American Federal and State Capitol Art Collections
(above: Constantino Brumidi (1805-1880) , The Apotheosis of Washington, 1865, fresco, Rotunda of the US Captiol, Washington, DC. Photo credit: Mark Hazeltine)
Introduction
This section of the Traditional Fine Arts Organization (TFAO) catalogue Topics in American Art is devoted to the topic "American Federal and State Capitol Art Collections." Articles and essays specific to this topic published in TFAO's Resource Library are listed at the beginning of the section. Clicking on titles takes readers directly to these articles and essays. The date at the end of each title is the Resource Library publication date.
After articles and essays from Resource Library are links to valuable online resources found outside our website. Links may be to museums' articles about exhibits, plus much more topical information based on our online searches. Following online resources may be information about offline resources including museums, DVDs, and paper-printed books, journals and articles.
We recommend that readers search within the TFAO website to find detailed information for any topic. Please see our page How to research topics not listed for more information.
Please send suggestions for additional content by sending
an email to 
Resource Library articles and essays:
California State Capitol Museum
Connecticut State Capitol Statuary Collection
New Hampshire State House Art Collection
South Carolina State House Art Collection
Texas State Capitol Historical Art Collection
The Art of Vermont; article by Mickey Myers
Virginia State Capitol Art Collection
Links to other federal and state capitol art-related articles on the Web:
"The Capitol's Fine Decorative Arts," chapter six excerpt of The Capitol's Fine & Decorative Arts, from Pennsylvania General Assembly. Accessed August, 2015.
Colorado State Capitol, touring the rotunda, from FOX31. Accessed August, 2015.
Florida Department of State Art Collection - from Florida Division of Cultural Affairs. Accessed August, 2015.
Indiana Statehouse Public Art Collection - from Wikipedia. Accessed August, 2015.
Kansas State Capitol Artwork - from Kansas Historical Society. Accessed August, 2015.
Kansas State Capitol Murals - from Kansas Sampler Foundation. Accessed August, 2015.
Kentucky State Capitol public art - from Frankfort Public Art. Accessed August, 2015.
Maryland State Art Collection - from State of Maryland. Accessed August, 2015.
Massachusetts State House - from State of Massachusetts. Accessed August, 2015.
Missouri State Capitol - from Wikipedia. Accessed August, 2015.
Missouri State Capitol Murals - from State of Missouri. Accessed August, 2015.
Montana State Capitol - from Wikipedia. Accessed August, 2015.
A Harmony of the Arts: The Nebraska State Capitol, By Frederick C. Luebke. Published 1990 by U of Nebraska Press. 122 pages. ISBN:0803228872 - from Google Books; Nebraska State Capitol Integrated Art Program - from Wikipedia; Native American Imagery in the Nebraska State Capitol - from Karin Dalziel. Accessed August, 2015.
New Mexico Capitol Art Collection Accessed 5/17
New Mexico State Capitol Art Collection - from Collector's Guide. Accessed August, 2015.
New York State Capitol - from State of New York (see murals section). Accessed August, 2015.
Ohio Statehouse - from Wikipedia. Accessed August, 2015.
Oklahoma State Capitol (text only) - from State of Oklahoma. Accessed August, 2015.
Oklahoma State Capitol Art Collection - from Oklahoma Arts Council. Accessed August, 2015.
"Inside the Oregon State Capitol's vast art collection" by Tom Mayhall Rastrelli, Statesman Journal, 8/3/15. Accessed August, 2015.
Pennsylvania State Capitol Artists from Pennsylvania Capitol Preservation Committee. Accessed August, 2015.
South Dakota State Capitol - from National Park Service. Accessed August, 2015.
South Dakota State Capitol - from South Dakota Bureau of Administration. Accessed August, 2015.
United States Capitol Campus Art - from from Architect of the Capitol. Accessed August, 2015.
U.S. Senate Art - from U.S. Senate. Accessed August, 2015.
Utah State Capitol art collection - from State of Utah. Accessed August, 2015.
Wisconsin State Capitol- from State of Wisconsin. Accessed August, 2015.
Wyoming State Capitol - from State of Wyoming. Accessed August, 2015.
(above: Tennessee State Capitol. Photo: © John Hazeltine, 2012)
Return to Topics
in American Art
TFAO catalogues:
Individual pages in each catalogue
are continuously amended as TFAO adds content, corrects errors and reorganizes
sections for improved readability. Refreshing or reloading pages enables
readers to view the latest updates.
Links to sources of information outside of our web site are provided only as referrals for your further consideration. Please use due diligence in judging the quality of information contained in these and all other web sites. Information from linked sources may be inaccurate or out of date. TFAO neither recommends or endorses these referenced organizations. Although TFAO includes links to other web sites, it takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on those other sites, nor exerts any editorial or other control over them. For more information on evaluating web pages see TFAO's General Resources section in Online Resources for Collectors and Students of Art History.
Search
Resource Library
Copyright 2017 Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc., an Arizona nonprofit corporation. All rights reserved.