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Massachusetts State House Art and Artifact Collections - Sculpture

The State House Art Commission has compiled this list of all sculptures in the building and on the grounds.

Statues and Large Monuments

SubjectArtistLocation
John AndrewThomas Ball, 1872Doric Hall
William F. BartlettDaniel Chester French, 1905Bartlett Hall
Beacon Hill MonumentAfter Charles Bulfinch, 1898Ashburton Park
Civil War Army NurseBela Pratt, 1911Nurses Hall
Mary DyerSylvia Shaw Judson, 1959Front Grounds
Joseph HookerDaniel Chester French, 1903Front Grounds
Anne HutchinsonCyrus E. Dallin, 1915Front Grounds
John F. KennedyIsabel McIlvain, 1990Front Grounds
Henry Cabot LodgeRaymond Porter, 1932Front Grounds
Horace MannEmma Stebbins, 1965Front Grounds
Mass. Fallen FirefightersRobert Shure, 2007Ashburton Park
Mass. Law EnforcementMichael Kenny, 2004Ashburton Park
“Sacred” CodUnknown artist, 1784House Chamber
George WashingtonFrancis Chantrey, 1826Doric Hall
Daniel WebsterHiram Powers, 1859Front Grounds
Roger WolcottDaniel Chester French, 1906Main Stair Hall

Busts and Small Sculptures

SubjectArtistLocation
John AdamsJohn F. Paramino, 1924Nurses Hall
Oliver AmesRobert A. Kraus, 1890Memorial Hall
Louis D. BrandeisEleanor Platt, c. 1942Third Floor
George BoutwellMartin Milmore, 1869Storage
CiceroCaproni Brothers cast, late 19th   centuryState Library
Chaplains’ MemorialBashka Paeff, 1929Third Floor
“Creation”Kay Worden, 1963Doric Hall
“David and Goliath”Jean M. A. Mercie, 19th centuryDoric Hall
Frederick DouglassLloyd Lillie, 1988Senate Chamber
Benjamin FranklinHoratio Greenough, c. 1840Senate Chamber
Arthur B. FullerAttributed to George BartlettState Library
Frederick GreenhalgeSamuel Kitson, 1895Memorial Hall
Charles F. HoarDaniel Chester French, 1908State Library
Marquis de LafayetteHoratio Greenough, 1833Senate Chamber
Abraham LincolnSarah F. Ames, 1867Senate Chamber
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.Philip S. Sears, 1929Bartlett Hall
Henry Cabot Lodge, Sr.Philip S. Sears, 1929 (1988 cast)Bartlett Hall
John D. LongPierre Millet, late 19th centuryState Library
Samuel Walker McCallCartaino Paolo, 1917Nurses Hall
Theodore RooseveltGutzon Borglum, 1919State Library
William E. RussellRichard E. Brooks, 1893Main Stair Hall
Samuel F. SmithCyrus Cobb, 1896Storage
Charles SumnerMartin Milmore, c. 1865Senate Chamber
Caleb TillinghastPaul A. Garey, c. 1900State Library
Henry ToddUnknown artist, c. 1840Room 27
Gardner TuftsRichard E. Brooks, 1892Storage
George WashingtonChristian Gullagher, c. 1799Senate Chamber
George WashingtonJ. A. Houdon (1932 cast)Doric Hall
Henry WilsonMartin Milmore, c. 1872Senate Chamber

Bust/Plaque combination installations

All works listed located in or adjacent to Doric Hall

  • John Hancock—Declaration of Independence. Bust cast from original by Horatio Stone, 1915
  • Abraham Lincoln—Gettysburg Address. Bust cast from life mask by Leonard Volk, 1912
  • HEAR US: Massachusetts Women’s Leadership Memorial. Honoring: Dorothea Dix, Lucy Stone, Mary Kenney O’Sullivan, Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Sarah Parker Remond, and Florence Luscomb. By Sheila Levrant DeBretteville, Susan Sellers, and Robert Shure, 1999

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