United States Senate Vice Presidential Bust Collection

The United States Senate Vice Presidential Bust Collection is a series of 45 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 Al Gore, Joe Biden, and Mike Pence are in the process of being created. The bust of Kamala Harris will not be commissioned until she leaves office.[1][2]

List of busts
Vice President Image[note 1] Sculptor Year completed Notes
John Adams Daniel Chester French 1890 [3]
Thomas Jefferson Moses Jacob Ezekiel 1888 [4]
Aaron Burr Jacques Jouvenal 1893 [5]
George Clinton Vittorio A. Ciani 1894 [6]
Elbridge Gerry Herbert Samuel Adams 1892 [7]
Daniel D. Tompkins Charles Henry Niehaus 1891 [8]
John C. Calhoun Theodore Augustus Mills 1896 [9]
Martin Van Buren Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar 1894 [10]
Richard M. Johnson James Paxton Voorhees 1895 [11]
John Tyler William C. McCauslen 1898 [12]
George M. Dallas Henry Jackson Ellicott 1893 [13]
Millard Fillmore Robert Cushing 1895 [14]
William R. King William C. McCauslen 1896 [15]
John C. Breckinridge James Paxton Voorhees 1896 [16]
Hannibal Hamlin Franklin Bachelder Simmons 1889 [17]
Andrew Johnson William C. McCauslen 1900 [18]
Schuyler Colfax Frances Murphy Goodwin 1897 [19]
Henry Wilson Daniel Chester French 1885 [20]
William A. Wheeler Edward Clark Potter 1892 [21]
Chester A. Arthur Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1891 [22]
Thomas A. Hendricks Ulric Stonewall Jackson Dunbar 1890 [23]
Levi P. Morton Frank Edwin Elwell 1891 [24]
Adlai E. Stevenson Franklin Bachelder Simmons 1894 [25]
Garret A. Hobart Frank Edwin Elwell 1901 [26]
Theodore Roosevelt James Earle Fraser 1910 [27]
Charles W. Fairbanks Franklin Bachelder Simmons 1905 [28]
James S. Sherman Bessie Onahotema Potter Vonnoh 1911 [29]
Thomas R. Marshall Moses A. Wainer Dykaar 1918 [30]
Calvin Coolidge Moses A. Wainer Dykaar 1927 [31]
Charles G. Dawes – Jo Davidson 1930 [32]
Charles Curtis Moses A. Wainer Dykaar 1934 [33]
John N. Garner – James Earle Fraser 1943 [34]
Henry A. Wallace – Jo Davidson 1947 [35]
Harry S. Truman – Charles Keck 1947 [36]
Alben W. Barkley – Kalervo Kallio 1958 [37]
Richard M. Nixon – Gualberto Rocchi 1966 [38]
Lyndon B. Johnson – Jimilu Mason 1966 [39]
Hubert H. Humphrey – Walker Kirtland Hancock 1982 [40]
Spiro T. Agnew – William Frederick Behrends 1995 [41]
Gerald R. Ford – Walker Kirtland Hancock 1985 [42]
Nelson A. Rockefeller – John Calabro 1987 [43]
Walter F. Mondale – Judson R. Nelson 1987 [44]
George H. W. Bush – Walker Kirtland Hancock 1990 [45]
J. Danforth Quayle – Frederick E. Hart 2002 [46]
Albert A. Gore, Jr. Incomplete "In process" TBD [47]
Richard B. Cheney – William Frederick Behrends 2015 [48]
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Incomplete "Not yet commissioned" TBD [47]
Michael R. Pence Incomplete "Not yet commissioned" TBD [47]

Notes
  1. Due to the sculptor's copyright, only images of busts carved before 1925 are included in this article, as well busts whose sculptor died at least 70 years ago.

References
  1. Senate Vice Presidential Bust Collection, United States Senate.
  2. The Vice Presidential Bust Collection, United States Senate.
  3. John Adams. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  4. Thomas Jefferson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  5. Aaron Burr. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  6. George Clinton. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  7. Elbridge Gerry. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  8. Daniel D. Tompkins. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  9. John C. Calhoun. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  10. Martin Van Buren. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  11. Richard M. Johnson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  12. John Tyler. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  13. George M. Dallas. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  14. Millard Fillmore. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  15. William R. King. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  16. John C. Breckenridge. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  17. Hannibal Hamlin. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  18. Andrew Johnson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  19. Schuyler Colfax. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  20. Henry Wilson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  21. William A. Wheeler. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  22. Chester A. Arthur. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  23. Thomas A. Hendricks. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  24. Levi P. Morton. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  25. Adlai E. Stevenson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  26. Garret A. Hobart. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  27. Theodore Roosevelt. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  28. Charles W. Fairbanks. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  29. James S. Sherman. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  30. Thomas R. Marshall. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  31. Calvin Coolidge. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  32. Charles G. Dawes. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  33. Charles Curtis. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  34. John N. Garner. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  35. Henry A. Wallace. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  36. Harry S. Truman. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  37. Alben W. Barkley. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  38. Richard M. Nixon. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  39. Lyndon B. Johnson. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  40. Hubert H. Humphrey. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  41. Spiro T. Agnew. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  42. Gerald R. Ford. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  43. Nelson A. Rockefeller. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  44. Walter F. Mondale. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  45. George H. W. Bush. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  46. J. Danforth Quayle. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.
  47. "Busts of Vice Presidents of the United States". Architect of the Capitol. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
  48. Richard B. Cheney. United States Senate. Accessed January 3, 2016.

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