The Capitol: Art and Architecture

The following books describe the art in and architecture of the U.S. Capitol.

Ahrens, Kent. “Nineteenth Century History Painting and the United States Capitol.” Records of the Columbia Historical Society of Washington, D.C., the Fiftieth Volume. Washington, D.C.: Columbia Historical Society, 1980.

Allen, William C. The Dome of the United States Capitol: An Architectural History. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002.

Allen, William C. A History of the United States Capitol: A Chronicle of Design, Construction, and Politics. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2001.

Architect of the Capitol. Art in the United States Capitol. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976.

Architect of the Capitol. The United States Capitol: A Brief Architectural History. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1990.

Cosentino, Andrew J., and Henry H. Glassie. The Capital Image: Painters in Washington, 1800– 1915. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1983.

Kennon, Donald R. The United States Capitol: Designing and Decorating a National Icon. Athens, OH: Ohio University Press, 2000.

Kloss, William and Diane K. Skvarla. United States Senate Catalogue of Fine Art. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 2002.

McMahan, Virgil E. The Artists of Washington, D.C., 1796–1996. Vol. 1. Washington, D.C.: The Artists of Washington, D.C., 1995.

Maroon, Fred J. and Suzy Maroon. The United States Capitol. New York: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang, 1993.

Murdock, Myrtle Cheney. Constantino Brumidi: Michelangelo of the United States Capitol. Washington, D.C.: Monumental, 1950.

Scott, Pamela. Temple of Liberty: Building the Capitol for a New Nation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.

U.S. Library of Congress. An Album of American Battle Art, 1755–1918. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1947. Reprint, New York: Da Capo, 1972.

Viles, Philip H. Jr. National Statuary Hall: Guidebook for a Walking Tour, 2nd ed. Tulsa, OK: Philip H. Viles, 1997.

White, George M. Under the Capitol Dome. Washington, D.C.: American Institute of Architects Press, 1997.

Wolanin, Barbara A., comp. Constantino Brumidi: Artist of the Capitol. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1998.