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Since 1952 a number of works of art, particularly statues in the Statuary Hall collection, have been added to the art collection of the United States Capitol. I introduced House Concurrent Resolution 350 in order to make available a complete and up-to-date compilation of works of art in the Capitol. The meticulous accumulation of facts, the graphic illustrations of the various objects of art, and the excellent grouping of related items are the result of painstaking efforts on the part of the Architect of the Capitol and his very able staff. Particular credit is due Mrs. Lillian Kessel, Administrative Assistant, who is principally responsible for the research and organization of this work, and to Mr. Harry L. Burnett, Jr., photographer for the architect, whose whose excellent work is self-evident. This publication includes numerous illustrations, a feature which will add greatly to the value of the work. It also includes a wider range of art works, such as the "Statue of Freedom," the "Bronze Doors," the statuary of the "Pediments," the "State Seals" in the Hall of the House, frescoes and murals, bas reliefs, mantels, the Rotunda frieze and fresco of the canopy, commemorative plaques and markers, and more extensive historical information.

The organization of this work is convenient in that it is divided into related areas, such as portraits, paintings, busts, etc. with complete indexing.

Omar Burleson

OMAR BURLESON, Chairman

Committee on House Administration

H. Con. Res. 350

(Submitted by Mr. Burleson)

Passed August 20, 1964

Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), That there be printed with illustrations as a House document a "Compilation of Works of Art and Other Objects in the United States Capitol", prepared under the direction of the Architect of the Capitol; and that there be printed thirty-seven thousand two hundred and fifty additional copies of such document, of which ten thousand three hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate, twenty-one thousand nine hundred and fifty copies shall be for the use of the House of Representatives, and five thousand for the use of the Architect of the Capitol.

Attest:

Attest:

RALPH R. Roberts,
Clerk of the House of Representatives.

FELTON M. JOHNSTON,
Secretary of the Senate.

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