
May 19, 2022
Sojourner Truth
Unveiled in Emancipation Hall on April 28, 2009, the bronze bust of Sojourner Truth is the first sculpture honoring an African American woman in the U.S. Capitol. Donated…

May 18, 2022
Helen Keller
In October 2009 the state of Alabama sent the bronze statue of Helen Keller to the National Statuary Hall Collection. Designed by South Dakota artist Edward Hlavka, Keller…

December 9, 2021
Kamehameha I
American artist, Thomas R. Gould
The statue of King Kamehameha, the only one of a king in the National Statuary Hall Collection, was unveiled April 15, 1969. The statue…

December 9, 2021
John Swigert, Jr.
Brothers, George and Mark Lundeen
In 1997, nearly 27 years after the Apollo 13 mission for which he is best known, a statue of John “Jack” Swigert, Jr., was unveiled in…

December 9, 2021
Sarah Winnemucca
Sarah Winnemucca
In 1884, Sarah Winnemucca testified before a congressional subcommittee about the forced removal of her people from their land. One of the first Native…

December 8, 2021
The Statue of Freedom Plaster Model
Thomas Crawford
Before being placed in the Capitol Visitor Center, the plaster model of the Statue of Freedom was pulled apart and moved around many times. The artist…

July 14, 2020
Meet the Artists
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July 7, 2020
Reflections on Rosa Parks
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June 30, 2020
Votes for Women Tour
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June 23, 2020
Women in Capitol Art
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June 16, 2020
Walking the Halls of the Capitol: From Lobbyist to Legislator
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June 9, 2020
Reform and Revolution
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