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Art Including Representations of Native Americans in the United States Capitol and Legislative Buildings
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Paintings - Baptism of Pocahontas
- Oil on canvas by John G. Chapman, 1840. Located in the Rotunda.
- Discovery of the Hudson River
- Oil on canvas by Albert Bierstadt, 1874. House of Representatives; currently in storage.
- Discovery of the Mississippi by De Soto
- Oil on canvas by William H. Powell, 1853. Located in the Rotunda.
- Entrance Into Monterey
- Oil on canvas by Albert Bierstadt, 1876. House of Representatives; currently in storage.
- Landing of Columbus
- Oil on canvas by John Vanderlyn, 1846. Located in the Rotunda.
- Portrait of Pocahontas
- Oil on canvas copy of 17th-century painting by an unknown artist, given in 1893. Located in S-223.
- Paintings of Indian Life for the House Committee on Indian Affairs (now the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs)
- Oil on canvas by Seth Eastman, 1867–1869. Located in 1324 Longworth House Office Building.
- Buffalo Chase
- Death Whoop
- Dog Dance of the Dakotas
- Feeding the Dead
- Indian Council
- Indian Mode of Traveling
- Indian Woman Dressing a Deer Skin
- Rice Gatherers
- Spearing Fish in Winter
Murals - Allegorical figure of America
- Detail of fresco by Constantino Brumidi, 1856. Located in H-144.
- America
- Detail of ceiling decoration, fresco by Constantino Brumidi, c. 1857. Located in S-127.
- Bartolomé de Las Casas, the Apostle of the Indians
- Oil on plaster by Constantino Brumidi, 1876. Located above door of S-133 in the Senate wing, first floor, west corridor.
- Columbus and the Indian Maiden
- Fresco by Constantino Brumidi, c. 1875. Located above door of S-132 in the Senate wing, first floor, west corridor.
- Indian faces, details of ceiling decoration in panels on ribs of vault
- Tempera on plaster by Constantino Brumidi, c. 1857. Located in S-127.
- Indian chiefs, details of ceiling decoration
- Tempera with gilded background, probably by Carl Rakemann, 1850s. Located in the House corridor, second floor.
- Revolutionary battle scenes including Indians, details of ceiling
- Tempera on plaster by Constantino Brumidi, c. 1857. Located in S-128.
- Indian head, detail in arch
- Tempera on plaster designed by Constantino Brumidi, c. 1855. Located in S-213.
- Indians, details of ceiling
- Tempera on plaster by Constantino Brumidi, 1860, repainted by Cliff Young, 1980. Located in the Zodiac Corridor, Senate wing, first floor.
- Indian chief with bow, vignette on left side of The Mayflower Compact, 1620
- Oil on canvas on wall by Allyn Cox, 1973–1982. Located in the Great Experiment Hall, House wing, first floor.
- Westward Expansion Hall
- Oil on canvas on wall by EverGreene Painting Studios, 1993–1994. Located in the House wing, first floor.
- List of Indian tribes on map in Bay 1
- Stalking Deer
- Timucuan Village
- List of Indian tribes on map in Bay 6
- List of Indian tribes on map in Bay 7
- Lewis and Clark
- Indian Ceremony
- List of Indian tribes on map in Bay 9
- Spanish Mission
- Fur Trade
- Alaskan Purchase, 1867
- Island Dance
- Sandwich Islands, Annexed 1898
- Frieze of American History
- Fresco by Constantino Brumidi, 1877–1880, and Filippo Costaggini, 1881–1889. Located in the Rotunda.
- "Landing of Columbus" by Constantino Brumidi
- "Cortez and Montezuma at Mexican Temple" by Constantino Brumidi
- "Captain Smith and Pocahontas" by Constantino Brumidi
- "William Penn and the Indians" by Constantino Brumidi
- "Oglethorpe and the Indians" by Filippo Costaggini from sketch by Brumidi
- "Death of Tecumseh" by Filippo Costaggini from sketch by Brumidi
- Native American implements, four quatrefoils in ceiling
- Oil on plaster by James Leslie, 1857. Located in H-128.
Sculpture--Reliefs - Conflict of Daniel Boone and the Indians, 1773
- Sandstone by Enrico Causici, 1826–1827. Located above south door of the Rotunda.
- Landing of the Pilgrims, 1620
- Sandstone by Enrico Causici, 1825. Located above east door of the Rotunda.
- William Penn's Treaty with the Indians, 1682
- Sandstone by Nicholas Gevelot, 1827. Located above north door of the Rotunda.
- Preservation of Captain Smith by Pocahontas, 1606
- Sandstone by Antonio Capellano, 1825. Located above west door of the Rotunda.
- Scenes of Père Marquette preaching to the Indians, and of Marquette, Joliet, and Indian guide exploring the upper Mississippi, on base of statue of James Marquette
- Bronze by Gaetano Trentanove, 1895. Located in the House Connecting Corridor.
Sculpture--Busts - Aysh-Ke-Bah-Ke-Ko-Zhay (Flat Mouth), Chippewa chief
- Marble by Francis Vincenti, 1858. Located in the Senate wing, third floor, east corridor.
- Beeshekee (Buffalo), Chippewa warrior
- Marble by Francis Vincenti, 1855. Located in the Senate wing, third floor, east corridor.
- Beeshekee (Buffalo), Chippewa warrior
- Bronze cast by Joseph Lasalle, 1858, after the bust by Francis Vincenti. Located in the House wing, second floor, west stairway.
- Vice President Charles Curtis
- Marble by Moses A. Wainer Dykaar, dated 1929, accepted in 1935. Located in the Senate corridor, second floor.
Sculpture--Figures - Indian Fountain
- Bronze by William H. Rinehart, 1857. Located in SB-14.
- Indian statuette on House Clock
- Bronze by William H. Rinehart, 1857. Located in the Crypt Display Case.
- King Kamehameha I
- Bronze by Thomas R. Gould, 1879. Located in National Statuary Hall.
- Po’pay
- Marble,by Cliff Fragua, 2005. Located in the Rotunda, pending selection of permanent location by the Joint Committee on the Library.
- Will Rogers
- Bronze by Jo Davidson, 1939. Located in the House Connecting Corridor, second floor.
- Sakakawea
- Bronze by Leonard Crunelle, 1909 (copied by Arizona Bronze Atelier in 2003). Located in the Crypt.
- Sequoyah
- Bronze by Vinnie Ream Hoxie, 1917. Located in National Statuary Hall.
- Chief Washakie
- Bronze by Dave McGary, 2000. Located in the House connecting corridor, first floor.
- Sarah Winnemucca
- Bronze by Benjamin Victor, 2005. Located in the Crypt.
- Progress of Civilization
- Figures modeled in Rome by Thomas Crawford in 1854; marble carved at the Capitol in 1855–1859, erected in 1863. Located in the Senate Pediment.
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Formerly on View - Discovery of America
- Marble by Luigi Persico, erected 1844. In storage (formerly on East Front).
- Rescue
- Marble by Horatio Greenough, erected 1853. In storage (formerly on East Front).
- Victory Bringing Forth Young America on base of statue of John Marshall
- Bas relief in marble by William Wetmore Story, 1883. Statue moved to Supreme Court Building; base in storage (formerly on Capitol Grounds, West Front).
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