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 [List of List of states and territories of the United States|states and territories of the United States|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.
On July 2, 1864, Congress established the National Statuary Hall: "States 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. 17 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

Commissioned byStatueImageMediumSculptorYear placedLocation
AlabamaStatue of Helen KellerBronze2009Capitol Visitor Center
AlabamaStatue of Joseph WheelerBronze1925National Statuary Hall
AlaskaStatue of Edward Lewis "Bob" BartlettBronze1971House corridor, 2nd floor
AlaskaStatue of Ernest GrueningBronze1977Capitol Visitor Center
ArizonaStatue of Barry GoldwaterBronze2015National Statuary Hall
ArizonaStatue of Eusebio KinoBronze1965Capitol Visitor Center
ArkansasStatue of Johnny CashBronze2024Capitol Visitor Center
ArkansasStatue of Daisy BatesBronze2024National Statuary Hall
CaliforniaStatue of Ronald ReaganBronze2009Rotunda
CaliforniaStatue of Junípero SerraBronze1931National Statuary Hall
ColoradoStatue of Florence R. SabinBronze1959Hall of Columns
ColoradoStatue of Jack SwigertBronze and 1997Capitol Visitor Center
ConnecticutStatue of Roger ShermanMarble1872Crypt
ConnecticutStatue of Jonathan TrumbullMarble1872House corridor, 2nd floor
DelawareStatue of John M. ClaytonMarble1934Capitol Visitor Center
DelawareStatue of Caesar RodneyMarble1934Crypt
FloridaStatue of John GorrieMarble1914National Statuary Hall
FloridaStatue of Mary McLeod BethuneMarble2022National Statuary Hall
GeorgiaStatue of Crawford LongMarble1926Crypt
GeorgiaStatue of Alexander H. StephensMarble1927National Statuary Hall
HawaiiStatue of Father DamienBronze1969Hall of Columns
HawaiiStatue of Kamehameha IBronze1969Capitol Visitor Center
IdahoStatue of William BorahBronze1947Capitol Visitor Center
IdahoStatue of George L. ShoupMarble1910National Statuary Hall
IllinoisStatue of James ShieldsBronze1893Hall of Columns
IllinoisStatue of Frances WillardMarble1905National Statuary Hall
IndianaStatue of Oliver P. MortonMarble1900Senate Wing, 1st floor
IndianaStatue of Lew WallaceMarble1910National Statuary Hall
IowaStatue of Norman BorlaugBronze2014National Statuary Hall
IowaStatue of Samuel J. KirkwoodBronze1913National Statuary Hall
KansasStatue of Dwight D. EisenhowerBronze2003Rotunda
KansasStatue of Amelia EarhartBronze and 2022National Statuary Hall
KentuckyStatue of Henry ClayBronze1929National Statuary Hall
KentuckyStatue of Ephraim McDowellBronze1929Capitol Visitor Center
LouisianaStatue of Huey LongBronze1941National Statuary Hall
LouisianaStatue of Edward Douglass WhiteBronze1955Capitol Visitor Center
MaineStatue of Hannibal HamlinBronze1935National Statuary Hall
MaineStatue of William KingMarble1878House corridor, 2nd floor
MarylandStatue of Charles Carroll of CarrolltonBronze1903Crypt
MarylandStatue of John HansonBronze1903Senate corridor, 2nd floor
MassachusettsStatue of Samuel AdamsMarble1876Crypt
MassachusettsStatue of John WinthropMarble1876Hall of Columns
MichiganStatue of Lewis CassMarble1889National Statuary Hall
MichiganStatue of Gerald FordBronze2011Rotunda
MinnesotaStatue of Henry Mower RiceMarble1916National Statuary Hall
MinnesotaStatue of Maria SanfordBronze1958Capitol Visitor Center
MississippiStatue of Jefferson DavisBronze1931National Statuary Hall
MississippiStatue of James Z. GeorgeBronze1931Capitol Visitor Center
MissouriStatue of Harry S. TrumanBronzeTom Corbin2022Rotunda
MissouriStatue of Francis Preston Blair Jr.Marble1899Hall of Columns
MontanaStatue of Jeannette RankinBronze1985Capitol Visitor Center
MontanaStatue of Charles Marion RussellBronze1959National Statuary Hall
NebraskaStatue of Standing BearBronze2019National Statuary Hall
NebraskaStatue of Willa CatherBronze2023Capitol Visitor Center
NevadaStatue of Pat McCarranBronze1960Senate Wing, 2nd floor
NevadaStatue of Sarah WinnemuccaBronze2005Capitol Visitor Center
New HampshireStatue of John StarkMarble1894Crypt
New HampshireStatue of Daniel WebsterMarble 1894National Statuary Hall
New JerseyStatue of Philip KearnyBronze1888Hall of Columns
New JerseyStatue of Richard StocktonMarble 1888Crypt
New MexicoStatue of Dennis ChávezBronze1966Senate Wing, 2nd floor
New MexicoStatue of Po'payMarble2005Capitol Visitor Center
New YorkStatue of George ClintonBronze1873Senate Wing, 2nd floor
New YorkStatue of Robert R. LivingstonBronze1875Crypt
North CarolinaStatue of Billy GrahamBronze2024Crypt
North CarolinaStatue of Zebulon Baird VanceBronze1916National Statuary Hall
North DakotaStatue of John BurkeBronze1963National Statuary Hall
North DakotaStatue of SakakaweaBronzeArizona Bronze Atelier
2003Capitol Visitor Center
OhioStatue of Thomas EdisonBronze2016National Statuary Hall
OhioStatue of James A. GarfieldMarble1886Rotunda
OklahomaStatue of Will RogersBronze1939House corridor, 2nd floor
OklahomaStatue of SequoyahBronze
1917National Statuary Hall
OregonStatue of Jason LeeBronze1953National Statuary Hall
OregonStatue of John McLoughlinBronze1953Capitol Visitor Center
PennsylvaniaStatue of Robert FultonMarble1889National Statuary Hall
PennsylvaniaStatue of Peter MuhlenbergMarble1889Crypt
Rhode IslandStatue of Nathanael GreeneMarble1870Crypt
Rhode IslandStatue of Roger WilliamsMarble1872Senate corridor, 2nd floor
South CarolinaStatue of John C. CalhounMarble1910Crypt
South CarolinaStatue of Wade Hampton IIIMarble1929Capitol Visitor Center
South DakotaStatue of William Henry Harrison BeadleBronze1938National Statuary Hall
South DakotaStatue of Joseph WardMarble1963Capitol Visitor Center
TennesseeStatue of Andrew JacksonBronze
and Leopold Scholz
1928Rotunda
TennesseeStatue of John SevierBronze
and Leopold Scholz
1931National Statuary Hall
TexasStatue of Stephen F. AustinMarble1905Hall of Columns
TexasStatue of Sam HoustonMarble1905National Statuary Hall
UtahStatue of Martha Hughes CannonBronze2024Capitol Visitor Center
UtahStatue of Brigham YoungMarble1950National Statuary Hall
VermontStatue of Ethan AllenMarble1876National Statuary Hall
VermontStatue of Jacob CollamerMarble1881Senate Wing, 1st floor
VirginiaStatue of George WashingtonBronze1934Rotunda
VirginiaStatue of Barbara Rose JohnsBronze2025Capitol Visitor Center
WashingtonStatue of Mother Joseph PariseauBronze1980Capitol Visitor Center
WashingtonStatue of Marcus WhitmanBronze1953National Statuary Hall
West VirginiaStatue of John E. KennaMarble1901Hall of Columns
West VirginiaStatue of Francis Harrison PierpontMarble1910National Statuary Hall
WisconsinStatue of Robert M. La FolletteMarble1929National Statuary Hall
WisconsinStatue of Jacques MarquetteMarble1896House corridor, 2nd floor
WyomingStatue of Esther Hobart MorrisBronze1960Hall of Columns
WyomingStatue of WashakieBronze2000Capitol Visitor Center

Former

StateStatueImageMediumSculptorYear placedYear replacedReplaced byCurrent Location
AlabamaStatue of Jabez Lamar Monroe CurryMarble19082009Statue of Helen KellerMontgomery, Alabama
ArizonaStatue of John Campbell GreenwayBronze19302015Statue of Barry GoldwaterPhoenix, Arizona
ArkansasStatue of James Paul ClarkeMarble19212024Statue of Johnny Cashunknown
ArkansasStatue of Uriah M. RoseMarble19172024Statue of Daisy Batesunknown
CaliforniaStatue of Thomas Starr KingBronze19312009Statue of Ronald ReaganSacramento, California
FloridaStatue of Edmund Kirby SmithBronze19222021Statue of Mary McLeod BethuneTallahassee, Florida
IowaStatue of James HarlanBronze19102014Statue of Norman BorlaugMount Pleasant, Iowa
KansasStatue of George Washington GlickMarble19142003Statue of Dwight D. EisenhowerTopeka, Kansas
KansasStatue of John James IngallsMarbleCharles Henry Neihaus19052022Statue of Amelia EarhartTopeka, Kansas
MichiganStatue of Zachariah ChandlerMarble19132011Statue of Gerald FordLansing, Michigan
MissouriStatue of Thomas Hart BentonMarbleAlexander Doyle18992022Statue of Harry S. TrumanColumbia, Missouri
NebraskaStatue of William Jennings BryanBronze19372019Statue of Standing BearSeward, Nebraska
NebraskaStatue of Julius Sterling MortonBronze19372023Statue of Willa CatherNebraska City, Nebraska
North CarolinaStatue of Charles Brantley AycockBronze19322024Statue of Billy Grahamunknown
OhioStatue of William AllenMarble18872016Statue of Thomas EdisonChillicothe, Ohio
VirginiaStatue of Robert E. LeeBronze19092020Statue of Barbara Rose JohnsRichmond, Virginia
UtahStatue of Philo FarnsworthBronzeJames Avati19902024Statue of Martha Hughes CannonOrem, Utah