List of the Art

Explore an inventory of art in the capitol. In some cases, art was moved to new locations or removed from the building as a result of the restoration project. Items that were removed from the building are still listed here.

Due to daily business use of some of the rooms, not all of these paintings may be available for viewing.

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Title	Artist	Type	Building Location
13th Minnesota Infantry Regiment	Brioschi Studios	Plaque	First Floor Rotunda
1st Minnesota Infantry Regiment	Catherine Backus Fredrick C. Hibbard	Plaque	First Floor Rotunda
34th Senate of the State of Minnesota	Cass Gilbert (Design)	Plaque	Second Floor Senate Retiring Room
Abraham Lincoln	Edward V. Brewer	Portrait	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber
Adolph Olson Eberhardt	Arvid F. Nyholm	Governor Portrait	First Floor East Stair Corridor South
Albert Quie	Richard Lack	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor West Stair Corridor North
Alexander Ramsey	Cass Gilbert (Design)	Plaque	First Floor West Corridor
Alexander Ramsey	Carl Gutherz	Governor Portrait	First Floor West Stair Corridor South
Alexander Wilkin	John Karl Daniels	Statue	Second Floor Rotunda
Andrew R. McGill	Carl Gutherz	Governor Portrait	First Floor North Dome Corridor
Arne Carlson	Stephen Gjertson	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor West Stair Corridor North
Attack on New Ulm	Anton Gag	Painting	Not on display
Autumn	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Third Floor West Corridor
Capitol Commissioners	Cass Gilbert (Design) G.A. Carsley (Design)	Plaque	First Floor South Dome Corridor
Capitol Dedication	Cass Gilbert (Design) G.A. Carsley (Design)	Plaque	First Floor South Dome Corridor
Capitol Description	Cass Gilbert (Design) G.A. Carsley (Design)	Plaque	First Floor South Dome Corridor
Cass Gilbert	Edward Quinn	Bust	First Floor West Dome Corridor
Civilization of the Northwest	Edward Simmons	Mural	First Floor Rotunda
Civilization of the Northwest	Edward Simmons	Mural	First Floor Rotunda
Civilization of the Northwest	Edward Simmons	Mural	First Floor Rotunda
Civilization of the Northwest	Edward Simmons	Mural	First Floor Rotunda
Clara Ueland	Louis Gross	Plaque	First Floor Rotunda
Clyde Elmer Anderson	Edward V. Brewer	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Corridor
Contemplative Spirit of the East	Kenyon Cox	Mural	East Grand Staircase
Courage	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Cushman Davis	I.G. Trentanove	Bust	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Cushman K. Davis	Carl Gutherz	Governor Portrait	First Floor West Stair Corridor North
David M. Clough	Herbert G. Conner	Governor Portrait	First Floor East Corridor
Discovers and Civilizers Led to the Source of the Mississippi	Edwin H Blashfield	Mural	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Edward Burdick	Paul T. Granlund	Bust	Second Floor House of Representatives Lobby
Edward J. Thye	Theodore Sohner	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Corridor
Elmer Benson	Carl Bohnen	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Corridor
Elmer L. Andersen	Edward V. Brewer	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Stair Corridor North
Equality	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Father Hennepin Discovering the Falls of St. Anthony	Stephen A. Douglas Volk	Painting	Third Floor 317A
Flora of Minnesota	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Second Floor House Retiring Room
Floyd B. Olson	Charles Brioschi	Plaque	First Floor West Corridor
Floyd B. Olson	Carl Bohnen	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Stair Corridor South
Freedom	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Second Floor Senate Chamber
German Pioneers	Albert Jaegers	Statue	First Floor North Entrance Vestibule
Gettysburg Address	Unknown	Plaque	First Floor South Dome Corridor
Harold E. Stassen	Carl Bohnen	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Corridor
Harold LeVander	Barbara Brewer Peet	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor North Dome Corridor
Henry A. Swift	Unknown	Governor Portrait	First Floor West Corridor
Henry Hastings Sibley	John P. Bligh	Governor Portrait	First Floor West Stair Corridor South
Henry Rice	Luella Varney	Bust	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Hjalmer Petersen	Carl Bohnen	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Corridor
Horace Austin	Carl Gutherz	Governor Portrait	First Floor West Corridor
Hubert H. Humphrey	George Bassett	Bust	First Floor West Grand Staircase
Jacob A.O. Preus	Carl Bohnen	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Stair Corridor South
James Shields	Fredrick C. Hibbard	Statue	Second Floor Rotunda
Jesse Ventura	Steve Ceppelo	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor West Corridor
John A. Johnson	Nicholas Brewer	Governor Portrait	First Floor East Corridor
John Lind	Max Bohm	Governor Portrait	First Floor East Corridor
John S. Pillsbury	John Antrobus	Governor Portrait	First Floor West Stair Corridor North
John Sanborn	John Karl Daniels	Statue	Second Floor Rotunda
Joseph A.A. Burnquist	Carl Bohnen	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Stair Corridor South
Justice	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Karl F. Rolvaag	Frances Cranmer Greenman	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Stair Corridor North
Kittson the First Representative	Unknown	Mural	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber House Chamber East Corridor
Knute Nelson	Jacob Fjelde	Bust	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Knute Nelson	Carl Gutherz	Governor Portrait	First Floor East Stair Corridor North
Lucius F. Hubbard	Carl Gutherz	Governor Portrait	First Floor North Dome Corridor
Lunette: Commerce	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	East Grand Staircase
Lunette: Dairy	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	West Grand Staircase
Lunette: Horticulture	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	West Grand Staircase
Lunette: Huntress	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	West Grand Staircase
Lunette: Logging	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	West Grand Staircase
Lunette: Milling	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	East Grand Staircase
Lunette: Mining	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	East Grand Staircase
Lunette: Navigation	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	East Grand Staircase
Lunette: Pioneer	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	West Grand Staircase
Lunette: Sowing	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	West Grand Staircase
Lunette: Stonecutting	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	East Grand Staircase
Lunette: Winnowing	Arthur Willett (Artist) Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	East Grand Staircase
Luther W. Youngdahl	Louis A. Grendahl	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Corridor
Martha Ripley	Charles S. Wells	Plaque	First Floor Rotunda
Martin Luther King, Jr.	George Bassett	Bust	First Floor East Grand Staircase
Memorial Day Order	Unknown	Plaque	First Floor South Dome Corridor
Minnesota Spirit of Government	Brioschi Studios	Statue	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber
Minnesota: Granary of the World	Edwin H Blashfield	Mural	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Moral and Divine Law	John La Farge	Mural	Second Floor Supreme Court Chamber
Nicholas D. Coleman	Paul T. Granlund	Bust	First Floor West Dome Corridor
Old Fort Charlotte on the Pigeon River	Carl Olson	Mural	B-22 (Former Governor's Dining)
Old Northwest Territory	Unknown	Plaque	First Floor Rotunda
Orville L. Freeman	Elizabeth Mihalyi	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Stair Corridor North
Philippine-American War	Ann Klefstad	Plaque	First Floor Rotunda
Progress of the State (Quadriga)	Daniel Chester French Edward Potter	Statue	South Capitol Drum Terrace (Exterior)
River Fishing Scene; Untitled	Carl Olson	Mural	B-27 (Former Justice's Dining Room)
Roscoe Pound	Unknown	Plaque	Second Floor East Corridor
Rudy Perpich	Mark Balma	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor West Stair Corridor North
Samuel R. Van Sant	Herbert G. Conner	Governor Portrait	First Floor East Corridor
Spring	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Third Floor East Corridor
Stephen Miller	Ben Cooley	Governor Portrait	First Floor West Corridor
Summer	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Third Floor South Corridor
The 8th Minnesota Infantry (Mounted) in the Battle of Ta-Ha-Kouty	Carl L. Boeckmann	Painting	Not on display
The Adjustment of Conflicting Interests	John La Farge	Mural	Second Floor Supreme Court Chamber
The Battle of Gettysburg	Rufus F. Zogbaum	Painting	First Floor Governor's Reception Room
The Battle of Nashville	Howard Pyle	Painting	First Floor Governor's Reception Room
The Famous Red River Carts	Unknown	Mural	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber House Chamber East Corridor
The Fifth Minnesota at Corinth	Edwin H. Blashfield	Painting	First Floor Governor's Ante Room
The First Church in St. Paul	Unknown	Mural	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber House Chamber West Corridor
The Fourth Minnesota Entering Vicksburg	Francis Davis Millet	Painting	First Floor Governor's Reception Room
The Home of General Sibley	Unknown	Mural	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber House Chamber West Corridor
The Old Block House Ft. Snelling	Unknown	Mural	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber House Chamber West Corridor
The Recording of the Precedents	John La Farge	Mural	Second Floor Supreme Court Chamber
The Relation of the Individual to the State	John La Farge	Mural	Second Floor Supreme Court Chamber
The River Navigators	Unknown	Mural	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber House Chamber East Corridor
The Round Tower Ft. Snelling	Unknown	Mural	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber House Chamber West Corridor
The Rugged Men of the Pine	Unknown	Mural	Second Floor House of Representatives Chamber House Chamber East Corridor
The Sacred Flame (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)	Henry Oliver Walker	Mural	West Grand Staircase
The Second Minnesota at Mission Ridge	Stephen A. Douglas Volk	Painting	First Floor Governor's Reception Room
The Third Minnesota Entering Little Rock	Stanley M. Arthurs	Painting	First Floor Governor's Ante Room
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux	Francis Davis Millet	Painting	Third Floor 317A
Theodore Christianson	Carl Bohnen	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor East Stair Corridor South
Tim Pawlenty	Rossin	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor West Corridor
Virtue: Bounty	Daniel Chester French	Statue	South Attic (Exterior)
Virtue: Courage	Daniel Chester French	Statue	South Attic (Exterior)
Virtue: Integrity	Daniel Chester French	Statue	South Attic (Exterior)
Virtue: Prudence	Daniel Chester French	Statue	South Attic (Exterior)
Virtue: Truth	Daniel Chester French	Statue	South Attic (Exterior)
Virtue: Wisdom	Daniel Chester French	Statue	South Attic (Exterior)
Wabasha III	JoAnne Bird	Bust	First Floor East Dome Corridor
Warren Burger	Walker Hancock	Bust	Second Floor Supreme Court Foyer
Wendell R. Anderson	Richard Lack	Governor Portrait	Ground Floor North Dome Corridor
William Colvill	Catherine Backus	Statue	Second Floor Rotunda
William R. Marshall	Carl Gutherz	Governor Portrait	First Floor West Corridor
William R. Merriam	Adolph Muller-Ury	Governor Portrait	First Floor East Stair Corridor North
William Washburn	Franklin Simmons	Bust	Second Floor Senate Chamber
Winfield Hammond	Nicholas Brewer	Governor Portrait	First Floor East Stair Corridor South
Winfield Scott Hammond	Bryant Baker	Bust	First Floor South Dome Corridor
Winter	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Third Floor North Corridor
Zodiac: Aquarius	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Aries	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Cancer	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Capricorn	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Gemini	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Leo	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Libra	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Pisces	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Sagittarius	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Scorpio	Elmer Garnsey	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Taurus	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome
Zodiac: Virgo	Elmer Garnsey (Design)	Mural	Dome