Architect of the Capitol employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 300 works of art, architectural elements, landscape features and more.

Browse our pieces below or learn more about the artists, collections and subjects.

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Ronald Reagan Statue

This statue of President Ronald Wilson Reagan was donated to the National Statuary Hall Collection by California in 2009.

Rosa Parks Statue

Rosa Parks' statue was unveiled in National Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol, approximately 100 years after her birth on February 4, 1913. This statue depicts Parks seated on a rock-like formation of which she seems almost a part, symbolizing her famous refusal to give up her bus seat in 1955.

Rotunda East Door Clock

The clock sits on a base composed of a wreath and fasces, a Roman symbol used throughout the Capitol that represents authority or law.

Saint Louis, Relief Portrait

Saint Louis (1214-1270) King Louis IX of France. Author of the Mise of Amiens, a judgment on a dispute between Henry III and rebellious English barons.

Sakakawea Statue

This statue of Sakakawea was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by North Dakota in 2003. The eight-foot-high bronze statue depicts Sakakawea looking westward, with her infant son strapped on her back.

Sam Houston Statue

This statue of Sam Houston was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Texas in 1905.

Samuel Adams Statue

This statue of Samuel Adams was given to the National Statuary Hall Collection by Massachusetts in 1876. Adams served as a member of the Continental Congress from 1774 to 1781, where he voted for and signed the Declaration of Independence. He is often referred to as the 'Father of the American Revolution.'