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Part of the National Statuary Hall Collection in the National Statuary Hall, 2016

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. 13 statues have since then been removed and replaced.

The National Statuary Hall Collection comprises 57 statues of bronze and 42 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	Hlavka, EdwardEdward Hlavka	2009	Capitol Visitor Center
	Statue of Joseph Wheeler		Bronze	Nebel, BertholdBerthold Nebel	1925	National Statuary Hall
Alaska	Statue of Edward Lewis "Bob" Bartlett		Bronze	de Weldon, FelixFelix de Weldon	1971	House corridor, 2nd floor
	Statue of Ernest Gruening		Bronze	Anthonisen, GeorgeGeorge Anthonisen	1977	Capitol Visitor Center
Arizona	Statue of Barry Goldwater		Bronze	Fellows, Deborah CopenhaverDeborah Copenhaver Fellows	2015	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Eusebio Kino		Bronze	Silvercruys, SuzanneSuzanne Silvercruys	1965	Capitol Visitor Center
Arkansas	Statue of James Paul Clarke		Marble	Coppini, PompeoPompeo Coppini	1921	Capitol Visitor Center
	Statue of Daisy Bates		Bronze	Victor, BenjaminBenjamin Victor	2024	National Statuary Hall
California	Statue of Ronald Reagan		Bronze	Fagan, ChasChas Fagan	2009	Rotunda
	Statue of Junípero Serra		Bronze	Cadorin, EttoreEttore Cadorin	1931	National Statuary Hall
Colorado	Statue of Florence R. Sabin		Bronze	Buba, JoyJoy Buba	1959	Hall of Columns
	Statue of Jack Swigert		Bronze	Lundeen, MarkMark Lundeen and Lundeen, GeorgeGeorge Lundeen	1997	Capitol Visitor Center
Connecticut	Statue of Roger Sherman		Marble	Ives, ChaunceyChauncey Ives	1872	Crypt
	Statue of Jonathan Trumbull		Marble	Ives, ChaunceyChauncey Ives	1872	House corridor, 2nd floor
Delaware	Statue of John M. Clayton		Marble	Baker, BryantBryant Baker	1934	Capitol Visitor Center
	Statue of Caesar Rodney		Marble	Baker, BryantBryant Baker	1934	Crypt
Florida	Statue of John Gorrie		Marble	Pillars, C. AdrianC. Adrian Pillars	1914	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune		Marble	Comas, Nilda M.Nilda M. Comas	2022	National Statuary Hall
Georgia	Statue of Crawford Long		Marble	Rhind, J. MasseyJ. Massey Rhind	1926	Crypt
	Statue of Alexander H. Stephens		Marble	Borglum, GutzonGutzon Borglum	1927	National Statuary Hall
Hawaii	Statue of Father Damien		Bronze	Escobar, MarisolMarisol Escobar	1969	Hall of Columns
	Statue of Kamehameha I		Bronze	Gould, Thomas RidgewayThomas Ridgeway Gould	1969	Capitol Visitor Center
Idaho	Statue of William Borah		Bronze	Baker, BryantBryant Baker	1947	Capitol Visitor Center
	Statue of George L. Shoup		Marble	Triebel, FrederickFrederick Triebel	1910	National Statuary Hall
Illinois	Statue of James Shields		Bronze	Volk, Leonard W.Leonard W. Volk	1893	Hall of Columns
	Statue of Frances Willard		Marble	Mears, Helen FarnsworthHelen Farnsworth Mears	1905	National Statuary Hall
Indiana	Statue of Oliver P. Morton		Marble	Niehaus, CharlesCharles Niehaus	1900	Senate Wing, 1st floor
	Statue of Lew Wallace		Marble	O'Connor, AndrewAndrew O'Connor	1910	National Statuary Hall
Iowa	Statue of Norman Borlaug		Bronze	Victor, BenjaminBenjamin Victor	2014	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Samuel J. Kirkwood		Bronze	Ream, VinnieVinnie Ream	1913	National Statuary Hall
Kansas	Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower		Bronze	Brothers, JimJim Brothers	2003	Rotunda
	Statue of Amelia Earhart		Bronze	Lundeen, MarkMark Lundeen and Lundeen, GeorgeGeorge Lundeen	2022	National Statuary Hall
Kentucky	Statue of Henry Clay		Bronze	Niehaus, CharlesCharles Niehaus	1929	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Ephraim McDowell		Bronze	Niehaus, CharlesCharles Niehaus	1929	Capitol Visitor Center
Louisiana	Statue of Huey Long		Bronze	Keck, CharlesCharles Keck	1941	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Edward Douglass White		Bronze	Morgan, Arthur C.Arthur C. Morgan	1955	Capitol Visitor Center
Maine	Statue of Hannibal Hamlin		Bronze	Tefft, CharlesCharles Tefft	1935	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of William King		Marble	Simmons, FranklinFranklin Simmons	1878	House corridor, 2nd floor
Maryland	Statue of Charles Carroll of Carrollton		Bronze	Brooks, Richard E.Richard E. Brooks	1903	Crypt
	Statue of John Hanson		Bronze	Brooks, Richard E.Richard E. Brooks	1903	Senate corridor, 2nd floor
Massachusetts	Statue of Samuel Adams		Marble	Whitney, AnneAnne Whitney	1876	Crypt
	Statue of John Winthrop		Marble	Greenough, Richard S.Richard S. Greenough	1876	Hall of Columns
Michigan	Statue of Lewis Cass		Marble	French, Daniel ChesterDaniel Chester French	1889	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Gerald Ford		Bronze	Grill, J. BrettJ. Brett Grill	2011	Rotunda
Minnesota	Statue of Henry Mower Rice		Marble	Triebel, FrederickFrederick Triebel	1916	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Maria Sanford		Bronze	Raymond, EvelynEvelyn Raymond	1958	Capitol Visitor Center
Mississippi	Statue of Jefferson Davis		Bronze	Lukeman, AugustusAugustus Lukeman	1931	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of James Z. George		Bronze	Lukeman, AugustusAugustus Lukeman	1931	Capitol Visitor Center
Missouri	Statue of Harry S. Truman		Bronze	Tom Corbin	2022	Rotunda
	Statue of Francis Preston Blair Jr.		Marble	Doyle, AlexanderAlexander Doyle	1899	Hall of Columns
Montana	Statue of Jeannette Rankin		Bronze	Mimnaugh, TerryTerry Mimnaugh	1985	Capitol Visitor Center
	Statue of Charles Marion Russell		Bronze	Weaver, JohnJohn Weaver	1959	National Statuary Hall
Nebraska	Statue of Standing Bear		Bronze	Victor, BenjaminBenjamin Victor	2019	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Willa Cather		Bronze	Alston, LittletonLittleton Alston	2023	Capitol Visitor Center
Nevada	Statue of Pat McCarran		Bronze	Jacobson, YolandeYolande Jacobson	1960	Senate Wing, 2nd floor
	Statue of Sarah Winnemucca		Bronze	Victor, BenjaminBenjamin Victor	2005	Capitol Visitor Center
New Hampshire	Statue of John Stark		Marble	Conrads, CarlCarl Conrads	1894	Crypt
	Statue of Daniel Webster		Marble	Conrads, CarlCarl Conrads (after Thomas Ball)	1894	National Statuary Hall
New Jersey	Statue of Philip Kearny		Bronze	Brown, Henry KirkeHenry Kirke Brown	1888	Hall of Columns
	Statue of Richard Stockton		Marble	Brown, Henry KirkeHenry Kirke Brown (completed by Henry Kirke Bush-Brown)	1888	Crypt
New Mexico	Statue of Dennis Chávez		Bronze	de Weldon, FelixFelix de Weldon	1966	Senate Wing, 2nd floor
	Statue of Po'pay		Marble	Fragua, CliffCliff Fragua	2005	Capitol Visitor Center
New York	Statue of George Clinton		Bronze	Brown, Henry KirkeHenry Kirke Brown	1873	Senate Wing, 2nd floor
	Statue of Robert R. Livingston		Bronze	Palmer, Erastus DowErastus Dow Palmer	1875	Crypt
North Carolina	Statue of Charles Brantley Aycock		Bronze	Keck, CharlesCharles Keck	1932	Crypt
	Statue of Zebulon Baird Vance		Bronze	Borglum, GutzonGutzon Borglum	1916	National Statuary Hall
North Dakota	Statue of John Burke		Bronze	Fairbanks, AvardAvard 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	Cottrill, AlanAlan Cottrill	2016	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of James A. Garfield		Marble	Niehaus, CharlesCharles Niehaus	1886	Rotunda
Oklahoma	Statue of Will Rogers		Bronze	Davidson, JoJo Davidson	1939	House corridor, 2nd floor
	Statue of Sequoyah		Bronze	Ream, VinnieVinnie Ream (completed by G. Julian Zolnay)	1917	National Statuary Hall
Oregon	Statue of Jason Lee		Bronze	Proctor, Gifford MacGregorGifford MacGregor Proctor	1953	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of John McLoughlin		Bronze	Proctor, Gifford MacGregorGifford MacGregor Proctor	1953	Capitol Visitor Center
Pennsylvania	Statue of Robert Fulton		Marble	Roberts, HowardHoward Roberts	1889	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Peter Muhlenberg		Marble	Nevin, BlancheBlanche Nevin	1889	Crypt
Rhode Island	Statue of Nathanael Greene		Marble	Brown, Henry KirkeHenry Kirke Brown	1870	Crypt
	Statue of Roger Williams		Marble	Simmons, FranklinFranklin Simmons	1872	Senate corridor, 2nd floor
South Carolina	Statue of John C. Calhoun		Marble	Ruckstull, FrederickFrederick Ruckstull	1910	Crypt
	Statue of Wade Hampton III		Marble	Ruckstull, FrederickFrederick Ruckstull	1929	Capitol Visitor Center
South Dakota	Statue of William Henry Harrison Beadle		Bronze	Webster, H. DanielH. Daniel Webster	1938	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Joseph Ward		Marble	Beghé, BrunoBruno Beghé	1963	Capitol Visitor Center
Tennessee	Statue of Andrew Jackson		Bronze	Scholz, Belle KinneyBelle Kinney Scholz and Leopold Scholz	1928	Rotunda
	Statue of John Sevier		Bronze	Scholz, Belle KinneyBelle Kinney Scholz and Leopold Scholz	1931	National Statuary Hall
Texas	Statue of Stephen F. Austin		Marble	Ney, ElisabetElisabet Ney	1905	Hall of Columns
	Statue of Sam Houston		Marble	Ney, ElisabetElisabet Ney	1905	National Statuary Hall
Utah	Statue of Philo Farnsworth		Bronze	Avati, James R.James R. Avati	1990	Capitol Visitor Center
	Statue of Brigham Young		Marble	Young, MahonriMahonri Young	1950	National Statuary Hall
Vermont	Statue of Ethan Allen		Marble	Mead, Larkin G.Larkin G. Mead	1876	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Jacob Collamer		Marble	Powers, PrestonPreston Powers	1881	Senate Wing, 1st floor
Virginia	Statue of George Washington		Bronze	Houdon, Jean-AntoineJean-Antoine Houdon	1934	Rotunda
Washington	Statue of Mother Joseph Pariseau		Bronze	de Weldon, FelixFelix de Weldon	1980	Capitol Visitor Center
	Statue of Marcus Whitman		Bronze	Fairbanks, AvardAvard Fairbanks	1953	National Statuary Hall
West Virginia	Statue of John E. Kenna		Marble	Doyle, AlexanderAlexander Doyle	1901	Hall of Columns
	Statue of Francis Harrison Pierpont		Marble	Simmons, FranklinFranklin Simmons	1910	National Statuary Hall
Wisconsin	Statue of Robert M. La Follette		Marble	Davidson, JoJo Davidson	1929	National Statuary Hall
	Statue of Jacques Marquette		Marble	Trentanove, GaetanoGaetano Trentanove	1896	House corridor, 2nd floor
Wyoming	Statue of Esther Hobart Morris		Bronze	Fairbanks, AvardAvard Fairbanks	1960	Hall of Columns
	Statue of Washakie		Bronze	McGary, DaveDave 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	Sodini, DanteDante Sodini	1908	2009	Statue of Helen Keller	Montgomery, Alabama
Arizona	Statue of John Campbell Greenway		Bronze	Borglum, GutzonGutzon Borglum	1930	2015	Statue of Barry Goldwater	Phoenix, Arizona
Arkansas	Statue of Uriah M. Rose		Marble	Ruckstull, FrederickFrederick Ruckstull	1917	2024	Statue of Daisy Bates	unknown
California	Statue of Thomas Starr King		Bronze	Patigian, HaigHaig Patigian	1931	2009	Statue of Ronald Reagan	Sacramento, California
Florida	Statue of Edmund Kirby Smith		Bronze	Pillars, C. AdrianC. Adrian Pillars	1922	2021	Statue of Mary McLeod Bethune	Tallahassee, Florida
Iowa	Statue of James Harlan		Bronze	Walker, NellieNellie Walker	1910	2014	Statue of Norman Borlaug	Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Kansas	Statue of George Washington Glick	–	Marble	Niehaus, Charles HenryCharles 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	Niehaus, Charles HenryCharles 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	Evans, RudulphRudulph Evans	1937	2019	Statue of Standing Bear	Seward, Nebraska
Nebraska	Statue of Julius Sterling Morton		Bronze	Evans, RudulphRudulph Evans	1937	2023	Statue of Willa Cather	Nebraska City, Nebraska
Ohio	Statue of William Allen		Marble	Niehaus, Charles HenryCharles Henry Niehaus	1887	2016	Statue of Thomas Edison	Chillicothe, Ohio
Virginia	Statue of Robert E. Lee		Bronze	Valentine, Edward VirginiusEdward Virginius Valentine	1909	2020	Statue of Barbara Rose Johns (future)	Richmond, Virginia

See also

• United States Senate Vice Presidential Bust Collection