May 3, 2011 MICHIGAN CHANGES STATUE IN
NATIONAL STATUARY HALL COLLECTION
Gerald Ford (1913–2006) was briefly a lawyer before enlisng in the Navy in 1942. Aer the war, he began a 25-year congres- sional career followed by service as U.S. vice-president and then president.When he died, he lay in state in the Capitol rotunda. His statue replaced one of Zachariah Chandler, an an-slavery advocate who representedMichigan in the Senate.
Gerald R. Ford, Jr. by J. Bre Grill
Decorave painters fromthe Office of the Architect of the Capitol work on the renovaons in the Old Senate Chamber.
2011–2012
The Old Senate Chamber is renovated and restoredmore accurately to its 1859 appearance.
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ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL (BOTH)
