Sculptures of the National Statuary Hall Collection
The National Statuary Hall Collection holds statues donated by each of the United States, depicting 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 only has one, as well as one from the District of Columbia and one of Rosa Parks, making a total of 101.
On July 2, 1864, Congress established the National Statuary Hall: "States [may] provide and furnish statues... 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.[1] In 2000, Congress amended a law to allow states to replace their statues.[2] Nine statues have since been removed.
In recent years, many, including Speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi have labelled statues dedicated to Confederate leaders problematic and have called for their removal.[3][4] Current statues include those of Confederate officers Wade Hampton III, James Z. George, Edmund Kirby Smith, Joseph Wheeler, Confederate vice president Alexander H. Stephens, and Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Only two Confederate statues, dedicated to Robert E. Lee and Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, have been removed.[5] Only the states that sent the statues, not Congress or the Architect of the Capitol, are authorized to remove them.[6]
Statues
Current
Denotes statues not sent by a U.S. state |
Former
Sculptures intended for the collection
Several states and the District of Columbia have authorized or are in the process of authorizing statues with the intent of donating them to the National Statuary Hall Collection. The second statue from D.C. would require a change in law to be placed in the collection, as the 2012 compromise legislation that led to the placement of the district's Frederick Douglass statue only granted the district a single statue.[119] Statues being created on behalf of states are subject to the 2000 legislation providing for the replacement of existing statues, since all states have already placed both of their allotted statues.[120]
State or federal district | Honoree | Medium | Sculptor | Replacing | Commission date |
Coordinating organization |
Ref. |
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District of Columbia | Pierre Charles L'Enfant | Bronze | Proposed addition | [121] | |||
Missouri | Harry S. Truman | Bronze | Tom Corbin | Statue of Thomas Hart Benton | Truman Library Institute | [122][123] | |
Nebraska | Willa Cather | Littleton Alston | Statue of Julius Sterling Morton | Nebraska Hall of Fame | [124][125] | ||
Florida | Mary McLeod Bethune | Statue of Edmund Kirby Smith | Florida Division of Cultural Affairs | [126] | |||
North Carolina | Billy Graham | Statue of Charles Brantley Aycock | North Carolina Statuary Hall Selection Committee | [127][128] | |||
Utah | Martha Hughes Cannon | Bronze | Ben Hammond | Statue of Philo Farnsworth | 2018 | Martha Hughes Cannon Oversight Committee | [129][130] |
Arkansas | Daisy Bates | Statue of James Paul Clarke or the statue of U. M. Rose[131] | 2019 | Secretary of State of Arkansas; Arkansas Capitol Arts & Grounds Commission | [132][133] | ||
Arkansas | Johnny Cash | Statue of James Paul Clarke or the statue of U. M. Rose[131] | 2019 | Secretary of State of Arkansas; Arkansas Capitol Arts & Grounds Commission | [132][133] | ||
Kansas | Amelia Earhart | Bronze | Statue of John James Ingalls | 1999 | Equal Visibility Everywhere | [134][135] | |
Virginia | Barbara Rose Johns | Statue of Robert E. Lee | 2020 | [136] |
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External links
- About the National Statuary Hall Collection from the Architect of the Capitol
- National Statuary Hall Collection By Location from the Architect of the Capitol