016 National Statuary Hall
Statue of James A. Garfield Marble Charles Niehaus 1886 Rotunda
Oklahoma Statue of Will Rogers Bronze Jo Davidson 1939 House corridor, 2nd floor
Statue of Sequoyah Bronze Vinnie Ream
(completed by G. Julian Zolnay)
1917 National Statuary Hall
Oregon Statue of Jason Lee Bronze Gifford MacGregor Proctor 1953 National Statuary Hall
Statue of John McLoughlin Bronze Gifford MacGregor Proctor 1953 Capitol Visitor Center
Pennsylvania Statue of Robert Fulton Marble Howard Roberts 1889 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Peter Muhlenberg Marble Blanche Nevin 1889 Crypt
Rhode Island Statue of Nathanael Greene Marble Henry Kirke Brown 1870 Crypt
Statue of Roger Williams Marble Franklin Simmons 1872 Senate corridor, 2nd floor
South Carolina Statue of John C. Calhoun Marble Frederick Ruckstull 1910 Crypt
Statue of Wade Hampton III Marble Frederick Ruckstull 1929 Capitol Visitor Center
South Dakota Statue of William Henry Harrison Beadle Bronze H. Daniel Webster 1938 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Joseph Ward Marble Bruno Beghé 1963 Capitol Visitor Center
Tennessee Statue of Andrew Jackson Bronze Belle Kinney Scholz
and Leopold Scholz
1928 Rotunda
Statue of John Sevier Bronze Belle Kinney Scholz
and Leopold Scholz
1931 National Statuary Hall
Texas Statue of Stephen F. Austin Marble Elisabet Ney 1905 Hall of Columns
Statue of Sam Houston Marble Elisabet Ney 1905 National Statuary Hall
Utah Statue of Philo Farnsworth Bronze James R. Avati 1990 Capitol Visitor Center
Statue of Brigham Young Marble Mahonri Young 1950 National Statuary Hall
Vermont Statue of Ethan Allen Marble Larkin G. Mead 1876 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Jacob Collamer Marble Preston Powers 1881 Senate Wing, 1st floor
Virginia Statue of George Washington Bronze Jean-Antoine Houdon 1934 Rotunda
Washington Statue of Mother Joseph Pariseau Bronze Felix de Weldon 1980 Capitol Visitor Center
Statue of Marcus Whitman Bronze Avard Fairbanks 1953 National Statuary Hall
West Virginia Statue of John E. Kenna Marble Alexander Doyle 1901 Hall of Columns
Statue of Francis Harrison Pierpont Marble Franklin Simmons 1910 National Statuary Hall
Wisconsin Statue of Robert M. La Follette Marble Jo Davidson 1929 National Statuary Hall
Statue of Jacques Marquette Marble Gaetano Trentanove 1896 House corridor, 2nd floor
Wyoming Statue of Esther Hobart Morris Bronze Avard Fairbanks 1960 Hall of Columns
Statue of Washakie Bronze Dave McGary 2000 Capitol Visitor Center

Former

Table featuring sculptures formerly in the National Statuary Hall Collection
State Statue Image Medium Sculptor Year placed Year replaced Replaced by Location Ref.
Alabama Statue of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry Marble Dante Sodini 1908 2009 Statue of Helen Keller Montgomery, Alabama
Arizona Statue of John Campbell Greenway Bronze Gutzon Borglum 1930 2015 Statue of Barry Goldwater Phoenix, Arizona
Arkansas Statue of Uriah M. Rose Marble Frederick Ruckstull 1917 2024 Statue of Daisy Bates unknown
California Statue of Thomas Starr King Bronze Haig Patigian 1931 2009 Statue of Ronald Reagan Sacramento, California
Florida Statue of Edmund Kirby Smith Bronze C. Adrian Pillars 1922 2021 Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune Tallahassee, Florida
Iowa Statue of James Harlan Bronze Nellie Walker 1910 2014 Statue of Norman Borlaug Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Kansas Statue of George Washington Glick Marble Charles Henry Niehaus 1914 2003 Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower Topeka, Kansas
Kansas Statue of John James Ingalls
Marble Charles Henry Neihaus 1905 2022 Statue of Amelia Earhart Topeka, Kansas
Michigan Statue of Zachariah Chandler Marble Charles Henry Niehaus N/A 2011 Statue of Gerald Ford Lansing, Michigan
Missouri Statue of Thomas Hart Benton
Marble Alexander Doyle 1899 2022 Statue of Harry S. Truman Columbia, Missouri
Nebraska Statue of William Jennings Bryan Bronze Rudulph Evans 1937 2019 Statue of Standing Bear Seward, Nebraska
Nebraska Statue of Julius Sterling Morton Bronze Rudulph Evans 1937 2023 Statue of Willa Cather Nebraska City, Nebraska
North Carolina Statue of Charles Brantley Aycock Bronze Charles Keck 1932 2024 Statue of Billy Graham unknown
Ohio Statue of William Allen Marble Charles Henry Niehaus 1887 2016 Statue of Thomas Edison Chillicothe, Ohio
Virginia Statue of Robert E. Lee Bronze Edward Virginius Valentine 1909 2020 Statue of Barbara Rose Johns (future) Richmond, Virginia

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