Credit: Architect of the Capitol
Details from statues of Richard Stockton (left) and General Philip Kearny. The statues are in the National Statuary Hall Collection.
The traumatic events that unfolded on Jan. 6 at the U. S. Capitol brought sobering media attention to “our temple of American democracy.” Video footage of intruders with banners and flags traipsing through Statuary Hall put a dramatic spotlight on the historic space. Less than three weeks later, the House impeachment managers solemnly proceeded through Statuary Hall to deliver the charge of “incitement of insurrection” to the Senate, again bringing visual notice to this dignified setting.