The Art Collection

The bust of Sir Winston Churchill is the third estate cast made from a life model that was created in the 1950s. The tributes carved on the pedestal are "Statesman, Honorary U.S. Citizen, Defender of Freedom."

On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, Congress unveiled a marker to commemorate the important role played by laborers, including enslaved African Americans, in building the United States Capitol. Their contributions were essential for the constructing what would later become known as the Temple of Liberty.

This chandelier has hung in the Small Senate Rotunda since 1965. Imported from Europe in 1903, it previously hung in a historic Baltimore theater and a Capitol Hill church. Originally smaller, it has been enlarged and modified over its history.

A typical prairie home is shown with a barbed wire fence, which represents the settlement of the great open plains.

Sojourner Truth's bust is the first sculpture to honor an African American woman in the United States Capitol.

Solon (c. 638-559 B.C.) Athenian statesman. Author of constitutional and legal reforms.

A converted Native American kneels in prayer under the guidance of a monk in front of the El Carmelo mission.

The female figure of the Spirit of Justice is represented by a figure likened to Pallas Athene, the great civic goddess who was also wise in the industries of Peace.

A member of a hunting-gathering tribe is shown in a northern forest with pine and fur trees.