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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 National Statuary Hall Collection in the United States Capitol is composed of statues donated by individual states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives , which was then renamed National Statuary Hall .
The National Statuary Hall with a statue of Jason Lee in the foreground The following is an alphabetical list of the people depicted in the statues, along with the state represented by each statue. Some statues have been replaced at the request of the states over time.
The other North Carolina statue commissioned for the National Statuary Hall is a likeness of Civil War-era Gov. Zebulon Vance, who was also a Confederate military officer and U.S. senator.
The 11-foot statue is soon to be one of two representing Washington in the U.S. Capitol’s National Statuary Hall, to which each state donates two statues honoring figures in their history.
The National Statuary Hall Collection is composed of statues donated by individual U.S. states to honor persons notable in their history. Limited to two statues per state, the collection was originally set up in the old Hall of the House of Representatives, which was then renamed National Statuary Hall.