16 Dec 2025
The #USCapitol's newest statue! Virginia's Barbara Johns joined the #NSHCollection today.
Depicted during a pivotal moment in 1951, Johns is 16 years old speaking to her classmates, convincing them to strike for better school facilities & supplies: aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp… 📚
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16 Dec 2025
The #USCapitol welcomes a new statue TODAY: Barbara Rose Johns, contributed by the state of Virginia.
🕒 3 p.m. Eastern
🖥 Streaming at youtube.com/watch?v=RQQK8si2…
Learn more about the #NSHCollection. ⬇️
9 Mar 2023
Most of the statues displayed in the #USCapitol are part of the #NSHCollection where each state can provide up to two statues of distinguished deceased individuals associated w/ state history. 🇺🇸 Learn more about how this Collection started, has grown and changed over the years.
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11 Dec 2024
The #USCapitol's newest statue! Utah's Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon joined the #NSHCollection today. #MarthaGoesToWashington
Cannon (1857-1932) was a physician, women's suffrage leader & orator, public health advocate, and 1st woman elected to a state senate: aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp…
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11 Dec 2024
The #USCapitol welcomes a new statue TODAY: Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon, contributed by the state of Utah.
🕒 3 p.m. Eastern
🖥 Streaming at youtube.com/watch?v=GtoHmjUw…
Learn more about the #NSHCollection. ⬇️
9 Mar 2023
Most of the statues displayed in the #USCapitol are part of the #NSHCollection where each state can provide up to two statues of distinguished deceased individuals associated w/ state history. 🇺🇸 Learn more about how this Collection started, has grown and changed over the years.
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25 Sep 2024
In his right hand, Cash carries a Bible, a reference to his Christian faith. And a guitar is slung over his back, the neck pointing toward the ground, modeled from a Martin D-35 acoustic guitar, the type of guitar Cash frequently used onstage. #USCapitol #NSHCollection
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25 Sep 2024
The #USCapitol's newest statue! Arkansas' Johnny Cash joined the #NSHCollection this week.
The depiction centers on an imagined moment: Cash, as a mature artist, visits his childhood home on the way to perform at a festival named after him.
🎸🖤🔥: aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp…
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23 Sep 2024
The #USCapitol welcomes a new statue tomorrow: Johnny Cash, contributed by the state of Arkansas.
🗓 September 24 at 11 a.m. Eastern
🖥 Streaming at youtube.com/watch?v=JPUBCkqa…
Learn more about the #NSHCollection. ⬇️
9 Mar 2023
Most of the statues displayed in the #USCapitol are part of the #NSHCollection where each state can provide up to two statues of distinguished deceased individuals associated w/ state history. 🇺🇸 Learn more about how this Collection started, has grown and changed over the years.
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16 May 2024
#USCapitol's newest statue! North Carolina's Billy Graham Jr. joined the #NSHCollection today. The depiction of a middle-aged Graham leans slightly forward on his left foot w/ torso turned—a posture the artist saw in film & photos of him preaching.
More ⬇️aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp…
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15 May 2024
The #USCapitol welcomes a new statue tomorrow: Billy Graham Jr., contributed by the state of North Carolina.
🗓 May 16 at 11 a.m. Eastern
🖥 Streaming at youtube.com/watch?v=l1gr1d6u…
Learn more about the #NSHCollection. ⬇️
9 Mar 2023
Most of the statues displayed in the #USCapitol are part of the #NSHCollection where each state can provide up to two statues of distinguished deceased individuals associated w/ state history. 🇺🇸 Learn more about how this Collection started, has grown and changed over the years.
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8 May 2024
#USCapitol's newest statue! Arkansas' Daisy Bates joined the #NSHCollection today. The depiction captures her confidently striding forward w/ notebook newspaper (1957 headline) in hand—references to her involvement in the Arkansas State Press.
More ➡️ aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp…
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7 May 2024
The #USCapitol welcomes a new statue tomorrow: Daisy Bates, contributed by the state of Arkansas.
🗓 May 8 at 3 p.m. Eastern
🖥 Streaming at youtube.com/live/GlYtJzuYPnY
Learn more about the #NSHCollection. ⬇️
9 Mar 2023
Most of the statues displayed in the #USCapitol are part of the #NSHCollection where each state can provide up to two statues of distinguished deceased individuals associated w/ state history. 🇺🇸 Learn more about how this Collection started, has grown and changed over the years.
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9 Jun 2023
Pulitzer Prize-winning author and MacDowell Fellow Willa Cather (26) becomes the 12th woman to be honored with a place in the #USCapitol statue collection: pbs.org/newshour/politics/wa… #NSHCollection
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7 Jun 2023
The #USCapitol's newest statue! Nebraska's #WillaCather joined the #NSHCollection today.
Cather is depicted at the age she began focusing on writing novels. She grasps a walking stick as she strides forward. She carries a pen and sheaf of papers.
More ⬇️ aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp…
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6 Jun 2023
The #USCapitol welcomes a new statue tomorrow: #WillaCather, contributed by the state of Nebraska. #CatherAt150
🗓 June 7 at 11 a.m. Eastern
🖥 Streaming at speaker.gov/live
Learn more about the #NSHCollection. ⬇️
9 Mar 2023
Most of the statues displayed in the #USCapitol are part of the #NSHCollection where each state can provide up to two statues of distinguished deceased individuals associated w/ state history. 🇺🇸 Learn more about how this Collection started, has grown and changed over the years.
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9 Mar 2023
Most of the statues displayed in the #USCapitol are part of the #NSHCollection where each state can provide up to two statues of distinguished deceased individuals associated w/ state history. 🇺🇸 Learn more about how this Collection started, has grown and changed over the years.
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2 Mar 2023
The #CoxCorridors of the #USCapitol's House wing are elaborately decorated with wall & ceiling murals incl. historical scenes, portraits & maps related to the development of the U.S.
Nearby, the Hall of Columns houses part of the #NSHCollection of statuary donated by the states.
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29 Sep 2022
This #TrumanStatue is the second in the #NSHCollection to depict a subject wearing glasses. 👓 Truman wore glasses starting in childhood; the pair depicted here reflects the style he wore for his formal White House portrait: aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp…
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29 Sep 2022
"We thank the state of Missouri and artist Tom Corbin for their partnership in the creation of this #TrumanStatue. I look forward to welcoming many generations of future visitors to view it here in the #USCapitol Rotunda." #NSHCollection
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29 Sep 2022
"I am pleased to welcome former President Harry Truman's statue as part of the #NSHCollection," said J. Brett Blanton, Architect of the Capitol. "A dedicated public servant, Pres. Truman is depicted during the years of his presidency…" 🇺🇸 More details: aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp…
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29 Sep 2022
STARTING SOON: Watch the unveiling ceremony for #USCapitol's newest statue. #NSHCollection
🕒 Starts 3 p.m.
🖥 Streaming at speaker.gov/live
#TrumanStatue will join several other former presidents commemorated with statues in the Capitol Rotunda: aoc.gov/explore-capitol-camp…
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