The Ohio Statehouse is a world-class portrait gallery, containing original paintings of all Ohio Governors, Speakers of the House, and Senate Presidents. The Capitol Square Foundation plays in integral role in funding the restoration of existing portraits, and the commissioning of new works.
The Statehouse art collection can be found throughout the building.
President Rutherford B. Hayes
Born: Delaware, Ohio
Artist: Charles T. Webber
Date: 1872
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 48.0″ x 36.0″
Governor Martin L. Davey
Born: Portage County, Ohio
Term: 1935 – 1939
Artist: Elmer Ladislaw Novotny
Date: 1939
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 30.0″ x 24.0″
Governor Richard F. Celeste
Born: Lakewood, Ohio
Term: 1983 – 1991
Artist: Ruth B. Hamilton, aka Ruth Nestor
Date: 1991
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 45.0″ x 33.0″
Governor George V. Voinovich
Born: Cleveland, Ohio
Term: 1990 – 1998
Artist: David William Mueller
Date: 1999
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Image Size: 52.0″ x 38.0″
House Speaker Jo Ann Davidson
Born: Findlay, Ohio
Term: 1980 – 2001
Artist: Leslie Adams
Date: 2013
Medium: Oil on Canvas
