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State House Art Collection Index of Subjects and Titles

The State House Art Commission has compiled this index of artwork in the building organized by subject/title.

Recent scholarship by the owners of the originals of many early portraits has brought the identification of both their subjects and artists into question. These are indicated by a question mark before their title. 

Not all objects may be on display at all times. Please contact our office for updates if necessary.

Subject/Title A-E

Subject/TitleObject TypeLocation
ADAMS, JohnBust - bronzeNurses Hall
John Adams, Samuel Adams, and James Bowdoin Drafting the Constitution of 1780MuralHouse Chamber
ADAMS, John G. BPortrait – oilRoom 27
ADAMS, SamuelPortrait – oilGovernor’s Council Chamber
ALLEN, FrankPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
AMES, OliverBust – marbleMemorial Hall
AMES, OliverPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
ANDREW, JohnStatue - marbleDoric Hall
ANDREW, JohnPortrait – oilGovernor’s Council Chamber
ANDREW, RichardPlaque – bronzeMain Stair Hall – Floor 3
ANDREWS, EstherPortrait – oilRoom 189
ANDROS, EdmundPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
Revolt against Autocratic Government in Massachusetts: Arrest of Governor AndrosMuralHouse Chamber
ARMENIAN CitizensPlaque –bronzeMain Stair Hall – Floor 2
ARMY NURSES MemorialStatue – bronzeNurses Hall
AVERY, JohnPortrait – oilRoom 116
BACON, GasparPortrait – oilSenate Reading Room
BAKER, Charles D.Portrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
BANKS, NathanielPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
BARTLETT, William F.Statue – bronzeBartlett Hall
BARTON, ClaraPlaque – bronzeNurses Hall
BATES, John L.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
Battle at Concord BridgeMuralMemorial Hall
BEACON HILL MonumentStatue - bronze/graniteGrounds --Ashburton Park
BEACON HILL MonumentPlaques, four – slateGrounds – Ashburton Park
BEACON HILL MonumentPlaque – bronzeGrounds – Ashburton Park
? BELCHER, JonathanPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
UNIDENTIFIED/Jonathan BELCHERPortrait - pastelStorage
? BELLINGHAM, RichardPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
BENTON, JosiahPortrait – oilStorage
BERNARD, FrancisPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
BIRMINGHAM, ThomasPortrait – oilSenate Reading Room
Boston Tea PartyMuralNurses Hall
BOUTWELL, GeorgeBust-marbleStorage
BOUTWELL, GeorgePortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
BOWDOIN, JamesPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
BRACKETT, JohnPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
BRADFORD, RobertPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
? BRADSTREET, SimonPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
BRANDEIS, LouisBust-bronzeMain Stair Hall – Floor 3
BRIGGS, GeorgePortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
BROOKS, JohnPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
BULFINCH, CharlesPlaque - bronzeDoric Hall
BULGER, WilliamPortrait – oilSenate Reading Room
BULLOCK, AlexanderPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
BURLINGAME. AnsonPortrait – oilRoom 272
BURNET, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
BUTLER, Benjamin F.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
CADET NURSES OF WORLD WAR IIPlaque – bronzeNurses Hall
CELLUCCI, Argeo PaulPortrait – oilLt. Governor’s Office
CHILDS, HenryPortrait – oilRoom 373
CHAPLAINS’ MemorialPlaque - bronzeFloor 3 Corridor
CICEROBust - plasterState Library
CLAFLIN, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
CLIFFORD, JohnPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
COBB, DavidPortrait – oilRoom 222
COD – “Sacred” CodSculpture – wood/polychromeHouse Chamber
COFFIN, Charles C.Portrait – oilState Library – Room 341
COHEN, Edward /Massachusetts Labor HistoryPlaque - bronzeFloor 3 Corridor
Columbia Knighting her War DisabledMuralFloor 3 Corridor
COOK, FrederickPortrait – oilRoom 116
COOK, FrederickPlaque - bronzeStorage
COOTE, RichardPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
COX, Channing H.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
CRANE, Winthrop MPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
CreationStatuette-bronzeDoric Hall
CRONIN, EdwardPlaque - bronzeStorage
CURLEY, James MPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
David and Goliath (Passaga Memorial)statuette - bronzeDoric Hall
DAVIS, JohnPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
DAVIS, JohnPlaque - marbleStorage
DeBERDT, DenysPortrait - pastelStorage
DECLARATION of IndependencePlaque – bronzeState Library – Room 341
Decoration of the Colors of the 104th InfantryMuralMain Stair Hall – Floor 3
DEEDY, John J.Plaque – bronzeHouse Chamber
DERNE StreetPlaque – slateGrounds - rear
DEVER, Paul A.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
DONAHUE, Frank J.Portrait – oilRoom 337
DONAHUE, MauricePortrait – oilSenate Reading Room
DORIC DAMES FoundersPlaque – bronzeDoric Hall
DOUGLAS, William L.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
DOUGLASS, FrederickBust – bronzeSenate Chamber
DOWSE, EdmundPortrait – oilRoom 373
DRAPER, Eben S.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
DUDLEY, JosephPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
DUDLEY, ThomasPlaque – bronzeDoric Hall
DUKAKIS, Michael S.Portrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
DUMMER, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
DYER, MaryStatue - bronzeGrounds – front
ELY, Joseph B.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
EIGHTH Air ForcePlaque – bronzeHooker Entrance
John Eliot Preaching to the IndiansMuralMemorial Hall
ENDECOTT, JohnPortrait – oil (original)Floor 2 Corridor
ENDECOTT, JohnPortrait – oil (copy)Floor 2 Corridor
ENDICOTT, Henry B.Plaque – bronzeNurses Hall
ENGLISH HIGH SCHOOLPlaque - bronzeGrounds - rear
EUSTIS, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
EVERETT, EdwardPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor

Subject/Title F-J

Subject/TitleObject TypeLocation
FINGOLD, GeorgePlaque – bronzeState Library entrance
FOSS, Eugene N.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
FRANKLIN, BenjaminBust-marbleSenate Chamber
FULLER, Alvan T.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
FULLER, Arthur B.Bust - plasterState Library
FURCOLO, FosterPortrait – oilGovernor’s Reception
GAGE, ThomasPortrait – pastelDoric Hall
GARDNER, HenryPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
GARDNER AUDIT. proposed renovationsMixed mediaGardner Auditorium foyer
GASTON, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
GERRY, ElbridgePortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
GORE, ChristopherPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
GRAND ARMY of the RepublicPlaque - bronzeGrounds - front
Grounds - frontPlaque– bronzeGreat Hall
GREENHALGE, Frederic TBust-marbleMemorial Hall
GREENHALGE, Frederic TPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
GUILD, Curtis, JrPlaque - marbleMain Stair Hall – Floor 2
GUILD, Curtis, JrPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
HANCOCK, JohnPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
HANCOCK, JohnPlaque - bronzeDoric Hall
John Hancock Proposing the Bill of Rights to the Federal ConstitutionMuralHouse Chamber
HANCOCK HOUSEPlaque - bronzeGrounds - front
HEAR US: Massachusetts Women’s Leadership MemorialMixed media InstallationFloor 2 Corridor
HEAR US: Massachusetts Women’s Leadership MemorialPlaque – bronze (donors)Floor 2 Corridor
HERTER, ChristianPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
HOAR, George F.Bust - marbleState Library – Room 341
HOLT, CharlesPortrait – oilHouse Reading Room
HOOKER, JosephStatue - bronzeGrounds - front
HORTON, EdwardPortrait - oilStorage
HURLEY, Charles F.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
HUTCHINSON, AnneStatue - bronzeGrounds - front
HUTCHINSON, AnnePlaque – bronzeGrounds - front
HUTCHINSON, ThomasPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
JAY, PierrePlaque – bronzeHooker Entrance

Subject/Title K-O

Subject/TitleObject TypeLocation
KENNEDY, John F.Statue - bronzeGrounds - front
KENNEDY, John F.Maquette-plasterStorage
KENNEDY, John F.Plaque – slate (rostrum)House Chamber
KENNEDY, John F.Plaque – bronze (donors)Grounds - front
KING, EdwardPortrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
KUHN, JacobPortrait – oilStorage
LAFAYETTE, Marquis de LafayetteBust-marbleSenate Chamber
LAFAYETTE Memorial DayPlaque – bronzeDoric Hall
LANDING SHIP TANK MemorialPlaque – bronzeHooker Entrance
LAWRENCE, MyronPortrait – oilRoom 222
LEVERETT, JohnPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
LIBERTY ELM TreePlaque – bronzeGrounds – front
LINCOLN, AbrahamPortrait – oilDoric Hall
LINCOLN, Abraham/Gettysburg AddressDoric HallPlaque – bronze
LINCOLN, Levi, Jr.Portrait – oilGovernor’s Council Chamber
LODGE, Henry C., SrStatue – bronzeGrounds - front
LODGE, Henry C., SrBust - bronzeBartlett Hall
LODGE, Henry C., JrBust - bronzeBartlett Hall
LOGAN, John A.Plaque – bronzeFloor 3 Corridor
LONG, John D.Bust - plasterState Library
LONG, John D.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
MANN, Horacestatue - bronzeGrounds – front
MANN, HoracePortrait – oilSenate Reading Room
Massachusetts Ex-POW MemorialPlaque – bronzeNurses Hall
Massachusetts Fallen Firefighters Mem.Statue – bronzeGrounds- Ashburton Park
Massachusetts Law Enforcement Mem.Relief – bronzeGrounds - Ashburton Park
MC CALL, SamuelBust - marbleNurses Hall
MC CALL, SamuelPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
Medal of Honor – Civil/Spanish WarsPlaque – bronzeMain Stair Hall – Floor 3
Medal of Honor – WWI - ValorPlaque – bronzeMain Stair Hall – Floor 3
Medal of Honor – WWII/KoreaPlaque – bronzeMain Stair Hall – Floor 3
Medal of Honor – Viet NamPlaque – graniteMain Stair Hall – Floor 3
MILES, NelsonPlaque – bronzeBartlett Hall
MORTON, MarcusPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
MURRAY, TheresePortrait – oilSenate Reading Room
Ninety-Fourth Infantry Division MemorialMuralMain Stair Hall – Floor 4
NURSES HallPlaque - bronzeNurses Hall
O’BRIEN, JeremiahPlaque - bronzeNurses Hall
James Otis Arguing the Writs of Assistance in the Old Towne HouseMuralNurses Hall

Subject/Title P-T

Subject/TitleObject TypeLocation
PARKER, Frank H.Plaque – bronzeNurses Hall
PARKER, John F.Portrait – oilSenate Reading Room
PATRICK, Deval L.Portrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
PEABODY, EndicottPortrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
PEDRICK, ThomasPortrait – oilRoom 189
?PHIPS, SpencerPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
?PHIPS, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
PICKMAN, BenjaminPortrait – oilSenate Reading Room
Pilgrims on the MayflowerMuralMemorial Hall
PRINCE, NormanPlaque - bronzeNurses Hall
POLISH CitizensPlaque - bronzeMain Stair Hall
POWNALL, ThomasPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
Return of the Colors to the Custody of the CommonwealthMuralMemorial Hall
REMINGTON, DavidPortrait – oilRoom 189
Paul Revere’s RideMuralNurses Hall
RICE, AlexanderPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
ROBINSON, GeorgePortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
ROMNEY, MittPortrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
ROOSEVELT, TheodoreBust - bronzeState Library – Room 341
RUSSELL, William EBust - bronzeMain Stair Hall - Floor 2
RUSSELL, William EPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
SALTONSTALL, LeverettPortrait – oilGovernor’s Council Chamber
SARGENT, FrancisPortrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
SEAL of the CommonwealthPlaque – bronzeHooker Entrance
SELFRIDGE, ThomasPlaque – bronzeDoric Hall
Dawn of Tolerance in Massachusetts: Public Repentance of Judge Samuel Sewall for his Actions in the Witchcraft TrialsMuralHouse Chamber
SHIRLEY, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
SHUTE, SamuelPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
SILSBEE, NathanielPortrait – oilRoom 222
SIXTH REGIMENT Memorialmural seriesMain Stair Hall – Floor 3
SLANGER, Frances Y.Plaque – bronzeNurses Hall
SMITH, Samuel F.Bust - marbleStorage
STATE HOUSE, architect’s proposalWatercolorRoom 373
STATE HOUSE BicentennialPlaque - bronzeDoric Hall
STATE HOUSE PreservationPlaque - bronzeDoric Hall
STATE HOUSE East/West WingsPlaque – bronzeHooker Entrance
STEARNS, GeorgePlaque – bronzeDoric Hall
STEVENSON, Thomas G.Plaque - bronzeNurses Hall
STILLER, CharlesPlaque - bronzeFloor 4 Corridor
STORROW, James J.Plaque – bronzeNurses Hall
?STOUGHTON, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
STRONG, CalebPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
SUMNER, CharlesBust - marbleSenate Chamber
SUMNER, CharlesPortrait – oil (Ulke)Floor 2 Corridor
SUMNER, CharlesPortrait – oil (Witt)Room 373
SUMNER, IncreasePortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
SULLIVAN, JamesPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
SULLIVAN, JamesMiniature relief - waxStorage
SWIFT, Jane MPortrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
?TAILER, WilliamPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
TALBOT, ThomasPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
TILLINGHAST, CalebBust - plasterState Library
TILLINGHAST, CalebPortrait – oilRoom 272
TOBIN, MauricePortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
TODD, HenryBust - plasterRoom 27
TOTINO, LuigiPlaque - bronzeMain Stair Hall – Floor 2
TRAVAGLINI, Robert E.Portrait – oilSenate Reading Room
TUFTS, GardinerBust - marbleStorage
TWENTY-SIXTH Yankee DivisionPlaque - bronzeHooker Entrance

Subject/Title U-Z

Subject/TitleObject TypeLocation
VANE, HenryPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
VETERANS of WWIPlaque- bronzeBartlett Hall
Victory (Winged Victory)Maquette - plasterStorage
VOLPE, John A.Portrait – oilGovernor’s Office
WALSH, David I.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
The War MothersMuralFloor 3 corridor
WARD, ArtemasPortrait – oilDoric Hall
WASHBURN, EmoryPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
WASHBURN, William B.Portrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
WASHINGTON, GeorgeStatue - marbleDoric Hall
WASHINGTON, GeorgeBust - marbleSenate Chamber
WASHINGTON, GeorgeBust - bronzeDoric Hall
WEBSTER, DanielStatue - bronzeGrounds – front
WELD, William F.Portrait – oilGovernor’s Reception Room
WHEELWRIGHT, Rev. JohnPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
WILDER, DavidPortrait – oilRoom 229
WILSON, HenryBust - marbleSenate Chamber
WILSON, HenryPortrait – oilSenate Reading Room
WINSLOW, EdwardPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
WINSLOW, John A.Plaque - bronzeNurses Hall
WINSLOW, JosiahPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
WINTHROP, JohnPortrait – oilFloor 2 Corridor
WINTHROP, John /ArbellaPlaque - bronzeGrounds – front
Governor Winthrop at Salem Bringing the Charter of the Bay Colony to MassachusettsMuralHouse Chamber
WOLCOTT, RogerPortrait – oilFloor 3 Corridor
WOLCOTT, Roger/Veterans Spanish-American War MemorialStatue - bronze/marbleMain Stair Hall - 3

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