The United States Senate Vice Presidential Bust Collection is a series of 46 busts in the United States Capitol, each one bearing the likenesses of a vice president of the United States. Each sculpture, from John Adams to Dick Cheney, honors the role of the vice president as both a member of the executive branch and as president of the Senate.
The Joint Committee on the Library, acting under a resolution of May 13, 1886, was the first to commission busts of the vice presidents to occupy the niches in the new Senate chamber. After the first 20 busts filled the niches surrounding the chamber, later additions were placed throughout the Senate wing of the Capitol.
The collection is incomplete, since the busts of former vice presidents Joe Biden, Mike Pence, and Kamala Harris are in the process of being created. The bust of JD Vance will be commissioned when he leaves office.Senate Vice Presidential Bust Collection, United States Senate.The Vice Presidential Bust Collection, United States Senate.
List of busts
Vice President ImageDue to the sculptor's copyright, only images of busts carved before 1931 are included in this article, as well as busts whose sculptor died at least 70 years ago and busts that never had a copyright to begin with. Sculptor Year completed Notes John Adams Daniel Chester French 1890 John Adams. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Thomas Jefferson Moses Jacob Ezekiel 1888 Thomas Jefferson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Aaron Burr Jacques Jouvenal 1893 Aaron Burr. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. George Clinton Vittorio A. Ciani 1894 George Clinton. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Elbridge Gerry Herbert Samuel Adams 1892 Elbridge Gerry. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Daniel D. Tompkins Charles Henry Niehaus 1891 Daniel D. Tompkins. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. John C. Calhoun Theodore Augustus Mills 1896 John C. Calhoun. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Martin Van Buren Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar 1894 Martin Van Buren. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Richard M. Johnson James Paxton Voorhees 1895 Richard M. Johnson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. John Tyler William C. McCauslen 1898 John Tyler. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. George M. Dallas Henry Jackson Ellicott 1893 George M. Dallas. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Millard Fillmore Robert Cushing 1895 Millard Fillmore. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. William R. King William C. McCauslen 1896 William R. King. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. John C. Breckinridge James Paxton Voorhees 1896 John C. Breckenridge. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Hannibal Hamlin Franklin Bachelder Simmons 1889 Hannibal Hamlin. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Andrew Johnson William C. McCauslen 1900 Andrew Johnson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Schuyler Colfax Frances Murphy Goodwin 1897 Schuyler Colfax. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Henry Wilson Daniel Chester French 1885 Henry Wilson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. William A. Wheeler Edward Clark Potter 1892 William A. Wheeler. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Chester A. Arthur Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1891 Chester A. Arthur. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Thomas A. Hendricks Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar 1890 Thomas A. Hendricks. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Levi P. Morton Frank Edwin Elwell 1891 Levi P. Morton. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Adlai E. Stevenson Franklin Bachelder Simmons 1894 Adlai E. Stevenson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Garret A. Hobart Frank Edwin Elwell 1901 Garret A. Hobart. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Theodore Roosevelt James Earle Fraser 1910 Theodore Roosevelt. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. Charles W. Fairbanks Franklin Bachelder Simmons 1905 Charles W. Fairbanks. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016. James S. Sherman Bessie Onahotema Potter Vonnoh 1911 James S. Sherman. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Thomas R. Marshall Moses A. Wainer Dykaar 1918 Thomas R. Marshall. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Calvin Coolidge 1927 Calvin Coolidge. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Charles G. Dawes Jo Davidson 1930 Charles G. Dawes. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Charles Curtis Moses A. Wainer Dykaar 1934 Charles Curtis. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. John N. Garner James Earle Fraser 1943 John N. Garner. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Henry A. Wallace Jo Davidson 1947 Henry A. Wallace. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Harry S. Truman Charles Keck 1947 Harry S. Truman. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Alben W. Barkley Kalervo Kallio 1958 Alben W. Barkley. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Richard M. Nixon Gualberto Rocchi 1966 Richard M. Nixon. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Lyndon B. Johnson Jimilu Mason 1966 Lyndon B. Johnson. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Hubert H. Humphrey Walker Kirtland Hancock 1982 Hubert H. Humphrey. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Spiro T. Agnew William Frederick Behrends 1995 Spiro T. Agnew. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Gerald R. Ford Walker Kirtland Hancock 1985 Gerald R. Ford. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Nelson A. Rockefeller John Calabro 1987 Nelson A. Rockefeller. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. Walter F. Mondale Judson R. Nelson 1987 Walter F. Mondale. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. George H. W. Bush Walker Kirtland Hancock 1990 George H. W. Bush. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023. J. Danforth Quayle Frederick E. Hart 2002 J. Danforth Quayle. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023.Albert A. Gore Jr. William Frederick Behrends 2017 Richard B. Cheney 2015 Richard B. Cheney. United States Senate. Accessed August 4, 2023.Joseph R. Biden, Jr.Not yet commissionedMichael R. PenceKamala D. HarrisJames D. Vance
See also List of artwork at the United States Capitol complex
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